The Volkswagen ID.4 gets a facelift and becomes the electric Volkswagen ID. Tiguan, with ID.3 Neo styling and updates. The Volkswagen Tiguan has been with us for almost two decades and, for the last decade, has been VW’s biggest seller, with the Tiguan (and its sister model, the Tayron) finding over a million buyers in […]
Volkswagen ID.3 GTI joins the Polo GTI as VW rolls out the GTI badge to EVs
The Volkswagen ID.3 GTI arrives to join the new ID. Polo GTI, as VW continues to roll out its GTI badge to EVs. Volkswagen is trying to undo all the negativity around its early EVs – quality issues, poor ergonomics, and crappy software – not least by addressing the issues with the new ID. 3 […]
Volkswagen Mission Efficiency REVEALED as the electric offspring of the Volkswagen XL1
The Volkswagen Mission Efficiency is revealed as an extreme aero take on the ID.Polo; an EV take on the 2013 VW XL1. Back in 2013, when diesel-engined cars ruled the world and no one had any idea ‘Dieselgate’ was on the horizon, VW set out to show just how efficient a diesel-engined hybrid could be […]
Volkswagen ID. Polo is more EXPENSIVE than the Renault 5 and Nissan Micra
Prices and specs for the new Volkswagen ID. Polo are announced, with prices starting at £23,945, more than the Renault 5 and Nissan Micra. The reveal of the ID. Polo back in April was, in many ways, more significant than the arrival of the ID. 3, the first of VW’s ‘new Age’ EVs, because it […]
Volkswagen ID. Cross ARRIVES to challenge the Renault 4, Ford Puma Gen-E and more
The Volkswagen ID. Cross arrives as an EV take on the VW T-Cross, with two battery options, three power outputs and prices from around £24k. Volkswagen hasn’t really recovered from the dieselegate scandal a decade ago, and its Mea Culpa for that serious misstep – a headlong dive into EVs – hasn’t exactly gone to […]
Volkswagen ID. Polo GTI REVEALED as a ‘Hot Hatch’ for the EV age
The Volkswagen ID. Polo GTI arrives as VW’s first GTI for the EV age, with sporty looks and a single 223bhp motor at the front. It was just last month that the Volkswagen ID. Polo was revealed as VW returned to its traditional names in an effort to turn buyers onto the idea of an […]
Volkswagen ID. Polo ARRIVES to take on the Renault 5, Nissan Micra and more
The Volkswagen ID. Polo is finally revealed as VW’s first offering in a new wave of EVs designed to win back buyers. Volkswagen’s headlong dive into EVs was supposed to be redemption for the Dieselgate scandal, but despite reasonable sales the moans about its ID. models have been extensive, including poor quality, unappealing looks, glitchy […]
Volkswagen ID.3 Neo arrives to FINALLY fix the ID.3
The Volkswagen ID.3 Neo arrives as VW looks to fix the raft of issues with the ID.3 with minor cosmetic tweaks and an all-new interior. Volkswagen’s rush to redeem itself from Dieselgate by diving headlong into EVs saw the arrival of the ID.3 as its first EV of the current age, arriving in 2020 as […]
Volkswagen ID. Cross on the way as a RIVAL for the Ford Puma Gen-E
Volkswagen reveals camouflaged images of the new ID. Cross and confirms two battery options and a starting price of around £24k Volkswagen’s Electric car ambitions have been admirable – even if they’re rooted in a Mea Culpa for Dieselgate – but those ambitions have seen some big missteps – quality, software problems, usability – which […]
Volkswagen ID.3 NEO on the way – looks like a stopgap before the VW ID. Golf
The Volkswagen ID.3 is getting an update and a new name – ID.3 NEO – and looks to be a stopgap before the VW ID. Golf arrives in 2028. Volkswagen, just like many other EV makers, has realised that giving their EVs a ‘unique’ look and silly badges is something which hasn’t resonated with buyers. […]