Two years on from the first VW ID.3 electric models reaching customers, Volkswagen announces more than 5000,000 ID models have been delivered. It’s seven years since the news broke that VW had been using ‘defeat devices’ to fraudulently improve emissions figures on their cars, as the US government ordered the recall of half a million […]
Volkswagen ID. XTREME is a BUTCH off-road VW ID.4 GTX
The Volkswagen ID. XTREME is revealed as a concept based on the ID.4 GTX with additional power and a range of off-road additions. Volkswagen is still busy pushing on with its mission to transform from the woes of dieselgate into a fluffy green business with a best-selling range of EVs. That plan is moving forward […]
Volkswagen Golf R 20 Years is quicker around the Nurburgring than…the VW Golf R
The Volkswagen Golf R 20 Years, a new range-topping Golf R for a limited time, is quicker around the Nurburgring than a standard Golf R. Believe it or not (and whether you do or don’t is very much age-related) it’s 20 years since the first Golf R arrived in the guise of the Golf R32. […]
Electric VW ID. Buzz racks up 10,000 orders – despite £60k starting price
The electric VW ID. Buzz ‘Van, and its Cargo sibling, have already racked up 10,000 orders – a third of them in Norway – despite a starting price of almost £60k. It’s only a month since the VW ID. Buzz went on sale in the UK (well, accepting enquiries at least) followed a few weeks […]
Electric Volkswagen ID. Buzz Cargo Prices and Specs announced
The Electric Volkswagen ID. Buzz Cargo – VW’s van take on the new ID. Buzz – costs from £38,125 (plus VAT). On sale August 2022. The new VW ID Buzz arrived earlier this month as Volkswagen finally brought to market the electric ‘Camper Van’ it’s been promising for so long. Now it’s the turn of […]
Fancy the new electric VW ID Buzz ‘Camper’? You’re going to need £60k.
The recently revealed Volkswagen ID. Buzz ‘Camper’ costs from £57,115 for the ‘Buzz Life’ and from £62,995 for the ‘Buzz 1st Edition. The new VW ID. Buzz arrived after a wait of five years back in March, and now VW has decided how much you’ll need to pay in the UK if you want the […]
This is what the VW Phaeton should have become – until Dieselgate KILLED it
Volkswagen reveals the Phaeton D2, the car that was supposed to replace the original Phaeton before Dieselgate ended its life. What do you buy if you want a ‘Premium’ car from VAG? You probably buy an Audi. But, more than twenty years ago, the then VW Chairman Ferdinand Piech had other ideas. Piech’s idea was […]
New VW Amarok Pick-up ARRIVES – aimed at the space left by the Mercedes X-Class
The new Volkswagen Amarok pickup arrives as VW’s take on the Ford Ranger, and looks to be aiming upmarket to the space left by the Mercedes X-Class. The new VW Amarok pick-up arrives as the Volkswagen take on the new Ford Ranger, but with few surprises in store thanks to that – and VW’s previews […]
New Volkswagen ID.6 electric saloon previewed by VW ID Aero Concept
The Volkswagen ID Aero arrives as a preview for what’s expected to be the VW ID.6 electric saloon for the UK and Europe in 2024. So far, Volkswagen’s electric ID odyssey has seen an understandable focus on delivering electric Crossovers and SUVs to coax buyers in to EVs and out of ICE cars. But that’s […]
Volkswagen ID Aero Concept sketch PREVIEWS electric saloon aimed at Tesla Model 3, Polestar 2 and more
Volkswagen is previewing a new electric ID saloon – the VW ID Aero – heading for China but also coming to the UK and Europe. We all know that saloon cars are dead, and all any car buyer wants is an SUV or Crossover. Trouble is, no one’s told Tesla – still selling mountains of […]