The Volkswagen ID 4 Pro Performance models – the first ID.4 series production versions – go on sale in the UK from £41,470. The Volkswagen ID.4 Electric SUV went on sale in the UK in January, but all that was on offer was a single spec First Edition model. But now the first series production models […]
Volkswagen changing its name to VOLTSWAGEN? No, it’s German ‘Humour’ gone wrong
Volkswagen declared earlier this week that it was changing its name to Voltswagen in the US. But it’s not. When we saw the ‘News’ that Volkswagen had posted, and removed, a press release saying they planned to change their name in the US to Voltswagen we figured it was just a cock-up by a VW […]
New Volkswagen Amarok – a Ford Ranger in VW clothes – back for another (identical) tease
The new Volkswagen Amarok pick-up returns for a new tease ahead of its arrival in 2022. Although there’s nothing new to show. It’s a couple of years since the news arrived that Volkswagen and Ford were teaming up to share the cost of a number of projects going forward, one of which is the development […]
Volkswagen Touareg R Plug-in Hybrid on sale in the UK from £71,995
The new Volkswagen Touareg R Plug-in Hybrid is now on sale in the UK from £71,995, featuring a 28-mile EV range and 456bhp. In the strange year we’ve had, you may have forgotten that over a year ago, before everything revolved around Covid, we had the debut of a new VW R model – the […]
VW Project Trinity EV with big range ARRIVES in 2026 – does that mean a Solid State Battery?
Volkswagen announces Project Trinity EV for 2026 with high range and extremely short charging times. Does that mean solid state batteries? Volkswagen are on a mission to turn in to a maker of electric cars and save the world, with the ID.3 and ID.4 already revealed and more to come. But, according to Volkswagen, the […]
Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport 45 CELEBRATES 45 years of Golf GTI
Volkswagen celebrates the 45th anniversary of the first Golf GTI with the titivated Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport 45. Every five years, Volkswagen rolls out a ‘celebration’ Golf GTI to celebrate the GTI’s arrival in 1976, like the Golf GTI Clubsport Edition 40, Golf GTI Edition 35 and on backwards to 1996. So with a new […]
Volkswagen Tiguan R now on sale in the UK. This, or wait for the VW Golf R Estate?
The Volkswagen Tiguan R is now on sale in the UK with prices starting from £45,915, but should you wait for the Volkswagen Golf R Estate instead? The whole Volkswagen ‘R’ thing started out as a performance take on the Golf with the Golf R32 back in 2003 to create a range-topping hot hatch. But […]
Volkswagen Tiguan gets the Golf GTI’s engine to fill a gap to the Tiguan R
Volkswagen has added the Golf GTI’s 242bhp engine to the Tiguan range, and a de-tuned 187bhp version, to fill the gap to the Tiguan R. Until now, if you wanted a petrol engine for the Volkswagen Tiguan you were limited to the 148bp 1.5 litre TSI, but then VW went a bit daft and announced […]
VW Volkswagen ID.3 gets CHEAPER with the arrival of the ID.3 Pro
Volkswagen puts on sale the ID.3 Pro, a cheaper version of the electric ID.3 with 143bhp electric motor and costing from £28,670 (after PiCG). When Volkswagen put the ID.3 on sale, the only powertrain option was the Prto Performance with a 58kWh battery driving a 201bhp electric motor on the back wheels, with the promise […]
Volkswagen plan to sell MORE than 100,000 electric ID.4 this year
The electric Volkswagen ID.4 – VW’s new electric SUV – will sell more than 100,000 in 2021 according to VW’s Board Member for Sales Klaus Zellmer. It’s only a bit over a week since the electric Volkswagen ID.4 went on sale in the UK as VW’s SUV take on the underpinnings of the already available […]