A 2015 Volkswagen XL1 – VW’s ‘Super’ Hybrid model – is hitting the auction block this month and is expected to fetch around £100k. Back in 2011, Volkswagen revealed the XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle (SEV) at the Qatar Motor Show as a concept to showcase how they would tackle the future with lightweight cars with hybrid […]
Volkswagen Arteon ‘Q-CAR’ returns after its WLTP holiday
The Volkswagen Arteon 2.0-litre TSI makes a return to the Arteon range after some necessary fettling for WLTP compliance. Costs from £39,065. It’s only a bit over a year since the Volkswagen Arteon – effectively a replacement for the VW CC – went on sale in the UK, but the arrival of WLTP testing in September […]
New Volkswagen Golf Match arrives to wave GOODBYE to the current Golf
The new Volkswagen Golf Match Edition models – Hatch, Estate and SV – arrive to replace the Golf SE and SE Nav and signal the beginning of the end for the current Golf. You’d be forgiven for thinking Volkswagen has forgotten that the Golf is the bedrock of its business as it spends billions to […]
Volkswagen ID Hatch EV arrives in OFFICIAL ‘Spy’ video
The Volkswagen ID Electric Hatch is shown out testing on the road in South Africa – fully camouflaged – as it moves to a 2019 debut. You might expect that the arrival of the VW Golf Mk 8 in 2019 would be the focus of VW’s ‘teasing’ marketing, but it seems Volkswagen are so intent […]
Electric Volkswagen e-Up! gets a price CUT – but it’s still far too expensive
The Volkswagen e-Up! – VW’s electric Up! CityC ar – gets a price cut of £2,935 and additional equipment as VW tries to keep EV sale going. As today’s earlier story made clear, VW are on a mission to be a fluffy green maker of electric cars in the wake of dieselgate, although at the […]
VW rolling out 2,400 Pod Point electric car charger points at TESCO
Volkswagen, Pod Point and Tesco are rolling out the UK’s largest retail network of electric car charging points in the UK, with 2,400 planned by 2020. Volkswagen’s road to redemption after the Dieselgate shenanigans lies in its massive push to electrify its cars, and it’s teamed up with Tesco – the UK’s largest petrol retailer […]
VW Tarok is a funky lifestyle PICK-UP – but will it come to the UK?
The Volkswagen Tarok Concept – revealed in Brazil – is a preview of a production pick-up with flexible load bed and lifestyle credentials. The Volkswagen Tarok (not to be confused with the VW T-Roc) is a five metre long lifestyle pick-up, revealed at the Sao Paolo Motor Show in Brazil as a Concept, but heading in […]
VW T-Roc Cabriolet SPIED on video
The VW T-Roc Cabriolet – an open top take on Volkswagen’s T-Roc SUV – is on the way for 2020, and it’s caught on video testing – and looking like a Golf Cabriolet. We still can’t really get our heads round the appeal of convertible SUVs, although the very few on the market – think […]
Volkswagen T-Cross OFFICIALLY arrives – say hello to another VW SUV
The Volkswagen T-Cross has been officially revealed as VW add to their range of SUVs with a new baby model aimed at cars like the Nissan Juke and Hyundai Kona. Volkswagen has been busy teasing the new T-Cross baby SUV, but now it’s officially revealed as VW adds to their range of SUVs with a […]
Volkswagen XL1 ‘Super’ Hybrid going under the hammer – £100k estimate
A Volkswagen XL1 – Volkswagen’s ‘Super Hybrid – is going under the hammer at Silverstone Auctions next month with an estimate of £95-115k. Back in 2011, Volkswagen revealed the XL1 as a look at the future of cars, with looks from a 1930s Hollywood Sci-Fi future film, a tiny 800cc diesel engine with 47bhp mated […]