The Volkswagen I.D. Buggy Concept is previewed ahead of a Geneva Motor Show as VW’s 21st century electric take on the VW Beach Buggy. Yes, it’s yet another electric car concept from Volkswagen as they continue to push themselves as makers of fluffy green electric cars with a another retro-inspired concept – the Volkswagen I.D. Buggy Concept. […]
VW Sharan scores a MAJOR sales hit in London’s Private Hire market
The Volkswagen Sharan – VW’s very sensible MPV – has scored a major sales hit in London with private hire firm Addison Lee snapping up 1,200 Sharans. The private buyer market for people carriers isn’t as buoyant as it once was, but private hire firms still find them an invaluable way to run groups of […]
Electric Volkswagen ID R aiming for a Nurburgring lap RECORD
The electric Volkswagen ID R – built to smash the Pikes Peak hillclimb record – is heading to the Nurburgring to punt for a new EV lap record. Last year, as VW continued to push its new-found love for car electrification in the wake of dieselgate, it revealed the ID R EV – a 671bhp […]
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR arrives as a goodbye performance GTI
VW is saying goodbye to the current Golf GTI with the Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR, a Golf GTI with 286bhp and DSG ‘box. Last month we had what looked like a goodbye to the current VW Golf Mk 7 with the launch of the new Golf Match models, and now we get another goodbye for the […]
Volkswagen Tiguan gets Match and R-Line Tech trims and new 227bhp petrol engine
The Volkswagen Tiguan comes in for some 2019 updates, with the Tiguan Match replacing SE and SE Nav, a new R-Line Tech and new 227bhp petrol engine. Last month, Volkswagen revealed a Golf Match to replace the SE and SE Nav as the Mk 7 Golf comes to the end of its life, and it’s […]
Another Volkswagen XL1 HYBRID heads for auction
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 […]