Volkswagen has made a £75 million investment in QuantumScape – a California battery tech company – as it aims to deliver solid state batteries for EVs by 2025. The naysayers still doubt that solid state batteries for electric cars can be a reality in the short term, but car makers are tapping in to the […]
2018 Volkswagen Touareg on SALE in the UK – Prices and Specs
The new Volkswagen Touareg – revealed in China in the Spring – goes on sale in the UK with prices starting from £51,995 for the new Touareg SEL. The new Volkswagen Touareg was revealed back in March in China as a big, posh, range-topping SUV for VW, and an entry-level model for the VW Group SUVs which […]
Volkswagen £880 MILLION Dieselgate fine in Germany ENDS criminal proceedings
Volkswagen has been fined €1 billion (£880m) by German prosecutors over its manipulation of emissions in the dieselgate scandal, ending criminal liabilities in Europe. The dieselgate scandal rumbles on for Volkswagen, with the latest hit on the firm a fine of €1 billion (£880 million) by German prosecutors. But, it seems likely, VW will be […]
Zipcar launching fleet of 325 ELECTRIC VW e-Golf in London
Zipcar – the ‘Car Sharing Club’ – is launching a fleet of 325 Volkswagen e-Golfs in London, offering short and one-way hire options for London’s drivers. Zipcar bill themselves as a ‘Car Sharing Club’, allowing you to hire a car for as little as an hour, and even do it as a one-way trip. Back […]
UK’s OLDEST Volkswagen Golf GTI up for grabs. But what’s it worth?
The oldest Volkswagen Golf GTI in the UK – one of 22 VW imported a year ahead of launch – is up for auction in June with a £30k estimate. Now the Classic Car market has gone stratospheric on values, attention has been turning to more recent car icons as classic car lovers look for […]
VW I.D. R Pikes Peak REVEALED as an ELECTRIC 671bhp Pikes Peak Hill Climb Basher
The Volkswagen I.D. R Pikes Peak has been revealed as a four-wheel drive electric monster of a car with 671bhp and 0-62mph in 2.25 seconds, aiming to conquer the Pikes Peak Hill Climb. Last month we revealed Volkswagen were planning to take on the Pikes Peak Hillclimb with a new electric car designed just for […]
Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace and T-Roc get the R-Line treatment
The Volkswagen T-Roc and Tiguan Allspace are the latest VW SUVs to get the sporty R-Line trim to extend their appeal. Prices start at £26,450 and £35,755 respectively. Car buyers love an SUV and, perhaps incongruously, buyers also love a sporty looking SUV. So Volkswagen has introduced the sport R-Line trim as an option for […]
Volkswagen STORING 300,000 diesel cars in U.S. bought back after Dieselgate
Volkswagen has spent around £5 billion to buy back some 350,000 diesel-engined cars in the U.S. after the Dieselgate scandal. And it’s storing them all in 37 secure facilities around the country. Volkswagen may have abandoned its ‘Clean Diesel’ mantra after the Dieselgate scandal revealed they’d been busy scamming emission tests around the world. And […]
2018 Volkswagen Touareg REVEALED – it’s a big, posh, upmarket Touareg
The new Volkswagen Touareg has been revealed in China, showing a new Touareg that’s bigger, more upmarket and laden with new technology. Volkswagen has been busy teasing the new Touareg to death, but it’s finally managed its drive from Europe to China and has been officially revealed this morning in VW’s biggest market. What sits under […]
VW Golf 1.5 TSI ACT BlueMotion – a petrol that’s as economical as a diesel
The VW Golf 1.5 TSI ACT BlueMotion is a petrol-engined Golf which is as economical, and cheaper, than a diesel-engined Golf thanks to a raft of technology. If you think about Volkswagen’s BlueMotion claims, they were always about how wonderful ‘Clean Diesel’ is. But that was before Dieselgate. But as VW reinvents itself post Dieselgate, it’s […]