[nggallery id=2251 template=customlinks] The Vauxhall GT Concept (it’s an Opel GT Concept too) has been revealed ahead of a Geneva Motor Show debut as a small, light, futuristic sports car. We’ve had a tease for the Vauxhall GT Concept (which is the Opel GT Concept for Europe), and now we get the reveal of the […]
VW Golf Facelift at Geneva 2016 – and the Golf R420 will be close behind
The Volkswagen Golf MK 7 will get a facelift for 2016 which will debut at the Geneva Motor Show, and the Golf R420 will go in to production soon after. We did think the VW Golf would get a facelift towards the end of 2016, but it seems like its arriving somewhat earlier and will […]
Volkswagen Look up!, CC Black Edition & Scirocco GTS Special Editions hit the UK
Volkswagen has released special edition models of the up!, CC and Scirocco in the UK with styling tweaks and equipment upgrades. As we often point out, the start of the new year isn’t the best of times for new car sales, so car makers usually resort to special edition models with styling tweaks and equipment […]
Volkswagen Tiguan GTE Active Concept revealed – previews next gen Tiguan
[nggallery id=2240 template=customlinks] The VW Tiguan GTE Active Concept debuts in Detroit as a 4WD off-road plug-in hybrid Tiguan, previewing the next generation Tiguan in the process. You have to wonder if Volkswagen had originally planned to debut a plug-in hybrid concept of the next generation Tiguan at the Detroit Motor Show, or whether the whole […]
Volkswagen BUDD-e Concept revealed – it’s an ELECTRIC Camper Van
[nggallery id=2239 template=customlinks] The Volkswagen BUDD-e Concept has been revealed at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show as an electric Camper Van / Microbus with a wealth of technology. Volkswagen has been teasing what we expected to be a new electric Camper Van (or Microbus or Kombi or whatever you grew up calling it), and here its […]
It’s 70 years since Major Ivan Hirst got the first Volkswagen Beetle off the production line
This week marks 70 years since the first Volkswagen Beetle rolled off the production line in Wolfsburg, thanks to British Major Ivan Hirst. The Volkswagen Beetle may, or may not, be the most successful car of all time (selling more than 21 million), but its part in motoring history is secure as it turned Volkswagen from a bombed-out, almost derelict […]
VW VIDEO tease for CES debut – still looks like a new Camper Van / Microbus
Volkswagen has revealed a (very) short video tease for the concept they will unveil at the Consumer Electronics Show. The new VW Camper Van/Microbus? A couple of weeks ago, Volkswagen released a teaser image for a new concept they’re taking to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in January, and they’ve now followed […]
VW gives the 2016 Golf, Polo & Passat more equipment for just a bit more money
Volkswagen are planning to entice buyers in to showrooms with 2016 Golf, Polo and Passat models offering a bigger spec for a little more money. As Volkswagen try to regain credibility, they’re busy throwing new petrol engines in to their semi-commercial vehicles, and now they’re trying to tempt buyers in to showrooms for 2016 with new Golf, […]
Volkswagen: ‘Das Auto’ becomes a victim of Dieselgate
The Volkswagen Das Auto slogan – which accompanies much of VW’s advertising – is to be dropped in the wake of the #dieselgate crisis. It’s not been a good few months for Volkswagen, with the #dieselgate crisis engulfing the company as the world discovers the extent of the deceit VW perpetrated with their Defeat Device […]
Volkswagen push petrol engines for Caddy & Caravelle. Wonder why?
Volkswagen has revealed a comprehensive range of petrol engines for the Caddy and Caravelle – 1.0, 1.2, 1.4 and 2.0 TSI – in the wake of the dieselgate scandal. We were expecting Volkswagen to offer a token petrol engine option for its van-based Caddy and Caravelle models, but it seems the #dieselgate crisis has made […]