The VW Golf Cabriolet is being updated for 2016 to make it look a but more sporty and a bit more appealing, with new colours and better interior. The Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet is a bit of an oddball car, and one VW don’t seem entirely committed to, despite it’s potential. In fact, so disinterested do […]
New Volkswagen Passat BlueMotion cuts emissions to just 95g/km
Volkswagen’s latest 2015 Passat BlueMotion comes with a tweaked 1.6 litre diesel that cuts emissions to just 95g/km, with official economy of 76.3mpg. The time must come when governments stop rewarding car makers for achieving economy and emissions that just don’t happen in the real world, but for now there’s a big benefit – especially […]
Goodbye, VW Phaeton – you were always too good to be a Volkswagen
The Volkswagen Phaeton is no longer on sale in the UK as the slow-selling luxury VW is finally retired as its engines aren’t Euro6 compliant. The Volkswagen Phaeton was conceived as the ultimate VW; a car that would show ‘premium’ German car makers how it should be done. And it was, and is, a remarkable car. […]
Volkswagen Jetta lease from just £25 a month as VW struggles to make US sales
Volkswagen are trying very hard to make sales in the USA, with lease deals for the VW Jetta being offered from as little as £25 a month to grab buyers. From this side of the Pond, Volkswagen is seen as a mainstream car maker that offers that bit more than the rest, with the distinct impression […]
VW Golf GTE Sport is a 395bhp carbon-bodied plug-in hybrid Golf
[nggallery id=2109 template=customlinks] Volkswagen has revealed a quite bonkers plug-in hybrid at the Worthersee Show – the VW Golf GTE Sport – featuring a 395bhp powertrain and carbon body. Every year, all shades of tuned VWs head for the south bank of Lake Worthersee to strut their stuff, admirably supported by often mad concepts from […]
VW reveals new W12 engine – looks set to debut in the Bentley Bentayga SUV
Volkswagen has revealed new engines at the Vienna Motor Symposium, with a newly refined 6.0 litre W12 for luxury models and a 3-cylinder with 272bhp. Most car makers are eschewing engines with a high cylinder count, preferring to move to fewer cylinders and forced induction to satisfy increasingly stringent (and misdirected) CO2 emission targets from legislators. But […]
Volkswagen Group Chairman Ferdinand Piech quits in power struggle with CEO Martin Winterkorn
VW Group Chairman Ferdinand Piech has been forced to resign after VW’s steering committee failed to back his attack on VW CEO Martin Winterkorn. From the outside, the VW Group looks to be a Teutonic model of efficiency and profits, with just about everything VW does – from Lamborghini to Bentley by way of Skoda […]
Volkswagen Golf R400 to debut at Frankfurt 2015 – will probably get 414bhp
[nggallery id=1836 template=customlinks] The Volkswagen Golf R400 – VW’s extreme Golf Concept from last year – looks set to arrive at the Frankfurt motor show as the VW Golf R420. When the VW Golf R400 arrived at the Beijing Motor Show last year, it looked production-ready, and it idn’t take long for VW to confirm […]
Volkswagen C Coupe GTE: New Phaeton, new VW model or just a concept?
[nggallery id=2102 template=customlinks] Volkswagen has revealed the C Coupe GTE at the Shanghai Motor Show, a large four-door coupe concept previewing the future of VW’s sporty saloons. The Chinese market is a big deal for VW, so you’e expect them to deliver something significant and interesting at the Shanghai Motor Show, which they have with […]
2015 Volkswagen Touran MPV revealed
The new Volkswagen Touran MPV has been revealed ahead of its debut at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show as a sharper, bigger family transporter. [nggallery id=2055 template=customlinks] The new Volkswagen Touran – debuting at Geneva 2015 and on sale in late 2015 – has been revealed, and it’s sharper looking, has more room and more […]