The U.S. Government has ordered Volkswagen to recall 482,000 cars fitted with illegal “defeat device” software which masks emissions in official tests. The US government, with the help of researchers at West Virginia University, has discovered that Volkswagen has been fitting illegal “defeat device” software to its cars since 2009 and has ordered the German company to recall […]
2016 Volkswagen Tiguan OFFICIALLY revealed
[nggallery id=2177 template=customlinks] The new VW Tiguan has been unveiled ahead of its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show, with a new platform, a new look and more technology. This is the 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan has revealed ahead of its public debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show and features a new, more aggressive look, new […]
Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport celebrates 40 years of GTI
[nggallery id=2174 template=customlinks] The Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport has been revealed as a harder edged, more powerful Golf GTI, built to celebrate 40 years of GTI. Debuts at Frankfurt 2015. It’s 40 years since the Golf GTI arrived, and Volkswagen are celebrating that anniversary with this, the Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport. The GTI Clubsport is a harder-edged […]
New Volkswagen Touran MPV price & specs announced – costs from £22,240
[nggallery id=2055 template=customlinks] The new Volkswagen Touran MPV – revealed earlier this year – will costs from £22,240 in the UK with a choice of S, SE, SE Family and SEL trims. The new VW Touran MPV was revealed back in February – and had its public debut at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show – and now, rather […]
VW Golf Cabriolet gets a very minor makeover for 2016. But why bother?
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 […]