A new VW Golf model – the Volkswagen Golf R-Line – goes on sale in the UK, sitting above the Golf GT and with diesel or petrol engine and cosmetic tweaks. The chances of coming out of a VW showroom with the Golf you went in to buy are pretty slim, such is the plethora […]
Volkswagen Golf GTD Estate revealed ahead of Geneva 2015 debut
The first ever Volkswagen Golf GTD Estate revealed as an oil-burning GTI estate to take on the Ford Focus ST diesel estate. Debuts Geneva 2015. The two default options for a family estate are the VW Golf and the Ford Focus, but now Ford has a quick diesel estate in the Focus ST Estate, Volkswagen is responding […]
VW Golf GTE Plug-in Hybrid on sale – costs £33,035
The Volkswagen Golf GTE – VW’s plug-in hybrid Golf – has gone on sale in the UK with prices from £33,035 (£28,035 after government subsidy). First deliveries March 2015. [nggallery id=1780 template=customlinks] The VW Golf GTE was revealed by Volkswagen at the 2014 Geneva Motor show and is now finally on sale in the UK. […]
Volkswagen Street Up & Club Up! on sale – cost from £11,995
Volkswagen has announced two special editions of the Up! City car – the Street Up and Club Up – with extra equipment and styling. Price from £11,995. The VW Up! is a decent little city car, and now there are a couple of extra options for buyers looking for something to run around town in […]
VW Cross Coupe GTE Concept – yet another VW SUV Concept: Detroit 2015
The Volkswagen Cross Coupé GTE Concept is yet another VW SUV Concept, revealed at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show and previewing a new full size SUV. [nggallery id=2022 template=customlinks] In what must be one of the longest trailers for a new car, Volkswagen has taken yet another SUV Concept – this one the VW Cross Coupe […]
Volkswagen Amorak Ultimate Special Edition – costs from £29,555
The Volkswagen Amorak Ultimate has been revealed as a limited edition of VW’s double-cab pickup offering the most luxurious Amorak ever. Mitsubishi recently revealed a new version of their successful L200 Double-Cab pickup, and now it’s VW’s turn to get more buyers in to a pickup that’s also a car with a limited edition (just […]
2015 VW Polo 1.0 TSI BlueMotion on sale – price from £14,730
The first petrol-engined Volkswagen Polo BlueMotion has gone on sale in the UK from £14,730, offering 68.9mpg and emissions of 94g/km from its 1.0 TSI. All the emphasis for ‘Eco’ cars in recent years has been on diesel-powered cars, but with diesel engines getting ever more expensive thanks to Euro 6 regulations, and buyers just […]
2015 VW Polo GTI price & specs – costs from £18,850
Volkswagen has revealed prices and specs for the 2015 Polo GTI – which gets a new 1.8 litre TFSI with 189bhp – with prices starting at £18,850. [nggallery id=1948 template=customlinks] Volkswagen revealed a small facelift for the 2015 Polo GTI back in September, and although the cosmetic tweaks were slight the big news was the […]
2015 Volkswagen Golf R Estate revealed – arrives UK Spring 2015
The 2015 Volkswagen Golf R Estate has been revealed ahead of a debut at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show and will arrive in the UK in Summer 2015. [nggallery id=1988 template=customlinks] It’s more than a year since the new VW Golf R arrived at the Frankfurt Motor Show, and now Volkswagen has finally worked out how […]
Volkswagen XL Sport Concept gets Ducati power: Paris 2014
VW has taken the XL 1 super economy car and turned it in to the Volkswagen XL Sport Concept powered by a V2 Ducati motorbike engine and with a performance focus. [nggallery id=1962 template=customlinks] The Volkswagen XL 1 may well be an impressive ‘Supercar’ (that’s super-economical, rather than plain ‘super’), but it’s a daft amount of money […]