As Audi looks to grow its sales in the next few years, part of the plan is to launch an Audi version of the VW Up! City car. The German premium car makers – Audi, BMW and Mercedes – are in a battle to see who can sell the most ‘Premium’ cars. And Audi has […]
Drive the Polo R WRC as VW Rally the World
Volkswagen’s outing in the World Rally Championship this year has been a huge success, and now you can ‘Drive’ the Polo R WRC – virtually. Volkswagen have already made the most of their entry in to the World Rally Championships this year with the Polo R WRC – apart from the fact it’s created a […]
Volkswagen give the VW XL1 Ducati power
Volkswagen has fitted the super-frugal, and very lightweight, VW XL1 with power from the Ducati Panigale to create an XL1 with proper performance. It’s more than two years since Volkswagen rolled out the VW XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle as a demonstration of how light weight and low power can make for extremely economical motoring. But the […]
Volkswagen Golf Sportsvan Concept previews 2014 Golf Plus
Volkswagen has revealed the Golf Sportsvan Concept which previews the next generation Golf Plus, due in 2014. Will debut at Frankfurt 2014. [nggallery id=1632 template=customlinks] VW are calling the Golf Sportsvan a concept, but it’s pretty much what we’ll see in the new VW Golf Plus when it arrives in mid-2014. Just like the other […]
VW e-Golf & e-Up! electric cars Frankfurt debut
The world premiere of the production versions of VW electric e-Golf and e-Up! will take place at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month. Electric cars may be a niche market, but that hasn’t stopped car makers trying to take a piece of whatever action there is, especially as governments around the world are subsidising EVs […]
New 2014 VW Golf R gets 296bhp – first photos
The new Mk 7 VW Golf R has been revealed ahead of a debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show and gets 296bhp and 4WD. On sale early 2014. [nggallery id=1605 template=customlinks] We had expected the new Volkswagen Golf R to debut at Geneva this year, but that debut turned out to be the rather disappointing […]
VW Tiguan Match returns – costs from £23,245
Volkswagen has had a play with the Tiguan and replaced the Tiguan SE with the Tiguan Match with more equipment for less money. Back in 2010, Volkswagen had a play with the Tiguan model lineup and replaced the Tiguan SE with a better equipped Tiguan Match. And history is now repeating itself. VW has decided, […]
New VW Golf GTD to cost just £199 a month. Sort of.
Volkswagen are trumpeting that you can get in to the new, Mk 7 Golf GTD for just £199 a month. But it’s quite a bit more in reality. [nggallery id=1407 template=customlinks] There’s no question that car buyers are getting themselves in to new cars at affordable money thanks to the range of finance packages on […]
Court order BANS publication of VW’s Luxury car security codes
A scientist at Birmingham University, Flavia Garcia, has been banned from publishing details of VW Group’s Megamos Crypto system that protects its cars. There have been plenty of stories around in recent years of car makers’ security systems being easily hacked by spotty boys with a laptop, and now a scientist at Birmingham University has cracked […]
New VW Golf Estate costs from £17,915
Volkswagen has announced that the new VW Golf Estate (MK 7) will cost from £17,915 for the 1.2-litre TSI 85 PS S to £25,885 for the 2.0-litre TDI 150 PS GT. [nggallery id=1422 template=customlinks] The MK 7 VW Golf Estate arrived at the Geneva Motor Show in March, and tomorrow it goes on sale in the UK. […]