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. […]
VW XL1 SEV to take on the hillclimb at Goodwood Festival of Speed
The Volkswagen XL1 – VW’s SEV that promises more then 300mpg – will be at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed and will do the hillclimb. [nggallery id=1443 template=customlinks] Visitors to the Goodwood Festival of Speed can spend endless hours watching a seemingly endless precession of supercars take on the hillclimb. But one supercar this […]
Volkswagen Golf R Cabriolet price cut – down by £5,600
Volkswagen has decided that the price they were asking for the new Golf R Cabriolet was silly, so it’s price is being cut by £5,600 to £33,170. [nggallery id=1391 template=customlinks] We’ve long wondered why Volkswagen hadn’t built a Golf R Cabriolet. But when they did finally bite the bullet and take the top of the […]
2014 VW Golf R Mk 7 spy video
We have video of the next generation Golf R – the 2014 VW Golf R Mk 7 – testing on track at the Nurburgring ahead of a likely debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show. We did think, a few weeks ago when VW were playing tease with a ‘Frozen Beast’ teaser, that they were about to […]
2013 Volkswagen Passat R-Line & new 1.4 TSI arrive
The 2013 Volkswagen Passat R-Line has arrived to add a bit more style in to the Passat – saloon and estate – and there’s a new 1.4 TSI petrol engine option too. [nggallery id=1506 template=customlinks] The Volkswagen range is hugely successful and largely appealing, but it’s not always the most dynamic looking range of cars on offer. […]
VW Beetle GSR: Price from £24,900
Volkswagen has revealed that the limited edition VW Beetle GSR – a homage to the ‘Yellow-Black Racer – will costs from £24,900. Just 100 Beetle GSRs available in the UK. [nggallery id=1389 template=customlinks] Back in February, at the Chicago Auto Show, we revealed the limited edition VW Beetle GSR, a sporty Beetle with extra power […]
The Best Diesel Car…in the World!
The Best Diesel Car in the world – according to Diesel Car Magazine – is the new Volkswagen Golf Mk 7 winning in their 2013 awards for the best diesel cars on sale today. [nggallery id=1258 template=customlinks] There’s no question that diesel cars have become the default buy for motorists in the UK, despite them […]