After a reveal in October, the New Volkswagen Beetle Convertible has debuted at the Los Angeles Auto Show and will cost from £18,150 in the UK. In amongst the news from the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show comes the public debut of the new soft-top Beetle – the 2013 VW Beetle Convertible – and that means news […]
VW Amarok gets an update & BlueMotion Technology
Volkswagen has updated the ‘Bob the Builder’ VW Amarok for 2013 with new options, more power and BlueMotion Technology. The market for the pick-up that also doubles as a family car for the weekends is strong, and Volkswagen’s offering – the VW Amarok – is one of the best-built on the market. And now it’s […]
VW Taigun: It’s an Up! SUV
Volkswagen has revealed the VW Taigun at the Sao Paulo Motor Show in Brazil, a very compact SUV based on the VW Up! We revealed in May that one of the two small SUVs VW are planning was heading for production as a sub compact SUV with Up! underpinnings, and that now seems a certainty after Volkswagen revealed […]
VW Scirocco GTS launches – but not in UK
There’s a new Scirocco available across Europe from this month – the VW Scirocco GTS – but it’s not coming to the UK. At the Leipzig Auto Show in June, VW arrived with a quartet of cars that were heading for production – the Beetle Fender, CC R-Line, a limited edition CrossPolo and the Scirocco GTS – […]
New VW Golf MK 7 goes on sale
The 2013 Volkswagen Golf – the Golf Mk 7 – is now on sale in the UK just weeks after its official debut at the 2012 Paris Motor Show. It often takes months from a new car’s official debut before it goes on sale, but not so with the MK 7 Golf. Volkswagen has put the […]
Volkswagen puts a price on the VW Polo BlueGT
The Volkswagen Polo Blue GT – a warmed over Polo – will cost from £17,400 for the 1.4-litre 138bhp 6 spd manual. Volkswagen revealed the Polo BlueGT at this year’s Geneva Motor Show as the acceptable face of green performance for cars, if there is such a thing. The Polo Blue GT gets the 1.4 TFSI […]
VW Passat Hiighline tops Volkswagen’s Passat range
Volkswagen has added the VW Passat Highline at the top of the Passat, replacing the Passat SE and adding more equipment. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with the VW Passat; it’s well built and very able. It’s just very anonymous and rather dull. The almost invisible Passat isn’t going to jump out and shout ‘Look at Me’ with the addition […]
VW Golf MK 7: BlueMotion & 4Motion announced
Volkswagen has revealed additional engine options for the VW Golf MK 7 – 1.2 & 1.4 TSI BlueMotion – and 4Motion 4WD. The new MK 7 Volkswagen Golf has only just been revealed at the Paris Motor Show (which is still going on), but already we have news of extra engine options. Unsurprisingly, Volkswagen is […]
2013 VW Beetle Convertible arrives
The new 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible has been revealed ahead of a launch at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November. A year on from the news of the UK versions of the new VW Beetle, Volkswagen has spilled the beans on its soft top sibling – the 2013 VW Beetle Convertible. The new Beetle Convertible is due […]
New 2013 VW Golf Mk7 Price & Spec announced
Price and specification details for the 2013 VW Golf MK 7 have been revealed for the UK. Starts at £16,300. With the arrival of the Golf MK 7 at the Paris Motor Show, VW has wasted no time getting details of the UK spec and prices out, and the good news is that the new […]