The Volkswagen Design Vision GTI is a one-off Golf GTI built to show at this week’s Worthersee Show as a track-focused, lowered and lightened Golf with 500bhp. [nggallery id=1501 template=customlinks] The Worthersee meeting in Austria always garners extreme versions of VW’s group cars, and this year is no different. Say hello to a VW Golf […]
Is the Volkswagen BlueSport Roadster back on?
Volkswagen’s BlueSport Roadster – which was planned to be rolled out across the VW Group – died a death, but it now appears to be back in play. [nggallery id=166 template=customlinks] Back in 2009, VW revealed their BlueSport Roadster a relatively affordable small Roadster with the appeal of a Mazda MX-5 and it looked to be […]
Volkswagen Scirocco Million celebrates a million Sciroccos – but not for the UK
A special edition VW Scirroco – the Volkswagen Scirocco Million – celebrates a million sales of the VW Scirocco, but only for China and Germany. A million sales of a particular model of a car is something to celebrate, so Volkswagen is building a special edition Scirocco – the Scirocco Million ()catchy little name) – […]
2013 VW Golf TDI BlueMotion Mk 7 costs from £20,335
Volkswagen has announced that the most economical Golf ever – the new VW Golf TDI BlueMotion – will cost from £20,335 in the UK. Now on sale. [nggallery id=1258 template=customlinks] Although you should take the official fuel economy figures of the new VW Golf TDI BlueMotion with a huge pinch of salt in the real […]
VW Group planning 10-speed DSG, new powerful diesel engine & more plug-in hybrids
Volkswagen has a new 10-speed DSG gearbox in development, a new diesel engine with electric boost delivering 136bhp per litre and will roll out more plug-in hybrids. The end of the internal combustion engine is nigh, they say, as the world tries to clean up its environmental act and works towards a goal of electric motors to […]
Volkswagen Rock Up! & Groove Up! launch
Volkswagen has revealed a pair of Up! special models – the VW Groove Up! and Rock Up! – both with cosmetic tweaks and extra equipment and VW’s 1.0 litre 3-cylinder engine. It’s already getting on for two years since the VW Up! arrived as Volkswagen’s main weapon in the city car market, so it’s well overdue for […]
Volkswagen UK’s dealer showrooms get a revamp
Volkswagen is refurbishing its 210 UK dealer showrooms with waiting and refreshment areas, space for at least 10 cars, merchandise and accessories and Wi-Fi. It’s an interesting exercise to ponder on the future of main dealer showrooms as the world moves more and more towards an online buying experience. Are car showrooms a relic of the past or the perfect way, […]
VW Taigun Compact SUV heading for production
The Volkswagen Taigun – a compact SUV based on the VW Up! – is heading for production after VW revealed a concept in 2012, and could be heading for the UK. [nggallery id=1285 template=customlinks] South America has long had a love affair with little SUVs as the perfect way to negotiate their urban landscapes (there was a […]
Volkswagen iBeetle takes iPhone integration to another level
Volkswagen has delivered the VW iBeetle with a serious level of integration with the Apple iPhone at the Shanghai Motor Show, previewing further Smartphone integration. [nggallery id=1487 template=customlinks] When we’re all walking round with Smartphones that possess the sort of computing power only a major desktop could offer just a few years ago, it makes sense for […]
Volkswagen CrossBlue Coupe photos arrive early
We have the first photos of the VW CrossBlue Coupe – a full-size SUV Coupe – ahead of its debut this weekend at the Shanghai Motor Show. [nggallery id=1482 template=customlinks] Yesterday we had the first sketches of a new full-sized SUV with a coupe roofline from Volkswagen – the VW CrossBlue Coupe – and now, ahead of its debut […]