The VW Golf MK 7 has been declared World Car of the Year at the New York Auto Show, beating Porsche, Mercedes and Toyota to the title. [nggallery id=1211 template=customlinks] To no one’s great surprise, the new VW Golf was today declared ‘World Car of the Year 2013‘ at the New York Auto Show after a panel […]
Electric Volkswagen e-Up revealed in production guise
Volkswagen has revealed the production version of the VW e-Up, an Up! with an 81bhp electric motor. Debuts at the Frankfurt Motor Show 2013. [nggallery id=1445 template=customlinks] It’s three years almost since we first saw the VW e-Up, an electric version of VWs city car, and now it’s almost ready to launch. VW has taken […]
VW’s big jump in profits shows the cost for ‘Premium’ badges
Volkswagen’s profits jumped by £5.7 billion to £25.5 billion with sales numbers up by one million. But the big profits come from ‘Premium’ badges. What’s in a name? Extra profit for VW seems to be the answer if you’re buying a VW Group car. Volkswagen has released it sales and profits for 2012, showing an […]
Volkswagen XL1: Geneva Motor Show 2013
The VW XL1 is going in to limited production with the promise of 314mpg and a price tag likely to be £100,000. [nggallery id=1443 template=customlinks] Geneva is full of supercars that offer low-riding, slippery-shaped extreme performance and come with an extreme price tag. Surprisingly, one of those ‘Super’ cars is a Volkswagen that will cost […]
New Volkswagen Golf is European Car of the Year
The new Volkswagen Golf Mk 7 is the European Car of the year for 2013, polling twice as many votes as the second place Toyota GT86 (and Subaru BRZ). [nggallery id=1211 template=customlinks] The finalists for the European Car of the Year 2013 were revealed in December, so we knew this year’s winner would be a lot more […]
2013 Volkswagen Golf Estate (Mk 7) revealed early
We have the first photos of the next Variant in the Golf Mk 7 line – the VW Golf Estate – ahead of its debut at the Geneva Motor Show next week. [nggallery id=1422 template=customlinks] More in the ‘They didn’t want it to arrive yet‘ saga in the run-up to the start of the 2013 Geneva Motor […]
New Volkswagen Golf GTI spec revealed: Gets 217bhp or 227bhp
Volkswagen has revealed the new 2013 Golf GTI Specs ahead of a Geneva showing. Gets 217bhp or an extra 10bhp with the Performance Package. [nggallery id=1253 template=customlinks] We had the debut of the 2013 VW Golf GTI Mk 7 at the Paris Motor Show last year, but now with the new GTI order book about to open […]
Volkswagen Golf GTD Mk 7 revealed
The 2013 VW Golf GTD has been revealed ahead of a Geneva Motor Show debut with 181bhp, 67.3mpg and 109g/km emissions. [nggallery id=1407 template=customlinks] The Golf GTI for diesel addicts has been revealed ahead of a debut at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show next month, offering impressive performance and economy all wrapped up in the very decent […]
Volkswagen e-Golf: MK 7 Golf EV leaks ahead of Geneva debut
An electric version of the MK 7 Volkswagen Golf – the VW e-Golf – has leaked out ahead of a debut at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. Even though car industry bosses are sure that battery electric cars have no realistic chance of becoming a mainstream option – and the best-selling EV, the Nissan LEAF, […]
European car sales down 9.6% Jan 2013. VW Golf sales down 17.8%
Car sales in Europe continue to decline with sales down 9.6% in January 2013 and the top-selling VW Golf down by 17.8%. [nggallery id=1211 template=customlinks] We’ve seen plenty of evidence that the UK is bucking the trend in car sales in Europe, with the UK recording sales increases in January 2013 of 11.5 per cent whilst the […]