Volkswagen is taking a new coupe SUV concept to the Shanghai Motor Show – the VW CrossBlue Coupe Concept – a ‘Sporty’ version of the CrossBlue at Detroit. Volkswagen are heading to the Shanghai Motor Show with a new SUV concept as car makers strive to satisfy car buyer’s lust for rugged cars to prowl the urban […]
New VW Golf GTD: Price from £25,285
The new Golf GTD Mk 7 arrived at the Geneva Motor Show last month and has now gone on sale in the UK, priced from £25,285. [nggallery id=1407 template=customlinks] Now the UK has followed the lead of Europe and decided diesel cars are a must-have (despite that fact that for most who do average mileage […]
New VW Golf GTI: Price from £25,845
Volkswagen has revealed that the 2013 Golf GTI MK 7 will cost from £25,845 – £195 up on the old GTI – with the GTi Performance from £26,825. [nggallery id=1253 template=customlinks] We revealed the 2013 VW Golf GTI back in September and now, after a debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March, it’s ready to go […]
VW Polo R-Line Style & more equipment across Polo range
Volkswagen has introduced the VW Polo R-Line Style – price from £11,740 – in the UK and added more equipment across the Polo range for 2013. We though that VW had done the R-Line thing with the launch of the Polo R-Line this time last year, but it seems the bean counters at Volkswagen have worked out […]
New Volkswagen Golf: World Car of the Year 2013
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 […]