Volkswagen has revealed a rugged, rufty-tufty version of the Up! City car – the VW Cross Up! – ahead of a reveal at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. [nggallery id=1394 template=customlinks] With the world falling in love with butch little urban runarounds – cars like the Nissan Juke – it’s no surprise that Volkswagen has decided to […]
Golf Mk 6 bows out with new VW Golf R Cabriolet
Volkswagen is finally delivering the VW Golf R Cabriolet Mk 6, just as the Golf Mk 7 hits the road, but it does without 4WD. [nggallery id=1391 template=customlinks] We’ve been expecting the VW Golf R Cabrio to arrive in VW’s showrooms ever since Volkswagen took a concept to the Worthersee Tour in 2011. But it’s […]
VW Beetle GSR Limited Edition gets 207bhp
Volkswagen are launching a limited edition of the Beetle – the VW Beetle GSR – with yellow and black paint job and 207bhp. [nggallery id=1389 template=customlinks] Forty years ago, VW launched the Yellow/Black Racer Beetle, based on the Beetle 1303 S and sporting a massive 49bhp. Today, at the Chicago Auto Show, VW has revealed […]
2014 VW Golf R Mk 7 teased ahead of Geneva debut
Volkswagen has started the tease for the Mk 7 Golf R with the new Golf R hidden in a block of ice as a ‘Frozen Beast’ ahead of a Geneva 2013 debut. Now that Volkswagen has the Mk7 Golf in the wild – and the MK 7 VW GTi too – they’re ready to turn the wick […]
VW Touareg R-Line arrives & Volkswagen cut price of VW CC
Volkswagen has launched the Touareg R-Line in the UK with sporty looks and extra equipment, and cut the price of the VW CC. A lot of VW’s SUVs – big and small – do conspire to look a bit bland in standard guise, so to give sales a bit of a boost VW is busy rolling […]
Volkswagen CrossBlue SUV Concept: 2013 Detroit Auto Show
Volkswagen has revealed a new SUV concept – the VW Crossblue – at the Detroit Auto show, previewing a new 7-seat SUV for North America. [nggallery id=1361 template=customlinks] If we were in any doubt that VW are planning to extend their SUV offerings as soon as possible, the production-ready looking VW CrossBlue SUV Concept, revealed […]
VW Scirocco GTS & VW Beetle Fender arrive in the UK
Volkswagen has announced two new limited edition models for the UK – the VW Scirocco GTS and the VW Beetle Fender – with cosmetic tweaks. [nggallery id=1284 template=customlinks] Back in June, at the Leipzig Auto Show, Volkswagen revealed a quartet of special edition models including a VW CC R Line, VW Cross Polo ‘Urban White’ […]
Volkswagen Golf R Cabriolet arrives on video
The first view of a production VW Golf R Cabriolet has arrived in a video of the new Golf R Cabriolet from Volkswagen. The idea that VW would produce a convertible version of the Golf R has been around as long as the Golf R has. But only now, when the current Golf R is almost the ‘old’ Golf […]
VW Polo R WRC Street Limited Edition – but not for the UK
Volkswagen has revealed a production version of its Polo WRC car – the VW Polo R WRC Street – as a limited run, but not for the UK. [nggallery id=1329 template=customlinks] The Worthersee Tour is often a showcase for future VW Group models – as well as a showcase for extremes of what VW cars can be – and this year’s Worthersee Tour […]
2013 VW Beetle Convertible: Price from £18,150
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. [nggallery id=1269 template=customlinks] 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 […]