Volkswagen has revealed the 2012 VW Beetle ahead of a debut at the Shanghai and New York Motor Shows. Back to the future again with the reveal today – ahead of a debut at both New York and Shanghai – of the 2012 Volkswagen Beetle. Where do you go when you update a car that’s […]
2012 VW Golf Cabriolet – The convertible Golf returns
Volkswagen is to reintroduce the VW Golf Cabriolet for 2012. The new VW Golf Cab will debut at Geneva next week and go on sale in July You like a VW Convertible, but you want a soft-top convertible, not a tin top. You used to love your old MK IV Golf Convertible, but VW decided […]
2011 / 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan leaks
An update to the VW Tiguan for 2011 has leaked from the Volkswagen web site ahead of an official reveal at the Geneva Motor Show. It seems clear that Volkswagen are intending giving their compact softroader – the VW Tiguan – a bit of a nip and tuck for the 2012 model year. A little […]
2012 Volkswagen Beetle Spied
We spy an almost production-ready 2012 Volkswagen Beetle out testing. We could even see the 2012 Beetle debut at the Geneva Motor Show. Yes, the next generation of the ‘New’ VW Beetle us upon us, certainly if the spy shots we’ve got of an almost undisguised 2012 VW Beetle are anything to go by. And […]
Volkswagen XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle (SEV) does 313mpg
Volkswagen has rolled out the Volkswagen XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle (SEV) at the Qatar Motor Show. A test bed for VW’s eco cars, the XL1 can do 313mpg. The Volkswagen XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle (SEV) is being rolled out at the Qatar Motor Show. It’s a two-seater diesel-electric hybrid and the latest in a series […]
Volkswagen Passat: The US Passat aka VW NMS
Volkswagen reveals the VW NMS – New Mid-Size Sedan – as a dumbed down and bloated VW Passat designed for the US market. Volkswagen has been trailing something called the VW NMS in the US. What is it? It’s the VW New Mid-Size Sedan. Which sounds about as exciting as the name. Its purpose is to replace the old, slow […]
Audi to engineer Porsche Cajun; Porsche to engineer Bentley
VAG is rationalising its product development with Audi building platforms for SUVs and Porsche for sports cars and luxury saloons. The quest to be the largest car maker on the planet is in full swing at VAG. And being the biggest car maker and, more importantly, a profitable car maker as well, means rationalising your […]
2011 VW Eos facelift starts at £22,895
Volkswagen has revealed prices for the facelifted Eos, which will start £1500 more than the pre-facelift model. There was nothing much to get too excited about with the 2011 facelift for the Volkswagen Eos. When VW revealed the Eos facelift last month at Frankfurt there was little more on offer than a bit of a […]
VW Scirocco & VW Passat CC get BlueMotion Technology
Volkswagen has added BlueMotion Technology to the 2.0 litre TDI Scirocco and Passat CC to improve economy and lower emissions. Volkswagen is busy rolling out its BlueMotion Technology models (as opposed to the ultimate eco version in the range, which is simply ‘BlueMotion’) across its range, yielding some pretty impressive CO2 and fuel savings in […]
2011 VW Jetta – the Euro Jetta
Volkswagen has revealed the 2011 VW Jetta for the European and UK market, complete with more sophisticated suspension and higher quality materials. It was back in June that we brought you new of the 2011 VW Jetta. But that was the US model – where the Jetta is a big seller – and the Euro […]