Volkswagen is teasing the 2010/2011 version of its seven seater people carrier – the VW Sharan – ahead of the Geneva Motor Show. Update 2/3/2010: VW has now revealed the 2010 Sharan at the Geneva Motor Show. Well, we say teased, but it’s an odd sort of tease. Rather like the even more low-key tease […]
VW Cross Polo (2010) Revealed
Volkswagen has revealed another in the long line of 2010 Polos – the VW Cross Polo – which will debut at the Geneva Motor Show. No, it’s not an angry version of the 2010 Volkswagen Polo but VW’s fake off-road version of the latest Polo designed to appeal to those who want a rufty-tufty car to cope […]
VW Polo BlueMotion (2010) launched
Volkswagen has launched the VW Polo BlueMotion in the UK, offering over 80mpg and CO2 of 91g/km. Prices start at £14,445 and deliveries commence in May. Yesterday we got the range-topping, hot-hatch goodness that is the VW Polo GTI. Today we go from one extreme to the other with the UK launch of the VW Polo BlueMotion, […]
VW Polo GTI (2010) Revealed
Volkswagen has revealed the hot version of the latest Polo – the VW Polo GTI – which will make its debut at the Geneva Motor Show. The latest version of the Volkswagen Polo is a very good car. But fans of VW have been looking forward to the hot version of the latest Polo – […]
Volkswagen Touareg 2010 / 2011 Press Release
LIGHTER, CLEANER AND READY FOR ALL CONDITIONS: THE NEW TOUAREG The all-new Touareg has been unveiled – a car which is up to 200 kg lighter and up to 20 per cent more fuel efficient than the model it replaces. It’s sharper, cleaner and yet, in Hybrid form, able to out-accelerate many hot hatches while […]
VW Touareg (2010 / 2011) revealed
Volkswagen has revealed details of the 2010/2011 VW Touareg, featuring a complete re-skin and new engines. Goes on sale in August in the UK. It’s not too hard to work out we’re coming up to one of the major motor shows on the calendar. The reveals are starting to speed up – this time with […]
VW R Performance Division to launch
It’s being reported that Volkswagen are to emulate Mercedes, Audi and BMW by creating a performance division – R GmbH. I’m not sure that the reports that Volkswagen are to create a specialist division for performance cars, R GmbH, will make any difference at all to the products hitting the roads. But I’ve been known […]
Porsche BlueSport back on – but we knew that
VW boss Martin Winterkorn has again been quoted as saying that Porsche will build a ‘Baby Boxster’ – the Porsche BlueSport. Last year it was a case of ‘Spot the BlueSport’ as rumours ran wild over which parts of the VW Group (what happened to re-naming it Auto Union – another of last year’s rumours?) […]
VW Passat CC gets 5 seat option
Volkswagen are to offer a five seat option for the Passat CC to replace the four seats and cupholder arrangement which is the only current option. Cue bevvy of car show lovelies; roll out the big red carpet; bring on the marching band. Volkswagen has big news to announce. The VW Passat CC is getting […]
VW New Compact Coupe Press Release
Volkswagen World Premiere of the New Compact Coupe in Detroit * New Compact Coupe unites 4.2 l/100 km (45 mpg) with top dynamics * Concept of an entirely new compact coupe emits just 98 g/km CO2, can go 227 km/h if necessary and accelerates to 100 km/h in 8.6 seconds In Brief Wolfsburg / Detroit, […]