Volkswagen has launched the 2010 BlueMotion Golf in the UK, offering 99g/km CO2 emissions and average economy of 74.3mpg. Another day, another more frugal car. VW has been playing the ‘Bluemotion’ card for some time across the range. And each new launch sees a further improvement in emissions and economy. The latest range of BlueMotion […]
Volkswagen wants Karmann
Volkswagen are bidding to buy Karmann ahead of possible liquidation. But Karmann want more than VW are offering. Just like all the other specialist coachbuilders out there – Zagato, Pininfarina, etc – life has not been a bed of roses for a long time for Karmann. Once a great way for wealthy owners to ‘Customise’ […]
VW Polo 2010 – is it timeless?
Volkswagen is running an online campaign to promote the new 2010 Polo, asking readers to vote for the 50 most timeless objects in five categories. The dictionary defines timeless as ‘Unaffected or unchanged by time’. The beauty of the Mona Lisa; the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel; the music of Mozart. Things that were of […]
VW Tiguan R-Line Review – part 2
Part 2 of our road test / review of the Volkswagen Tiguan R-Line. Last week was a busy one, so I ended up doing most of the driving in the R-Line at the weekend (does that count as overtime?). I grabbed four friends and took a ride to Southend-on-sea to watch the fireworks. Even with […]
VW Tiguan R-Line Review
We review / road test the R-Line version of Volkswagen’s 2.0 litre TSI Tiguan, an aggressively styled version of the standard Tiguan SUV. When VW called and asked us if we’d like a Tiguan R-Line for a few days to see what we thought, we had to ponder on which of us would test it. […]
Volkswagen Tiguan R-Line Price & Specification
We have price and specification data for the three VW Tiguan R-Line Models – the R Line 2.0 TSI 4MOTION, the R Line 2.0 TDI 4MOTION and the R Line 2.0 TDI (170ps) 4MOTION. The VW Tiguan is a competent enough small 4×4, even if it does look a little bland. Well made and a […]
VW sells 5 million cars in China
Volkswagen are celebrating five million car sales in China during 25 years of manufacturing. We hear ever day how big the car market is in China. So big, in fact, that it will soon become the biggest car market in the world. And every car maker is jumping on the bandwagon to sell and produce […]
2012 VW Beetle confirmed
The next generation Volkswagen Beetle – due in 2012 – will offer more variants from the Eco to the Halo in an effort to emulate the success of MINI and the Fiat 500. To be fair, it’s not as if Volkswagen ever intended dropping the Beetle from its range. But VW’s US boss – Stefan […]
Volkswagen to enter F1?
VW are considering entering a team in to Formula One if the costs of participation continue to fall. Audi F1? Bugatti F1? Porsche F1? We’ll see. Volkswagen are on a world domination quest at the moment. Despite the economy, just about all their brands are performing ahead of the market, and they have recently wrestled […]
New VW Polo (2010) UK orders
The Volkswagen Polo 3 door is now available to order in the UK, starting at £9,435. The VW Polo is a good – if sometimes boring – car, and has been a big seller for VW for 35 years. The latest version of the Polo – the five door – is just starting to hit […]