VW names Harriet Gore the winner of the People’s Reviewer Competition to find an amateur car reviewer. She wins a nice shiny VW Tiguan for her efforts. It seems like it’s been going on for ever – it was actually the beginning of July – but the promo/competition that VW has been running to find […]
VW Golf R & Scirocco R – the Video
With the reveal of the VW Golf R at Frankfurt, we have video of both of Volkswagen’s ‘R’ cars – the Golf R & Scirocco R – on video. We got the reveal of the VW Sirocco R back in May. With 265bhp it’s the most powerful Scirocco ever made, and a very good looking […]
VW Golf R Launched
Volkswagen has launched the new VW Golf R at Frankfurt, with 265bhp and four wheel drive. Update 31/10/09: VW Golf R UK Detail now released. We reported yesterday on much of the detail on the new Golf R, but the Golf is such a big deal for so many that we thought we ought to […]
VW E-Up! Press Release
New Small Family with E-Motor: E-Up! Concept – Outlook for the Beetle of the 21st Century World premiere: Volkswagen is presenting city specialist with electric motor Winterkorn: We will launch a zero emissions Up! on the market in 2013 Wolfsburg / Frankfurt, 14 September 2009 – Volkswagen is presenting a pioneering fleet of new sustainable […]
VW E-Up! – the new Beetle
Volkswagen has revealed the VW E-Up! Concept – an electric city car with a range of 80 miles. E-Up! It’s a Volkswagen. As they say in Lancashire. Volkswagen has taken the wraps off a car they believe will be the Beetle for the 21st century – the Volkswagen E-Up! Concept, a new, small VW City […]
VW Golf R leaks ahead of Frankfurt
The 2010 Volkswagen Golf R has leaked out ahead of Frankfurt. It features the same 265bhp engine as the Scirocco R plus 4WD. We’ve praised the VW Scirocco R as a great alternative to the Focus RS. It’s almost as quick but it’s wrapped up in a prettier package. But the Scirocco will always play […]
VW Tiguan Reviewer- Final Lineup
VW’s People’s Reviewer Competition to find the best amateur reviewer of the Tiguan is now at the final stage. We’ve been following VW’s quest to find a ‘People’s Reviewer’ for the new Tiguan. It appealed to us (and you, going off the number who’ve kept up with the updates we’ve run) on a couple of […]
Volkswagen BlueMotion at Frankfurt
VW are bringing new versions of the Polo BlueMotion, Golf BlueMotion and Passat BlueMotion to the Frankfurt Motor Show this month. Even though we’ll be seeing some proper supercars at the Frankfurt Motor Show this month, much of the focus will be on economy, hybrid cars and electric cars. So VW are taking the opportunity […]
Porsche Cayenne & Panamera to be axed?
That headline sounds a bit like a died-in-the-wool Porsche fanatics dream scenario. Dump the models they don’t consider to be ‘real’ Porsches and concentrate on the 911. Oh, and if they must – just for the poor, you understand – make the Boxster and Cayman so the hoi polloi can get a taste of the […]
VW Polo 3 Door (2010) introduced
The VW Polo has been a big success for Volkswagen since it was introduced nearly 35 years ago, and VW recently released details of the UK version of the 5 door Polo. But now comes details of the 3-door VW Polo which will debut at Frankfurt next month. Volkswagen has done a good job with […]