The Germans at Volkswagen released photos and details for the new Golf Cabriolet Karmann, a special edition which debuts in the local market with prices starting from €27,275. At the exterior, buyers will benefit from 17-inch alloy wheels and new chrome inserts. The most attractive tweaks will be inside where VW offers brushed aluminum trim, leather steering wheel with gray...
Volkswagen released official pricing details for the new e-up! in the UK. The German model starts at £19,250, a price which includes a £5,000 government grant. Under the hood we find an electric motor producing 82 horsepower and 210Nm of torque. Thanks to a 18,7 kWh battery pack, the estimated driving range is 160 kilometers with a time of about...
The German tuners at ABT Sportsline decided to take advantage of the upcoming Essen Motor Show and prepare a special package for the new Volkswagen Golf GTI. The seventh-generation Golf GTI benefits from a Dark Edition model which brings both styling and power tweaks. Under the hood, the 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine delivers 300 horsepower, an upgrade of 70hp which makes...
RevoZport released first details and images for their Volkswagen Golf GTI tuning kit. We talk about the seventh-generation of the German hot hatchback, a model which gets both styling and performance tweaks. Under the hood, we find a 2.0-liter engine capable to deliver 290 horsepower, a boost of 60 horses. The extra power is available thanks to a revised ECU...
Volkswagen announced official pricing for the Passat sedan in the United States, a new entry-level model being available starting this week. We talk about a 1.8-liter TSI engine which replaces a 2.5-liter engine and offers improved performance. The total output is rated at 170 horsepower with 0-100 km/h sprint in 7,5 seconds and combined fuel consumption of 28mpg US. Volkswagen...
The Germans at Volkswagen officially announced the availability of the new Golf R in the United Kingdom. Priced from £29,900, the sporty hatchback is now available for order with first deliveries to happen in March. As you probably know, the hot hatch packs a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine capable to develop 300 horsepower and 380Nm of torque. 2014 Volkswagen Golf R...
Volkswagen has always taken pride with the fuel efficiency of their engines, with a particular soft spot for their diesel units. So it was not much of a shock when they announced at the Geneva Motor Show the XL1 model, advertised as the most efficient production car. Volkswagen XL1 Recent news even gives us a price to go with the...
Volkswagen already is one the best brands when it comes to fuel efficiency, with yearly records broken by their diesel line. Still, this is not enough for them, as they announced at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Volkswagen Electric It seems that by 2018, they aim to be the world leader in electric mobility. This is a bold statement coming from...
The Volkswagen XL1 certainly looks like the vehicle of the future but today, we get almost official pricing details which were quite unexpected. A recent report from a German publication says that the fuel-efficient model will be priced from €110,000 in Germany. Volkswagen XL1 The company claims that there is a big demand for this model, VW planning to produce...
ABT Sportsline released photos and details on their new tuning kit, a comprehensive package brining both styling and performance tweaks. Under the hood, the 2.0-liters TSI unit produces 240 horses and 340Nm of torque while the 1.4-liter TSI is now capable to deliver 140 horses and 220Nm of torque. Volkswagen Beetle by ABT Sportsline On the other hand, ABT increases...
The Frankfurt Motor Show is just around the corner and Volkswagen decided to announce the introduction of the Caddy BlueMotion van. The new model is going to be the most frugal version in the range with a 1.6-liter TDI producing 102 horsepower and 250Nm of torque. 2013 Volkswagen Caddy BlueMotion Fuel economy figures are rated at 4,5 liters/100km and CO2...
The high-performance R version of the seventh-generation VW Golf is finally here. Powered by a 2.0-liter four-cylinder unit producing 300 horsepower and 380Nm of torque, the German model sprints from 0 to 100 km/h in 5,1 seconds with a manual transmission. Opt for the six-speed DSG unit and the figures are improved to 4,9 seconds, while fuel economy is rated...
Volkswagen’s 4x4 range might soon get a new family member, a SUV especially designed for the North American Market, which is said to have seven seats. This kind of Volkswagen crossover has been previously discussed, only that this time the possibility for the model to get green light is even bigger. For instance, we know for a fact that there...
European buyers interested in Volkswagen Golf Variant are happy to hear that the German car maker is now introducing the all-wheels drive in several different configurations. Volkswagen Golf Variant units with a 1.6 or 2.0 liters TDi motoring will incorporate the 4Motion system. Efficiency is expected to considerably increase, so let us take a closer look at these numbers. Volkswagen...
Volkswagen celebrates these days a quite important milestone for the company, or for the Passat model, to be more specific. The Volkswagen Passat reaches 40 years of production, as the first generation entered the assembly lie in 1973. Even from the first model the company knew that it will become an important one for them with a total of 2,5...
Volkswagen introduces today the Golf Variant 4Motion in Germany with a starting price tag of €24,400. The new model is powered by a 1.6-liter TDI unit capable to produce 105 horsepower and 250Nm of torque. In this configuration, fuel economy figures are rated at 62,7mpg UK or 4,5 liters/100km. Volkswagen Golf Variant 4Motion A more powerful 2.0-liter TDI engine producing...
The Germans at Volkswagen decided to present a special edition of the Jetta in the United Kingdom. We talk about the Jetta Limited Edition, a model which starts at 20,750 and comes with a series of extra features. Among them are front fog lights, 16-inch alloy wheels, automatic headlights and wipers and electric door mirrors. Inside, buyers get leather gear...
Anxiously expected since the Germans have announced the concept during Sao Paulo Motor Show, the sub-compact VW Taigun SUV is finally ready! Little clues surfaced the media about it so far, yet we do know that the SUV is actually supposed to be a mini SUV, smaller than Tiguan and Touareg. VW Taigun SUV Even so, the new VW Taigun...
As you may already know, Volkswagen Phaeton makes the most expensive model of the German carmaker. For this reason and probably several others, it registered a quite disappointing evolution on various markets. In the US for instance, Volkswagen Phaeton was pulled off seven years ago, since Americans showed little interest it. Easily abandoned in the United States, Phaeton never enjoyed...
Speaking of VW Golf GTD’s development perspectives, the officials behind the famous German car maker are planning to approach the American market, starting with 2015. If you were wondering what the element of surprise from this news is, the novelty would consist in a particular breakthrough… VW Golf GTD Selling the VW Golf GTD in America will be a premiere...
