The new generation Volkswagen Beetle has been revealed few months ago, the Frankfurt Motor Show being the perfect place for Volkswagen to unveil a concept version of the model. Besides the aggressive and powerful Beetle R concept which packs a 2.0-liter TFSI engine able to develop 265 horsepower, VW decided to unveil a prototype which gets more styling tweaks than...
Volkswagen's Jetta never really had issues selling, nor did it ever suffer in the fuel economy department and still the people's car maker claims to have a surprise on hand for us. As early as the 2012 Detroit Motor Show, which is scheduled for January, the Germans will be unveiling the 2012 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. In the same sort of...
The Germans from Volkswagen revealed today a revolutionary electric concept which follows to be introduced at the Frankfurt Auto Show. The electric city car has a distinctive shape with a length of 3 meters and a width of 1,39 meters, mainly as it is a single-seater vehicle. Under the bonnet, the German company packed an electric motor able to develop...
The Russian specialists from Total Race decided to force the limits of Touareg W12 with a performance package able to bring significant improvements for the German SUV. Even the official figures were not released by the tuner, there should be some impressive achievements under the bonnet considering the new ProEFI EMS system and the twin-turbochargers. In standard, the Volkswagen Touareg...
Volkswagen's first actual in house built pickup truck, the 2011 Amarok has begun making a serious name for itself. The first serious presence it has "out there" was contracted by the Portugese National Institute for Search and Rescue who ordered a small fleet of Amaroks. We're only talking about 14 units of the VW Amarok, but since they're getting a...
The Germans from Volkswagen decided to reveal all the details and photos for the new Up! city car, a model which will be presented in front of the audience next month at the Frankfurt Auto Show. Firstly introduced as a concept, the German small model will enter production and will go on sale somewhere next year. Comparing to the concept...
The largest of German Auto makers will be adding a new product to their portfolio in the form of the relatively popular Up!. After we saw VW tease us on about a production spec Up! from motor show to motor show, it's finally happening. Sadly though, it's happening on VW's terms. A production version of the Volkswagen Up! will retain...
It seems that Volkswagen's executive and management body have gone all misty eyed about the introduction of the 2012 Beetle that they decided to do more about it. Not the 2012 Volkswagen Beetle itself but the heritage and memorabilia it brings about. No flower power and stuff like that, but the Camper van. Or, at least, the modern day interpretation...
Few weeks ago we had the opportunity to discuss about Volkswagen's latest technology achievement, a system called Temporary Auto Pilot (TAP) which manages to take complete control over the car using the already existent safety systems in order to keep the vehicle and the passengers inside safe. The Germans from Volkswagen unveiled the system few weeks ago part of the...
Volkswagen's Tiguan is definitely not one of the "people car maker's" finest looking models but it does deliver a nice and handy set of features for a nice and handy price. In the world of tuning, particularly specialist one like ABT Sportsline tends to do, "nice and handy" just doesn't cut it. This is why, incredibly shortly after the new...
Siemoneit Racing might not be a very familiar name but their latest creation really shows their experience in this domain. The German tuners decided to create a tuning kit for the current Volkswagen Golf R, a package which brings significant power upgrades while there are some aesthetic tweaks as well. To start with, we will refer to the styling improvements...
Tuning companies of sufficient pedigree, the likes of ABT Sportsline, have gotten to a point where they preview new releases ahead of the motor shows at which they will be unveiling them. In this case, ABT Sportsline is giving us a little (although quite detailed) taster of what's to come at their stand at this fall's Frankfurt Motor Show. It...
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Leohold, Executive Director Volkswagen Group Research, has presented the Temporary Auto Pilot system at the final presentation of the EU research project HAVEit (Highly Automated Vehicles for Intelligent Transport). With this new driver assist system, the Germans from Volkswagen want to make a step ahead in this regard and provide the latest technology available as soon as...
The German tuners from Hofele-Design decided to develop a complete tuning program for the second-generation Volkswagen Touareg. The current German SUV has been revealed last year at the New York Auto Show and is designed to continue the successful story of the first-generation Touareg. The new tuning package developed by Hofele-Design is not making any compromise and upgrades all the...
We've been hearing a lot about the Volkswagen Beetle lately and even though it's not the most summer oriented of vehicles, it still has some news to share with us. The latest of which is possibly the best for the performance enthusiast within each and every one of them, it is an "R" version of the 2012 VW Beetle. In...
The new Volkswagen Beetle has been introduced in mid-April while the US pricing just few days ago. Today, the Germans from Volkswagen decided to release details on the Pre-Order Program for the new Beetle alongside the limited edition of the model, Black Turbo Launch Edition to be more precise. The new VW Beetle is scheduled to hit the showrooms this...
Interesting things happen when tuning companies get early access to new production models and the 2012 Volkswagen Beetle RS is definitely one of them. VWVortex are the creators of this wheeled mongrel and I suppose they aimed it at the never-ending list of people who say the Porsche 911 is nothing more than a hotted up Volkswagen Beetle. With inspiration...
Shortly after the UK division of Volkswagen Group released the pricing for the fuel-efficient Passat BlueMotion designed for the local market, the Germans announced the US pricing for the 2012 Volkswagen Beetle, the small but still funny frog. In terms of styling, the German model features a new set of 17-inch alloy wheels, an eight-speaker audio system and a new...
The Germans from Volkswagen officially announced that the BlueMotion version of the seventh generation Passat enters the UK market, the late July being the date when the British dealerships will deliver the first units. The new Volkswagen Passat BlueMotion has been revealed at the Geneva Motor Show somewhere in October it has set a new Guinness World Record for the...
There are plenty of car clubs and manufacturer fans around the world but to be honest, few are as numerous and as well organised as the crowd of Volkswagen Golf enthusiasts that gather round the Worthersee lake every year. As a returned favor to the great service these fans give the company, Volkswagen comes up every year with a few...
