Volkswagen Up! Gets ASG Automated Manual Transmission in the UK
2 Aug 2012, 12:40 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / VW’s British division today announced the introduction of an automated manual gearbox (ASG) for the Up! city car. The new transmission, which comes with a price of GBP595 (EUR753 or $931.5) at...
VW Golf 6 GTI ECU Remap by mcchip-dkr
1 Aug 2012, 12:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Volkswagen might be preparing to launch the 7th generation of the Golf, but it will certainly take a while until we get the hot hatch GTI version, so, for now, tuners are focusing on the Golf VI GTI...
VW Transporter T5 2.0 TDI Tuned by mcchip-dkr
31 Jul 2012, 12:16 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / When we drove the VW Transporter, we discovered not just a trusty partner that can wear both an office attire and rubber boots, but also an extremely fun car hidden in a van apparel. Our test car wa...
Skoda Posts Good Financial Results for First Half of 2012
27 Jul 2012, 12:16 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Skoda today released its financial results for the first half of the current year, with the company reporting an increase on multiple fronts. Customer deliveries saw an increase of 8.4 percent to 49...
iPhone 5 Car Connection: Incompatibility Possible
27 Jul 2012, 09:52 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Convincing automakers to create a standard for anything is one of the most difficult things in the industry,but some efforts have been made, especially for areas like is plug-in electric vehicles an...
VW Wants Marchionne to Resign from ACEA Position Over Pricing Dispute
27 Jul 2012, 09:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Tensions are rising on the European car scene, as the industry begins to suffer as a result of bad sales. Now, VW are threatening to leave the European automotive industry group ACEA (European Autom...
Volkswagen to Bring Phaeton Back to US
27 Jul 2012, 08:57 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Volkswagen sold the Paheton in the US from 2004 to 2006, selling just over 2,000 units in the process. However, this sales figure was far off what they were planning to sell and 2006 was the last ye...
Germany Planning Complete Invasion of Britain - VW May Buy Lotus!
25 Jul 2012, 11:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After changing owners and firing its CEO, the ‘Lotus story’ is set to take another very unexpected turn. According to pistoneahds.com, VW has apparently manifested interest in purchasing...
Next Volkswagen GTI to Get More Power - GTD May Be Coming to US
24 Jul 2012, 10:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The best of the current crop front-wheel drive only hot hatches have already surpassed the 250 hp mark, while cars like the sixth generation VW Golf GTI, and the Civic Type R, are still stuck around...
Skoda Planning to Push New Octavia Upmarket
24 Jul 2012, 09:36 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Skoda’s Octavia is easily one of the most successful cars not made by a gigantic manufacturer (albeit one that is part of a gigantic carmaker). It has sold really well throughout most of Europ...
VW Reveals Redesigned Gol and Voyage
21 Jul 2012, 09:16 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / If you live outside of South America, it is very unlikely that you have ever heard of the Volkswagen Gol. We are sure you are also not aware of the fact that it has been the best selling car in the ...
Volkswagen Beetle Convertible Launch Confirmed for Late 2012
19 Jul 2012, 08:06 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / VW recently issued a press release with the updates for the 2013 model year and while other models come with minor changes, the Beetle is set to receive an important gift: a Convertible version. The...
Borat Drives a Volkswagen TSI
18 Jul 2012, 11:32 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Before Borat went on to become a dictator, he didn't get to drive gold-plated tanks, he drove a normal car like you and me (presuming that we're not writing this piece of news for those of...
Volkswagen US Finally Replacing Five-Cylinder Engine With 1.8 TSI
18 Jul 2012, 07:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Europeans have always had a dim view of the fact that both the 2014 model-year Jetta, sold in the US came as standard with an antiquated 2.5-liter engine. Now, prospective VW buyers from the US can ...
Volkswagen Transporter California Special Edition Announced
14 Jul 2012, 08:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Germans love their Transporters, so much, in fact, that even VW which is a very conservative brand, makes some rather interesting special editions based on it. One of these is the California, a spec...
Volkswagen Transporter T5 Made Even Cooler by Hartmann
13 Jul 2012, 07:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / VW’s vans are as iconic as automotive icons get, conjuring up images of hippies, surfboards and peace, as well as excellent reliability and decent handling. Now in its 5th generation, the VW&r...
VW Golf Cabriolet Touched by Schmidt Revolution
10 Jul 2012, 11:58 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Volkswagen is preparing to give us a new generation of the Golf, but for now we must focus on the current one and we’ll take a trip to the tuning world in order to do this. Don’t worr...
Unconscious Driver Accelerates Uncontrollably in Korea
6 Jul 2012, 07:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While you may have heard about the problem of sudden acceleration caused by malfunctioning cruise control systems, well now the cause of this incident was actually a malfunctioning person. Apparentl...
VW Takes Over Porsche for $5.6 Billion
5 Jul 2012, 15:57 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Volkswagen Group today announced that it has managed to fully acquire the Porsche brand, with the company set to buy the remaining 50.1 percent stake in the sports car producer for a price of EU...
New Volkswagen CC On Sale in Australia
5 Jul 2012, 08:56 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Volkswagen recently introduced the new CC to the Australian market and the company is expecting the model to be a successful one, after the previous model was well received Down Under. Customers ...