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Tesla vs VW, Did a Recent Company Meeting Reveal VW Is Salty Over Tesla's Success?
Tesla vs VW, Did a Recent Company Meeting Reveal VW Is Salty Over Tesla's Success?

5 Nov 2021, 14:34 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / It's a not-so-well-kept secret that electric vehicles were not the highest priority for VW, at least initially. That was until the rise of Elon Musk's Tesla

 
2021 Volkswagen Taigo Launched as the (Relatively) Poor Man’s Audi Q8
2021 Volkswagen Taigo Launched as the (Relatively) Poor Man’s Audi Q8

4 Nov 2021, 14:35 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Based on the same platform as the Polo, the Volkswagen Taigo crossover coupe is now available for order in the United Kingdom

 
Rare VW Beetle Spent 52 Years in a Junkyard, Gets Rescued for Full Restoration
Rare VW Beetle Spent 52 Years in a Junkyard, Gets Rescued for Full Restoration

4 Nov 2021, 13:52 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This Beetle won't go anywhere under its own power anytime soon, but it's mostly complete and it still has its numbers-matching boxer engine

 
2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz Spied With Autonomous Driving Tech, Production Body
2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz Spied With Autonomous Driving Tech, Production Body

4 Nov 2021, 09:26 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volkswagen engineers have been spotted while testing an advanced prototype of the ID.Buzz. It came with self-driving technology and dedicated sensors

 
VW ID.BUZZ Crashes the ID.5 Live Presentation to Tease Future Customers
VW ID.BUZZ Crashes the ID.5 Live Presentation to Tease Future Customers

3 Nov 2021, 15:08 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The electric version of the VW Bus will be produced in the U.S. in 2022. Despite the disguise, it’s the first official presentation of the production version

 
Porsche 911 GT3 RS Drag Races Tesla-Powered VW Beetle Tire Shredder
Porsche 911 GT3 RS Drag Races Tesla-Powered VW Beetle Tire Shredder

3 Nov 2021, 12:36 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / We're tempted to characterize this race as "old meets new", but in reality, we could use that to describe just one of the two vehicles involved

 
Volkswagen Reveals ID.5 and ID.5 GTX Before It Was Supposed to Do It
Volkswagen Reveals ID.5 and ID.5 GTX Before It Was Supposed to Do It

3 Nov 2021, 11:09 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The company scheduled a live presentation for its electric SUV coupe in the afternoon. However, all articles about it started popping up in the morning

 
From Donks to a VW Touareg on Massive Wheels, Florida Car Gathering Has ’Em All
From Donks to a VW Touareg on Massive Wheels, Florida Car Gathering Has ’Em All

3 Nov 2021, 11:31 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / This old Volkswagen Touareg looks like a horse carriage, bar the pulling power, with its oversized wheels that appear to be around 30 inches or so in diameter

 
QuantumScape Confirms Solid-State Cell Performance Numbers With Third-Party Tests
QuantumScape Confirms Solid-State Cell Performance Numbers With Third-Party Tests

2 Nov 2021, 09:19 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The single-layer cells retained more than 80% of capacity after 800 tests, which would be equivalent to 240,000 miles in a 300-mile battery pack

 
Going Fast on a Budget: Turbo VWs Engage in 1/4 Mile Fun
Going Fast on a Budget: Turbo VWs Engage in 1/4 Mile Fun

1 Nov 2021, 18:17 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / The turbocharged 1.8-liter engine has proven to be a fan-favorite among Volkswagen enthusiasts and today we get to see how it performs on three different cars

 
2022 Volkswagen Jetta Priced From $20,195, Sporty GLI Variant a $30,995 Affair
2022 Volkswagen Jetta Priced From $20,195, Sporty GLI Variant a $30,995 Affair

1 Nov 2021, 14:57 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / All 2022 VW Jetta variants, aside from the GLI, are powered by a 1.5-liter turbocharged engine, making 158 hp and 184 lb-ft of torque

 
1969 VW Beetle Is a Distant RX-7 Relative, Should Not Be Underestimated
1969 VW Beetle Is a Distant RX-7 Relative, Should Not Be Underestimated

1 Nov 2021, 13:51 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / If you can't afford a high-horsepower build, going lightweight is your best option of having a fast car. And this VW Beetle now has Japanese DNA to work with

 
VW Tech Hub Working To Provide Porsche Taycan With an 80% Charge in Just 10 Minutes
VW Tech Hub Working To Provide Porsche Taycan With an 80% Charge in Just 10 Minutes

1 Nov 2021, 13:15 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / The VW Group’s Innovation Hub in Knoxville has expanded its research collaboration with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory

 
SEMA Golf and Atlas Harlequins on Unique Milk Crate Rotiforms Is Plain Meme Craziness
SEMA Golf and Atlas Harlequins on Unique Milk Crate Rotiforms Is Plain Meme Craziness

30 Oct 2021, 08:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / VW enthusiast Jamie Orr was allowed to own the only two matching Rotiform CRT sets with Harlequin paintjob and milk crate-inspired design in the world

 
Tesla Only Leads in Familiarity in Chinese Research About EV Brands Perception
Tesla Only Leads in Familiarity in Chinese Research About EV Brands Perception

27 Oct 2021, 10:32 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / BYD leads in popularity, NIO in reputation, and Li Auto in recommendation, a ranking in which Tesla does not even appear

 
VW of America CEO Says Union $4,500 EV Incentive is Fundamentally Wrong
VW of America CEO Says Union $4,500 EV Incentive is Fundamentally Wrong

25 Oct 2021, 11:39 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Scott Keogh stated that the incentive would discriminate against cars made in America simply because their plants are not unionized

 
Examining the Capable EA888 Evo4 Engine That Powers the Latest Golf GTI and Golf R
Examining the Capable EA888 Evo4 Engine That Powers the Latest Golf GTI and Golf R

23 Oct 2021, 11:26 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Codenamed EA888 Evo4, this 2.0-liter can produce either 241 or 315 hp in VW's latest Golf GTI and R models thanks to the advanced technologies it utilizes

 
VW Arteon R Shooting Brake Mixes It With Supercars, See What You’re Missing Stateside
VW Arteon R Shooting Brake Mixes It With Supercars, See What You’re Missing Stateside

22 Oct 2021, 08:26 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / They may have been denied U.S. visas, but the Shooting Brake and R variants of the 2022 Volkswagen Arteon are doing quite fine in Europe

 
Kia Stinger GT Races VW Arteon R, AWD Works Wonders in the Wet
Kia Stinger GT Races VW Arteon R, AWD Works Wonders in the Wet

20 Oct 2021, 18:58 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / As pointless as it may seem, a drag race between an Arteon R and a Stinger GT can still point out some of the differences between these two cars

 
Abandoned Property Hides a Small Junkyard, Includes Rare Eastern European Cars
Abandoned Property Hides a Small Junkyard, Includes Rare Eastern European Cars

20 Oct 2021, 15:12 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Most of them are just mundane automobiles from the 1980s and 1990s, but two of them are from a brand you don't see very often today