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UPDATE: EVs Wearing “Voltswagen” Branding in America Really Is an Ill-Timed Hoax
UPDATE: EVs Wearing “Voltswagen” Branding in America Really Is an Ill-Timed Hoax

30 Mar 2021, 13:10 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Big disclaimer: they've outed the press release just a couple of days ahead of the traditional barrage of April Fool's Jokes, so take this with a pinch of salt

 
Volkswagen Teases Taigo Crossover Ahead of Official Debut This Summer
Volkswagen Teases Taigo Crossover Ahead of Official Debut This Summer

30 Mar 2021, 10:28 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / The Volkswagen Taigo is a small coupe-style crossover based on the Nivus, and will be aimed at European markets where it will arrive at the end of 2021

 
Volkswagen Becomes Voltswagen of America, and This Is Not a Joke
Volkswagen Becomes Voltswagen of America, and This Is Not a Joke

30 Mar 2021, 04:48 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The carmaker accidentally leaked a press release announcing the plan to rename U.S. electric operations, senior VW staff confirms it’s not an April Fools’ joke

 
Volkswagen Electric Pickup Truck Under Consideration for U.S. Market
Volkswagen Electric Pickup Truck Under Consideration for U.S. Market

29 Mar 2021, 18:35 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Tarok and Atlas Tanoak concepts aren't coming to the U.S. as production trucks, but an e-truck may be on the horizon

 
2024 Volkswagen ID.Buzz Electric Bus Going on Sale in America in 2023
2024 Volkswagen ID.Buzz Electric Bus Going on Sale in America in 2023

29 Mar 2021, 15:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It's just a one-year delay, since the Buzz was originally supposed to launch in 2022; at least now they have a platform to work with

 
Tuned Mustang GT Underestimates "Big Turbo" Golf GTI, Gets Completely Destroyed
Tuned Mustang GT Underestimates "Big Turbo" Golf GTI, Gets Completely Destroyed

26 Mar 2021, 09:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / While the 2019 Ford Mustang GT ten-speed automatic had received a 93-octane tune, the GTI had been gifted with more serious mods

 
Spring Thaw Nears, Final Winter Tips Come From Tanner Foust in Golf R and ID.4
Spring Thaw Nears, Final Winter Tips Come From Tanner Foust in Golf R and ID.4

26 Mar 2021, 08:06 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Check out the wildlife coming out to enjoy first signs of spring and Tanner Foust hooning the VW Golf R and ID.4 on the quickly melting snow in Michigan

 
2023 Volkswagen Amarok Pickup Truck Previewed by Official Design Teaser Sketch
2023 Volkswagen Amarok Pickup Truck Previewed by Official Design Teaser Sketch

25 Mar 2021, 15:11 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Ford may be testing the all-new Ranger as we speak, but Volkswagen still previews the Ranger-based Amarok through design sketches

 
515-HP Stage 2 Audi RS3's Schooling of a 414-HP VW Golf R Doesn't Go as Planned
515-HP Stage 2 Audi RS3's Schooling of a 414-HP VW Golf R Doesn't Go as Planned

25 Mar 2021, 09:01 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / You'd think that in an AWD vs. AWD race where weight doesn't really play a role, 100 hp should be enough to make a huge difference, but you'd be wrong

 
End of the ICE Age? VW Halts Development of New Gas and Diesel Engines
End of the ICE Age? VW Halts Development of New Gas and Diesel Engines

22 Mar 2021, 17:41 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Our grandparents may have witnessed the birth of colored TV, but we might just live through the switch from internal combustion engines to electric powertrains

 
2022 Volkswagen Golf R Dyno Results Are Here and They're Surprising
2022 Volkswagen Golf R Dyno Results Are Here and They're Surprising

20 Mar 2021, 01:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It's actually making 335 hp (340 PS) with more power likely to arrive at the end of the break-in period. But the DSG could also make this new Golf R faster

 
Volkswagen Transporter T6.1 Sportline Is the $60,000 Golf GTD of Vans
Volkswagen Transporter T6.1 Sportline Is the $60,000 Golf GTD of Vans

18 Mar 2021, 17:09 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Why someone would ever need a panel van that costs a fortune and looks like it could win at Le Mans is beyond us, but Volkswagen thinks it's a good idea

 
Volkswagen ID.4 Compared to Tesla Model Y, Seems to Fall Short
Volkswagen ID.4 Compared to Tesla Model Y, Seems to Fall Short

16 Mar 2021, 11:26 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The ID.4 is better suited to competing with a regular CUV than a Model Y, which just got a whole lot more expensive after the Standard Range model got canceled

 
2022 Volkswagen Golf R Flexes Torque Vectoring 4Motion Drift Mode in the Snow
2022 Volkswagen Golf R Flexes Torque Vectoring 4Motion Drift Mode in the Snow

16 Mar 2021, 08:07 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The new mode is a track-only affair, but that hasn't stopped the R from taking advantage of the low-grip qualities of some fresh snow to chase its tail

 
VW's "Battery Day" Is Called "Power Day," and Its "Gigafactory," "gigafactory"
VW's "Battery Day" Is Called "Power Day," and Its "Gigafactory," "gigafactory"

15 Mar 2021, 14:58 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / VW may not be overly inventive when it comes to naming its events and plants, but this "Power Day" shows the company leads the EV way for legacy carmakers

 
Volkswagen ID.4 to Slice Through America East-to-West
Volkswagen ID.4 to Slice Through America East-to-West

11 Mar 2021, 15:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Volkswagen to prove how worthy the electric ID.4 is by embarking on an 18-day journey across America on the eve of the start of deliveries

 
Mystery Audi Q9 Prototype Is Not What Everyone Thinks It Is
Mystery Audi Q9 Prototype Is Not What Everyone Thinks It Is

9 Mar 2021, 21:46 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / It seems like the odd-looking full-size SUV prototype we showed you yesterday testing in the snow is not the full-size Audi everyone was expecting after all

 
Lifted Golf GTI Rabbit Edition With Alltrack Suspension for Sale in Texas
Lifted Golf GTI Rabbit Edition With Alltrack Suspension for Sale in Texas

7 Mar 2021, 21:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A Golf GTI with strange but well-made mods is currently for sale in Texas; younger Golf fans seem to like these kinds of changes to the hatchback

 
“Henrik the Red” 1962 VW T1 Becomes a Playmobil Camping Bus for Just $50
“Henrik the Red” 1962 VW T1 Becomes a Playmobil Camping Bus for Just $50

6 Mar 2021, 07:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Oldtimers lent a reddish helping hand as the 1:18 scale set has been inspired by a real example from their collection

 
VW Announces OTA Updates for ID.3 and ID.4, Promises New Releases Every 3 Months
VW Announces OTA Updates for ID.3 and ID.4, Promises New Releases Every 3 Months

4 Mar 2021, 09:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen has officially announced that ID.3 and ID.4 models sold in Europe will be provided with OTA updates going forward