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2013 VW Beetle Coupe and Cabriolet Exclusive Editions
2013 VW Beetle Coupe and Cabriolet Exclusive Editions

16 Nov 2012, 09:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Special editions are the bread and butter of expensive compact cars like the MINI or VW Beetle, and this became abundantly clear today. It’s only been a week since the new Beetle Cabriolet wen...

 
VW Polo GTD Coming to India in 2013
VW Polo GTD Coming to India in 2013

15 Nov 2012, 16:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / India’s love of cool cars is only matched by their problems with high taxation and expensive fuel. So to solve the problem, Volkswagen is going to offer a hot diesel in India. And by hot we me...

 
Volkswagen Deliveries Until October Up 11.2%
Volkswagen Deliveries Until October Up 11.2%

13 Nov 2012, 15:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Volkswagen has announced an increase in their January to October deliveries by 11.2% compared to the same period of last year. They managed to deliver 4.72-million units, compared to last year&rsquo...

 
Ferdinand Piech Will Stay at VW Until 2016 to Guide Furhter Expansion
Ferdinand Piech Will Stay at VW Until 2016 to Guide Furhter Expansion

13 Nov 2012, 09:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Ferdinand Piech has been at the head of the VW group for the last 18 years, and despite having reached the age of 75 himself, he does not plan to retire any time soon. In fact, he sees more room for...

 
Next Volkswagen Scirocco Through the Eyes of a Design Student
Next Volkswagen Scirocco Through the Eyes of a Design Student

12 Nov 2012, 14:08 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While everybody may say that the current iteration of Volkswagen’s Scirocco is a nice looking car, we say that while it may look good from some angles, it looks odd and disproportionate from o...

 
Volkswagen Phaeton Receives Premium Package
Volkswagen Phaeton Receives Premium Package

8 Nov 2012, 10:15 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The VW Phaeton is starting to show its age and thus the automotive producer is gifting the car with various features in order to compensate for this. To be more specific, Volkswagen has announced a ...

 
VW Golf VII Pre-Orders Reach 40,000!
VW Golf VII Pre-Orders Reach 40,000!

8 Nov 2012, 08:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / With only a few days before deliveries start, Volkswagen announces today that the new Golf is already a success story. Following its Debut at the Paris Motor Show in September, the Golf MkVII has...

 
2013 VW Golf VII Commercial: People are People Ft. Dave Gahan
2013 VW Golf VII Commercial: People are People Ft. Dave Gahan

7 Nov 2012, 08:45 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen is turning the new Golf into a modern classic already, making it look not brand spanking new, but at home in your life. Their commercials for the MkVII have been clutter-free and lacking ...

 
2013 Volkswagen Beetle Fender Edition US Pricing Released
2013 Volkswagen Beetle Fender Edition US Pricing Released

6 Nov 2012, 13:16 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Volkswagen has recently announced the US pricing for the Beetle Fender Edition, which can be yours starting from $25,235 (this includes a $795 destination charge). The aforementioned price can be tr...

 
Volkswagen Amarok Gets 180 HP Engine and Optional BlueMotion
Volkswagen Amarok Gets 180 HP Engine and Optional BlueMotion

6 Nov 2012, 10:49 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Amarok is VW’s attempt at conquering the double-cab pick-up market, with a vehicle which tries to bring some of the German brand’s familiar qualities to a sector where most rivals bo...

 
The German El Camino: VW Jetta Pickup
The German El Camino: VW Jetta Pickup

1 Nov 2012, 16:29 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / In American, they call anything with a V8 a “nice car”. A small block engine that would be too big for a Mercedes S-Class is considered tiny, or at least that used to be the case. Mea...

 
Consumers Ignoring ‘Consumer Reports’ Reports
Consumers Ignoring ‘Consumer Reports’ Reports

1 Nov 2012, 09:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that no matter how much automakers try to improve the quality of their products, if they used to have a bad image, it is extremely difficult to shake off - Hyundai, for instance, while othe...

 
VW Explains Advantages of Jetta Hybrid, Despite Not Having Best-In-Class Economy
VW Explains Advantages of Jetta Hybrid, Despite Not Having Best-In-Class Economy

31 Oct 2012, 13:40 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Hybrid vehicles are always bought for their promise of superior economy and efficiency figures, over their conventionally-powered stablemates, or most other regular cars, for that matter. Manufactur...

 
Marchionne Proposes Opel and Peugeot Merger to Match VW in Europe
Marchionne Proposes Opel and Peugeot Merger to Match VW in Europe

31 Oct 2012, 09:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / All European automakers are feeling the strain of the tense economic situation currently sweeping the continent. However, aside from the Wolfsburg giant, VW, who seems to be doing OK, for the given ...

 
New Volkswagen Santana Gets Launched in China
New Volkswagen Santana Gets Launched in China

30 Oct 2012, 16:25 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / In an effort to distance itself from the image of ‘the manufacturer with the old cars’, VW has been slowly phasing out all its very old models, still in production. While most of their c...

 
VW Introduces LPG on the Golf VI
VW Introduces LPG on the Golf VI

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Alex Tudorache / In an effort to make cars greener, Volkswagen has introduced for the Mk VI Golf an LPG version. The car is powered by a 1.6-liter engine that runs on both petrol and liquified petroleum gas (LPG). ...

 
World's 2009 Best Engine List
World's 2009 Best Engine List

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Vali Mihaescu / Ward's Automotive Group announced the 2009 best engines list, which which people say it would probably reshape the US automotive landscape. Ward's list is a prestigious recognition brought...

 
Porsche's VW Deal Put on Hold
Porsche's VW Deal Put on Hold

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Last week, Porsche SE announced that it intends to take full control of German carmaker Volkswagen by increasing its stake from 42.6 percent to 75 percent, a move that turned VW into the most valuab...

 
Volkswagen Reports Poor Sales in December
Volkswagen Reports Poor Sales in December

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / There's no wonder that automakers report very low sales in most markets, so today's piece of news telling you about poor sales brought by Volkswagen follows the same pessimistic trend. Acc...

 
Top Phaeton to Be Priced at £75,395
Top Phaeton to Be Priced at £75,395

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen has just unveiled the prices of the 2009 Phaeton, with the basic variant of the luxury sedan available for 44,235 pounds. The standard model comes with a 3.0-liter engine outputting a max...