20 Sep 2013, 12:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / At the Volkswagen preview media event in Frankfurt, big boss Martin Winterkorn revealed the Group's electric plans for the future, saying they want to become the biggest name in the electric mo...
19 Sep 2013, 15:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Oh how the hot hatch market has changed over these odd years. The Golf GTI used to be a three-door, the size of the our current Polo, but it's grown into a luxury mobile with a big engine. Is t...
19 Sep 2013, 15:37 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / German automaker Volkswagen wants to start selling electric cars in the United States in 2015, executive vice president for VW of America, Marc Trahan, revealed earlier this week.
According to Th...
18 Sep 2013, 08:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Most companies say their cheap sedan are designed for the younger generation, but Volkswagen USA says "bull, our Jetta and Passat buyers are over 30".
And if they're over 30, that ...
14 Sep 2013, 14:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Be advised, this story might contain personal opinions. Continue reading at your own discretion.
Car companies give us new eco models every other week to ensure we’re buying. But have you r...
13 Sep 2013, 17:14 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Small three-cylinder engines have become widespread in the auto industry, much more so now when fuel prices are so high.
Volkswagen’s head of R&D, Dr. Hans-Jakob Neusser told auto journ...
12 Sep 2013, 15:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Martin Winterkorn has always been that "I want everything" type of guy, and at the Frankfurt Motor Show he pointed Volkswagen's compass in a completely new direction.
The VW Group ...
10 Sep 2013, 11:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen has in the past few years become obsessed with creating a core brand identity in terms of design. Some say they make different sizes of the same sausage car, while others appreciate their...
10 Sep 2013, 10:37 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The opening of the IAA 2013 brings us a fresh perspective on the hot hatch world, as Volkswagen's stand brings with it a game-changer.
The A7 generation of the Golf made its debut about a ye...
9 Sep 2013, 07:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Germans are known for their excellent build quality, but now and then they make a mistake, like that ongoing problem of the DSG gearboxes.
It seems the new VW Golf is going to suffer its firs...
6 Sep 2013, 09:36 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van is one of the most successful large vans in the world, while its rebadged version, the Volkswagen Crafter, is somewhat riding on its success wave.
Both vans are man...
5 Sep 2013, 07:55 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Volkswagen’s 261 MPG XL1 hybrid will go on sale with a price tag of €110,000 (about $145,000 at current exchange rates), German website Wirtschafts Woche reports, adding that the company ...
4 Sep 2013, 16:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Usually when somebody tells me Volkswagen is not a good company because they don't make people's cars any more, I tell them to go buy a bicycle or a Citroen. Both are about as fast, but th...
4 Sep 2013, 07:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / I know I've talked about the new Golf R way too much, but it really is an impressive machine. Ahead of its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show next week, Volkswagen has dropped a lot more photos ...
3 Sep 2013, 14:22 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This next video perfectly demonstrates why rich people buy big SUVs, seemingly for no other reason than to show off and go to the market. It's because in the even of a crash, no amount of Euro ...
2 Sep 2013, 10:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / In many ways, the VW Golf is a perfect demonstration of the difference between what regular people want to buy and what crazy journalists think they should buy.
With four wheel drive and a turboc...
26 Aug 2013, 12:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Slow news day? Yep, you bet! Which gives us time to catch up on the latest acceleration tests. This one is the first that caught out attention. It's for the latest BlueMotion Golf, a car you no...
26 Aug 2013, 09:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If there's one thing the guys at SchwabenFolia are good at, it's wrapping cool Volkswagen hot hatches. They've done the Golf GTI, the Polo GTI and now the ultimate version of the Scir...
23 Aug 2013, 15:35 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Earlier today, we told you about VW's new clean and green van, the Caddy BlueMotion. It's fitted with a 1.6-liter TDI engine and has been tuned for economy above almost everything else.
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23 Aug 2013, 09:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen Germany has announced the launch of the first BlueMotion version of the Caddy van, which gets a combined fuel consumption of just 4.5 liters per 100 km, equal to 62.7 mpg for you future U...