2 Apr 2014, 15:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ever wanted to get Prius fuel economy from a car with Golf GTI performance? Of curse you did, otherwise Volkswagen would have never put the Golf GTE into production. This is a brand new concept from...
2 Apr 2014, 07:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The seventh generation Volkswagen Passat is not that old, but it's exactly like one of those people who were born old, like a Benjamin Button without the getting younger part. That's becau...
31 Mar 2014, 16:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We were this close to adding "… because Russia" to our title (that's where the wrap is from) before we realized this used to be a cool customization option back in the day. Wha...
31 Mar 2014, 09:13 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Even though they use very similar engines, there's a huge power deficit between the 7th-generation VW Golf GTI and its kin from SEAT, the new Leon Cupra. On paper, 50 hp splits the GTI with Per...
27 Mar 2014, 17:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The seventh generation Golf hatch is a well built, well engineered family compact that's popular across Europe. Since the beginning of the year, we've watched VW push for the new 300 hp R ...
26 Mar 2014, 18:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Golf GTI might be the ultimate all-rounder of the hot hatch world, but for some people that's not enough. After the new Mk7 model went on sale last year, thousands of people bought the car ...
25 Mar 2014, 18:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Growing up in the early 2000's when the R32 was cool, I would have ever thought that a much smaller 2-liter engine fitted to a Golf Estate would one day make for one day make for a car that...
25 Mar 2014, 17:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Volkswagen Golf GTI is a car that really need no introduction. It's almost 40 years now, which mean's you have to treat it with the respect it deserves. But even Volkswagen is getting ...
25 Mar 2014, 14:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Thought Golf GTI is limited to the ABT parts catalog? Think again, nobody likes a Golf GTI that looks exactly like every other hot hatch out there, though some take things a little too far.
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25 Mar 2014, 09:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / For these American readers not familiar with the concept of a Golf Estate, let's just clarify that it's the same car as the Jetta SportWagen, only a lot newer. Over in Europe, a brand span...
22 Mar 2014, 09:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Last year, Volkswagen Group sold close to 10 million vehicles, their most successful year ever. And yet according the officials, this is only the tip of what they can do, as platform modularity will...
19 Mar 2014, 14:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Because of the way emissions regulation work in places like California, new engines in general and especially new diesel engines arrive in America a bit later than everywhere else in the world.
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19 Mar 2014, 12:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / What could be more interesting than the most mainstream German car tuned by a company you've probably never heard of before?
Caught in the middle of the biggest market, family compacts, the ...
13 Mar 2014, 17:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Anybody with money to spend on a BMW ActiveHybrid or Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid will tell you electrified performance is nothing new. But what if your credit will only stretch to about €30,000...
12 Mar 2014, 19:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Unsung heroes are common in the auto industry and the VW Polo is definitely one of them. Often called the shrunken Golf, this supermini has topped 14 million units produced since 1975, through five ...
12 Mar 2014, 17:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen is sure taking its sweet time with the current generation Scirocco coupe. A bit like MINI hardtop, it's a throwback to bygone years, but unlike the Brit the generations aren't c...
12 Mar 2014, 09:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / On Tuesday, March 11th, Volkswagen UK announced advanced sales of the latest Golf version, the all-electric e-Golf. Orders for the car can already be placed, but only through 24 specialized retailer...
12 Mar 2014, 09:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Slowly but surely, the seventh generation Golf family which Germans have been able to buy since 2012 is finding its way to the US. Short of the mighty near-300-hp R version, this is as good as it�...
9 Mar 2014, 08:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A couple of weeks ago a new report surfaced claiming that Ford is planning to launch a new Ford Focus RS with 330 horsepower coming from a 2.3-liter EcoBoost engine. Very interesting news indeed, bu...
7 Mar 2014, 16:29 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We all miss the VR6. It had character and presence in a way few other models of its time did. However, even though it packs a downsized 2-liter turbo, the new Golf R has a fantastically fruity exhau...