The Volkswagen Golf GTD, GTI and R are excellent cars, there is no denying that. One thing a lot of people believe they fall short on, however, is their appearance. “It’s a bit boring to look at”, they say, or “it looks too much like the standard car”. Not a view I agree with personally […]
Facelifted Volkswagen Golf unveiled
Say hello to the new Volkswagen Golf. Well, I say ‘new’ but, really, it’s just been tweaked. As you can see, it looks very similar to the current Golf. The big changes are more to do with engines and technology. Starting with the engines, the headline powertrain is the new four-cylinder 1.5-litre ‘TSI Evo’ which […]
Gallery: A morning at Volkswagen’s Autostadt
Earlier this year, a friend and I spent a weekend in Germany visiting the Mercedes-Benz and Porsche museums in Stuttgart followed by a nice long drive up to Wolfsburg to visit Volkswagen’s Autostadt. Some of you may have already seen the pictures from the Porsche and Mercedes museums. If you haven’t, though, you can see […]
Goodwood Festival of Speed Preview
The Goodwood Festival of Speed takes place this weekend (June 24th-26th) and this year’s theme is Full Throttle – The Endless Pursuit of Power. Sounds exciting, doesn’t it? BMW will be the manufacturer in the spotlight at this year’s Festival of Speed as it celebrates its 100th anniversary. That famous central feature will be hosting the […]
Gallery: The 2016 London Motor Show
It’s been a few days since the 2016 London Motor Show finished and everywhere I look, people are still talking about it. I went on the Saturday, when it was open to the public, and it was very, very busy. This made it pretty difficult to get good photos of all of the cars on […]
VW Golf GTI Clubsport S announced
Before the Golf GTI Clubsport has even been released, Volkswagen have announced that they have produced a more hardcore and track-focussed version – the Clubsport S. It’s due to be unveiled at next week’s Wörthersee meet, an annual event in Austria which celebrates fast VW culture. The new Clubsport S is not only more powerful than […]
Volkswagen unveils 375bhp Polo R WRC concept
Anyone who follows the World Rally Championship will know that Volkswagen have already won the first three races this season with their Polo R WRC. Has that stopped them from preparing to continue their domination in 2017? Of course not. This is a concept design for next year’s car. Volkswagen say the new car will […]
New Volkswagen Up to debut at Geneva
Volkswagen have announced that they will be unveiling a turbocharged Up at the Geneva motor show which takes place at the beginning of March. The new 1.0-litre three-cylinder turbocharged engine churns out 89bhp and 118lb ft of torque over 1500rpm. That’s a considerable improvement on the two naturally aspirated engines which produce 59bhp and 74bhp […]
Looking ahead to Volkswagen Concept cars.
Volkswagen have been in the news a lot, with bad news somewhat overshadowing good. I want to take your attention away from that, though, and share with you my excitement for some of the German manufacturer’s future plans. I’m a HUGE Volkswagen fan, you see. I admire Volkswagen not only because of their recent cars, but […]
An Electric Volkswagen Camper Van Could Be In The Future
Volkswagen’s classic camper van has become somewhat of a cult classic in recent years. With the trend of electric cars becoming more popular, Volkswagen might want to put a bit of classic zeal to the market. Autocar says that Dr. Heinz-Jakob Neusser, one of the members of VW’s board, revealed at the New York Auto […]