The latest VW Touareg is a handsome SUV and it looks especially fine in widebody kits. JE Design has come up with a new one for it. Read More… The kit is pretty substantial, but looks familiar to those who’ve seen other JE’s works. It’s got a sport front grille, revised bumpers, chin spoiler, fog [...]

Volkswagen revealed a number of different concept cars based on the up! city car at this year’s IAA. But among them the Cross up! is most likely to make it into production as the five-door up! Read More… For the five-door up! VW decided not jut add the rear doors, but to differentiate the car [...]

From 2012 Volkswagen will offer the Amarok pickup truck with an 8-speed automatic transmission option. Read More… It’s not about showing off that car makers put more gears in their boxes anymore. These units have undeniable performance and economic advantages. In Amarok’s case, when combined with BlueMotion Technology it’ll deliver greater ride comfort and good [...]

Today we featured a couple of good commercials, and this one is possibly the best of the lot! This very simple ad for the 2012 Volkswagen Passat TDI delivers the message that you can cover such long distances on one tank that between the trips to the pumps you can learn a new language! When [...]

Volkswagen unveiled the hotted up version of the new Beetle, in concept form, at Frankfurt Motor Show. Read More… The high-performance Beetle R comes with a body kit featuring new bumpers at front and rear, rear diffuser and a tall rear wing, wider fenders, “Serious Grey” pain job, 20-inch “Talladega” alloy wheels, and blue brake [...]

Volkswagen really is not helping the new Beetle with the commercials and TV campaigns it’s planning. First they likened the car to a disgusting bug, then put it on Oprah, then in a Britney Spears music video, and now this high five commercial. Following this pattern you can’t help but think this car is for [...]

Edition 35 celebrates the 35th anniversary of the hot hatch daddy, Golf GTI. Volkswagen says it doesn’t mean the car is having a midlife crisis! Far from it actually… Read More… Powered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged engine producing 235 PS (25 more than the standard GTI) and 300 Nm (221 lbs ft) of torque, the [...]

Turns out Audi Urban Concept is not the only weird thing at this year’s IAA, because Volkswagen is bringing this, the NILS concept. Read More… Like the Audi, the NILS is a compact urban commuter powered by electricity and features a bubble cockpit, wing doors and free-standing wheels. Unlike the Audi two it can only [...]

Volkswagen released the official pictures and details of the new up!, a car that they think will become a best seller. Read More… The up! will makes its debut at Frankfurt motor show in September, and will be launched in Europe in December. The car will be a direct rival for the Toyota iQ, and [...]

Didn’t know Scirocco R-Cup is actually so popular! They’ve just launched a live-streaming iPhone app that lets you watch the races, live, wherever you are. Even F1 doesn’t have that! Read More… The app, available for iPod Touch as well, also includes news about the series, tracks and drivers as well as photos, videos, results [...]

As always, ABT tuning kits are quite busy. In Volkswagen’s Tiguan‘s case though, it’s a good thing. Read More… You see the standard Tiguan has a very serious face. this ABT kit with a new grille, door strip attachments, side skirts, rear apron and new tailpipes, give it a more funky, or sporty if you [...]

Volkswagen says the new 2012 Beetle is a more masculine car. Well, it sure is bit more muscular and doesn’t feature a stupid flower vase. But that’s not enough to shake off the associated image. The problem is, no man would ever want such a car in the first place, so they better stop forcing [...]

Volkswagen is still reluctant to join the horsepower war in the hot hatch segment, and is preparing only a mild power boost for the next generation golf GTI. Read More… The current 2.0 liter turbo four-banger will be get a light tweak up to 220 bhp. Instead of adding loads of power to their car, [...]

Jay Leno as has recently been in Germany for vacation. But even vacation for this guy is full of car stuff! We told you about his AMG visit, but that was not all. After Affalterbach he went to Wolfsburg to try out the all-new 2012 Beetle. Before that though, he warmed up in an original [...]

Siemoneit Racing has got a bit carried away with the idea of a hot hatchback, and came up with a 530-hp package for the Golf R. Read More… Well, realistically they offer 355 hp with the conventional package, but they say they can modify the R’s turbo engine in a way that it makes 530 [...]