In a new marketing campaign for the 2012 Ford Focus ST, Ford asked rally and drift pro Ken Block to ‘race’ drift champion Vaughn Gittin Jr., with Block driving the Focus and Vaughn Gittin Jr. in the latest Volkswagen Golf GTI. Of course, the race is skewed towards the Ford, but […]
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Volkswagen Taigun concept previews new sub-Tiguan model
Volkswagen has given us all a preview of a new SUV that it is apparently planning which will sit underneath the Tiguan, in terms of size and price. Called the Volkswagen Taigun concept, the sporty SUV has just been unveiled at the 2012 Sao Paulo Motor Show in Brazil. Looking […]
Volkswagen Polo R production car to debut at Geneva
Volkswagen will unveil the all-new high performance Volkswagen Polo R at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show in March. This will be the company’s smallest super-hot hatch, at least before the Up! GT comes along later next year. Ulrich Hackenberg, Volkswagen head of research, recently confirmed the new model will debut […]
Volkswagen Up! GT sports variant confirmed
Volkswagen development boss has confirmed a Volkswagen Up! GT sports version is on the way. The Up! is the company’s smallest vehicle, heading to Australian showrooms later this year. (Rendered speculation only) It was previously speculated that Volkswagen would introduce a performance version of the new city car, but now […]
2013 Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk7 revealed in concept form
Images of the 2013 Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk7, or at least a near-production concept version, have been revealed online. These breaking images were first picked up by Autobild in Germany, providing an early glimpse of the new model before it goes on sale next year. According to the publication, this […]
2012 Volkswagen Golf GTD review (video)
You are looking at one of the best small all-rounders currently on the market. The 2012 Volkswagen Golf GTD offers quality, performance, equipment, practicality, economy, and a hint of prestige. What more could you need? 2012 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTD – PROS AND CONS PROS: Brilliant fuel economy; we average 6.7L/100km […]
Porsche Boxster now produced at Volkswagen plant
Due to increasing demands for Porsche’s other vehicles, production of the new Porsche Boxster has been shifted from the company’s Stuttgart-based Zuffenhausen plant to Volkswagen’s Osnabruck plant. The previous generation Porsche Boxster was built at the company’s Valmet facilities in Finland. For the latest model, production was taken care of […]
2014 Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk7 ‘Carbon Fibre Edition’ – report
Yes, the hotly anticipated 2013 Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk7 could be about to get much hotter, with the introduction of a ‘Carbon Edition’. The sporty lightweight is set to lose up to 200kg. (Regular new 2013 Golf Mk7 TSI shown) According to a recent Autocar report in the UK, Volkswagen […]