Fiat has pulled off a neat little prank, possibly without even knowing. In the Google Street View image at the entrance to Volkswagen headquarters in Sweden sits a Fiat 500, which could have been placed there while the Google Maps car drove past. Pretty neat huh? It is believed the […]
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Toyota overtakes GM as world’s biggest car company
Toyota has overtaken General Motors as the world’s largest car company. The news comes as the 2012 first quarter sales figures come through. General Motors overtook Toyota last year as the world’s biggest car company, but now the wheels have turned. According to the figures, Toyota has sold 2.49 million […]
2012 Volkswagen Scirocco R review (video)
Volkswagen is renowned for its efficiency, build quality, and somewhat conservative and sure-footed approach to vehicles. The 2012 Volkswagen Scirocco R is the company’s spiciest new model, spiking the showroom punchbowl with flamboyant styling, serious performance, and a dash of insanity. 2012 VOLKSWAGEN SCIROCCO R – PROS AND CONS PROS: […]
BSR Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 35 tuning kit with 230kW
BSR has developed a tuning program for the Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 35, taking power out to an STI-crushing 230kW. The program is also available for other 2.0 TFSI-powered Volkswagens and Audis. BSR first started out as a Swedish tuning company specialising in Volvos. Nowadays, the company has expanded to […]
Audi agrees to buy Ducati for 860 million euros – UPDATE
Audi has apparently agreed to buy Italian sports motorbike maker Ducati for a sum of 860 million euros (approximately AU$1.085 billion). There were reports floating around speculating the idea, but now it seems Volkswagen Group has taken the plunge. It was previously thought Mercedes-Benz’s sport car subsidiary AMG was interested […]
Superchips Volkswagen Polo GTI offers 20kW boost
Superchips in the UK has announced its latest ECU upgrade for the current Volkswagen Polo GTI. Superchips is Volkswagen Racing’s official tuning partner, and has been for over 10 years. The Volkswagen Polo GTI is one of the best small hot hatches money can buy at the moment. It comes […]
2012 World Car of the Year winner is the Volkswagen Up!
The 2012 World Car of the Year results are out, and it’s the Volkswagen Up! that has been crowned the overall winner. Awards were announced at the 2012 New York International Auto Show, currently underway in the US. The annual awards are a result of 66 international journalists from 25 […]
Top 10 performance station wagons (2012)
The handy station wagon; we love them here in Australia. Almost everyone has resorted to one, whether it was for a camping trip, picking up a new TV, or your first date – please spare us the details in the comments section below. Once seen as a boring soccer mum […]