Posts Tagged ‘Volkswagen’

Volkswagen has simultaneously debuted the new Beetle this week both at the New York AND Chinese auto shows, in probably the biggest coup yet for the fast, fast-growing Shanghai show. ...

Volkswagen has saved the home to one of its most famous cars. Fittingly, it’s with the car that later saved the brand when the Beetle was substituted from the mainstream. ...

It is now common to experience the same engine in a multitude of cars. The VW Group 1.9 TDI was my first experience of omnipresence, but thanks to intra-brand deals, ...

God is in the details, and how VW engineers know this. The 2011 VW Passat is a masterpiece of detail engineering – taking the base of the existing Passat and ...

The Volkswagen Golf Bluemotion has a speedometer that reads up to 160mph. Slightly optimistic, that: the official top speed is 118mph. It still would have earned me top rankings in ...

It’s the little details that car geeks delight in, and there are few family hatchbacks more packed with them than the Volkswagen Golf. I may (ahem…) have mentioned I rate ...

Conquest customers are every car maker’s dream buyer. Not only is it a sale for them, it’s a sale their rivals are not getting – a double win, of sorts. ...

SKODA has just launched the Superb estate to the UK press, prior to its on-sale date this Friday (26 February 2010). Much delight from me on a brief launch visit ...

VOLKSWAGEN made our jaws drop in the 90s with its blue and red dials. The key to it was, yes, the blue background, rather than the red needles. Red needles? ...

VOLKSWAGEN is finally pensioning off its long-serving 1.9-litre TDI diesel. The car that really gave the modern diesel credibility has had a good innings, but it’s now being put out ...