In Germany, the new two-door Volkswagen Up! has already earned first place in its class in recent registrations. Now Volkswagen is raising the bar by releasing the four-door version of the Up!, which will go on sale in European markets in May. Volkswagen says that it projects over half of all Up! buyers will choose [...]
After Volkswagen’s hit commercial during last year’s Super Bowl, the German automaker had to be sure to deliver a solid follow up again this year. Last year’s young Darth Vader was such a success that the brand is continuing the Star Wars theme again. A teaser has been released of 12 dogs barking the Start [...]
The Volkswagen diesel bug is coming back to the Untied States. The new 2013 Volkswagen Beetle TDI will make its debut at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show early next month and will go on sale right before the summer kicks off. No details have been confirmed but the model is expected to be powered by [...]
Designers for the E-Bugster are quite confident in their proposal to Volkswagen, and after positive feedback on the model, they feel that this design is what enthusiasts can expect to see as the third new Beetle variant. “This is a serious proposal for a speedster Beetle and I am sure it will come for production,” [...]
Given that the Chevy Volt is now mired in recalls, it seems that VW thinks that they can do one better with a Jetta plug in hybrid for the US. Check out our original post on the Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. The car will be largely based on the new Jetta Hybrid, will offer an electric-only [...]
Volkswagen began showing off the E-Bugster earlier at the 2011 North American International Auto Show, a concept that features the “People’s Car’s” first ever electric powertrain. Based on the latest Beetle, the E-Bugster—E meaning electric and Bugster, short for the Beetle’s nickname (The Bug) and “speedster”—is powered by an 114hp electric motor that also churns [...]
A couple of days ago, VW teased a car under a sheet. Today we know what it is…not a Scirocco, but a hybrid Volkswagen Jetta offering full electric action at up to 44mph. Similar to the diesel Jetta, 45 mpg happens on the highway and the hybrid Jetta gets 30 % better than the gas [...]
Volkswagen had done a decent job reinvigorating the new Beetle as of recent and alongside with it, the “People’s Car” make has also introduced several conceptual variants of the new Beetle. And what we have in front of us is another addition, unveiled just before its full world debut at the 2012 North American International [...]
An attractive tuning kit has just been released by Schmidt Revolution for the Mk5 Volkswagen Golf GTI. The visual highlight of the kit would be the 19-inch red and black wheels, wrapped in Margangoni tires. Schmidt Revolution also dropped the car, added a dual exhaust system, sport tuned suspension and fitted the rear with the [...]
Recently, angsty consumers and of course ‘the internet’ have not been kind to the new and perhaps uninspired Honda Civic; there is some hope though as Consumer Reports has just awarded the sportier Civic Si the “recommended” designation. The news comes from a comparo between the Si and the VW Jetta GLI; though many feel [...]
