Tagged “Volkswagen”

  • Leaked: Mark VI Volkswagen Golf Plus brochure

    While everyone is gearing up for the sales launch of the all new sixth-generation Golf hatchback later this year, the new Golf Plus, which will share the same face as the Mark VI Golf, is also due to...

  • Rieger bodykit for the VW Scirocco

    German tuner Rieger has unveiled a stunning new bodykit for Volkswagen's sporty Scirocco coupe, a car that is proving immensely popular with tuners from Europe. The bodykit adds some more aggression a...

  • Volkswagen reveals modified range at Essen

    Germany's Essen Motor Show, which runs this week through December 7, is a European tuner showcase, and Volkswagen is taking the opportunity to show off a handful of modified cars. Among them are the G...

  • Volkswagen accelerates development for new minicar

    A number of major design and requirement changes had pushed back development work on a production version of last year’s up! minicar concept well past the 2010 mark, but with the accelerated change...

  • Volkswagen shows off new Mark VI Golf 'TwinDrive'

    A few months back Volkswagen revealed its intentions to enter the race to build and market ultra-efficient plug-in hybrid vehicles with the unveiling of the original Golf TwinDrive. The concept car, b...

  • MTM releases full specs for VW Scirocco tuner kit

    The Volkswagen Scirocco is proving to be popular with tuners, with famed German performance shop MTM also releasing its own hotted-up version of the svelte sports coupe. MTM's work on German cars has...

  • ABT-modified VW Golf mark VI

    The Essen Motor Show, Germany's equivalent to the SEMA show, is getting underway, and ABT's contribution to the pack of tuned Volkswagens sure to make the event starts with the all-new Golf VI. A mild...

  • Volkswagen Group boss hints at diesel Bentley

    Purists may scoff at the idea of a diesel powered Bentley but officials say the idea has merit. Bentley’s parent company Volkswagen, after all, has some of the most refined diesel powerplants on the...

  • Mazda KAAN wins 2008 L.A. Design Challenge

    Today, the design entry from Mazda R&D of North America was chosen as the winner of the Los Angeles Auto Show's 2008 Design Challenge. This year's theme, Motor Sports 2025, asked nine of Southern Cali...

  • VW Jetta TDI wins 2009 Green Car of the Year

    The Los Angeles Auto Show is winding down its press events today, but this morning's first feature was the revelation of the winner of the 2009 Green Car of the Year award. Volkswagen's 2009 Jetta TDI...

  • Preview: Seat, Skoda and Audi minicars

    Even as fuel prices slide back down to pre-crunch levels, the automotive industry knows it's only a temporary respite and continues its gear-up for a new layer of high-quality small cars. On the Germa...