Volkswagen News

Hamann has released its latest performance and styling kit for the BMW 3-series convertible, which includes power mods for the entire range and individual styling accessories for both the body and interior. To achieve its power upgrades, engineers have recalibrated the standard ECU, which leads to...

Volkswagen’s joint-venture with China’s Shanghai Auto will spawn a new car that will eventually go on sale in North America. The new model will mark the first time that VW’s Chinese partner will help develop a vehicle targeted at a global market, Reuters Reports. There’s...

Volkswagen will be updating its ‘VW’ logo for the launch of the new Golf Mark VI, following the wishes of CEO Martin Winterkorn to make the badge more prominent. It won’t be a complete redesign. Instead the logo will grow in size compared with the current one and protrude further...

When Volkswagen unveiled its 1-Liter concept car back in 2002 nobody actually thought such a car could ever make it to production. The concept utilized lightweight construction techniques, superior aerodynamics and low resistance tires to achieve its amazing 1L/100km fuel consumption figure...

DaimlerChrysler’s ultra-luxury brand Maybach, suffering from poor sales and a limited lineup, could expand its range with rumored convertible and SUV models in an effort to increase profitability. Though chances of a high-end SUV are slim, the likelihood of a convertible model based on the...

Exchange rates against the American dollar have been rising sharply for the last five years and are now starting to seriously affect automotive imports. Volkswagen has usually sold its vehicles in the US for less than they were available even in European countries, but the recent rise of the Euro...

Volkswagen is set to release a new four-door coupe in ten month’s time with a starting price around the €30,000 mark. Internally codenamed the CC, the new coupe will share most of its mechanicals with the Passat and could make its first appearance at the Detroit Motor Show in January...

Volkswagen has revealed the first images of its Tiguan, the new compact 4x4 that will go on sale in early ‘08 following its world public debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. Slightly larger than the Volkswagen Touran compact MPV, the Tiguan is 4.4 m long, 1.8 m wide and 1.6 m in...

Volkswagen has revealed details about some of its upcoming technologies planned for its cars, with most of the spotlight centered on more eco-friendly engines. First up is a new Combined Combustion System (CCS) engine technology. Similar to diesel units, CCS mixes the fuel and air 'homogeneously'...

Porsche was first to the market with an SUV model based on the vehicle architecture developed jointly between Volkswagen, Audi and itself. The original Cayenne was released back in 2002, one year ahead of the VW Touareg and four years ahead of the Audi Q7. The sports car brand is now reported to...

Malaysian newspapers are reporting that talks between Volkswagen and state-owned Proton are nearing competition, with the German carmaker likely to take management and equity control of Proton within months. However, Reuters reports that a VW spokesman has disputed the claims and stated “it...

Updated: Just yesterday, Malaysia’s Prime Minister made comments that Volkswagen was not willing to make a suitable offer and that Proton should look elsewhere for a suitable tie-up. Today, AFX News is reporting that Government investment arm Khazanah Nasional has said that Proton is still in...

Volkswagen is replacing the existing Golf Sport and GT models with a single all-new model – the Golf GT Sport. The latest addition gets several unique features and is equipped with extra equipment over the models it replaces. An all-new darkened grille section has been revised to match the...

The Wörthersee 2007 tuner show was the site for the return of the Volkswagen Golf GTI Pirelli. First released in 1983 as a limited edition model, the original Pirelli featured specially designed alloy wheels with the “Pirelli P” on their outer edges and sold over 10,000 units in the...

Audi wasn’t the only carmaker showing off an official tuner special at this week’s Wörthersee 2007 Auto Show. Sister brand Volkswagen has unveiled its hotted up Golf GTI W12 650 concept car, a race inspired hot hatch packing a Biturbo W12 engine developing peak power of 650hp (477kW)...

Volkswagen is set to revive its rear-engine design that was made popular with the original Beetle by releasing a new small car featuring a water-cooled mill residing over the rear axle. The plans were disclosed to Automobile Magazine by an internal source, who also revealed that the new car will be...

VW gives us a glimpse at the performance potential of its upcoming Scirocco hatch with this video of the Iroc concept car running through its paces out on the skid pan. The Iroc was one of the hottest cars displayed last year so let’s pray developers stick to the concept’s sleek lines...

Volkswagen has posted a profit of €386 million for the first quarter of the year, a much better result than the €49 million loss it made last year over the same period. Analysts cite the introduction of new models, such as the Eos and CrossGolf, as well as an increase in demand from...

UPDATE: Volkswagen’s American division may not be in favor of introducing the new Scirocco to the US market, but the final decision will come from VW Group’s head-honcho Martin Winterkorn closer to the production version's unveiling at next year's Geneva Motor Show. Autoweek has just...

Volkswagen has unveiled its latest TSI gasoline engine as well as a new double clutch DSG gearbox designed for compact and economy-class vehicles at this week’s annual Vienna Engine Symposium. The new 1.4L motor develops peak power of 90kW, joining VW’s TSI range, which also includes...