Tuning companies of sufficient pedigree, the likes of ABT Sportsline, have gotten to a point where they preview new releases ahead of the motor shows at which they will be unveiling them. In this case, ABT Sportsline is giving us a little (although quite detailed) taster of what's to come at their stand at this fall's Frankfurt Motor Show. It...
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Leohold, Executive Director Volkswagen Group Research, has presented the Temporary Auto Pilot system at the final presentation of the EU research project HAVEit (Highly Automated Vehicles for Intelligent Transport). With this new driver assist system, the Germans from Volkswagen want to make a step ahead in this regard and provide the latest technology available as soon as...
The German tuners from Hofele-Design decided to develop a complete tuning program for the second-generation Volkswagen Touareg. The current German SUV has been revealed last year at the New York Auto Show and is designed to continue the successful story of the first-generation Touareg. The new tuning package developed by Hofele-Design is not making any compromise and upgrades all the...
We've been hearing a lot about the Volkswagen Beetle lately and even though it's not the most summer oriented of vehicles, it still has some news to share with us. The latest of which is possibly the best for the performance enthusiast within each and every one of them, it is an "R" version of the 2012 VW Beetle. In...
The new Volkswagen Beetle has been introduced in mid-April while the US pricing just few days ago. Today, the Germans from Volkswagen decided to release details on the Pre-Order Program for the new Beetle alongside the limited edition of the model, Black Turbo Launch Edition to be more precise. The new VW Beetle is scheduled to hit the showrooms this...
Interesting things happen when tuning companies get early access to new production models and the 2012 Volkswagen Beetle RS is definitely one of them. VWVortex are the creators of this wheeled mongrel and I suppose they aimed it at the never-ending list of people who say the Porsche 911 is nothing more than a hotted up Volkswagen Beetle. With inspiration...
Shortly after the UK division of Volkswagen Group released the pricing for the fuel-efficient Passat BlueMotion designed for the local market, the Germans announced the US pricing for the 2012 Volkswagen Beetle, the small but still funny frog. In terms of styling, the German model features a new set of 17-inch alloy wheels, an eight-speaker audio system and a new...
The Germans from Volkswagen officially announced that the BlueMotion version of the seventh generation Passat enters the UK market, the late July being the date when the British dealerships will deliver the first units. The new Volkswagen Passat BlueMotion has been revealed at the Geneva Motor Show somewhere in October it has set a new Guinness World Record for the...
There are plenty of car clubs and manufacturer fans around the world but to be honest, few are as numerous and as well organised as the crowd of Volkswagen Golf enthusiasts that gather round the Worthersee lake every year. As a returned favor to the great service these fans give the company, Volkswagen comes up every year with a few...
The Wörthersee Tour is a well-known event that is held every year in the city of the same name from Austria. This year's edition is the 35th and the event is specially designed for a limited number of manufacturers, Audi, Seat, Skoda and VW to be more precise. June 1 - 4 is the interval when the fans are awaited...
We know and we've knowing for a long time that the 2012 Volkswagen Beetle is along time in the making but you can't help people who want you to turn your head for the previous model. In order to achieve something like this, a Bavarian foil specialist Car Film Components mixed up two interesting tuning concepts into what can be...
Volkswagen of America released today the pricing of the new Passat, underlining that it brings the German quality and class-leading standard features for less than $20,000. The entry-level version has a price of $19,995 and features a 2.5-liter unit coupled to a six-speed manual transmission. The engine in question is able to offer a total output of 170 horsepower and...
The British division of Volkswagen announced the introduction of a new trim level able to add some extra style and improve the overall appearance of the German van. Volkswagen Transporter is a very popular van in the UK and this is not a new story, therefore, Volkswagen has to focus more on the successful models in the range, the current...
Following the example of the Germans at Mercedes which displayed an emergency version of the current SLS AMG, the Wolfsburg-based manufacturer picked few models in the range and specially prepared for the 2011 RETTmobil show which took place these days in Germany. More exactly, Volkswagen revealed three different models fitted with the special equipment that an emergency medical vehicle needs...
One of MR Car Design's employees must have had a very boring day on the school run or a picnic in the company of a VW T5 Transporter. As a result of the sort of frustration you get with a miniature bus, the tuners turned it into the opposite concept, an over-sized sports car. Really, the size is the base...
It passed 35 years since Volkswagen introduced the first Golf GTI, a good occasion to reveal a new special edition, dubbed "Edition 35", a special version that comes with an updated engine alongside, of course, a bunch of aesthetic improvements both at the exterior and interior. The Germans from Volkswagen fitted the "Edition 35" with LED lights for daytime running...
The Wolfsburg-based company officially announced that a new partnership its about to be signed. This time, Volkswagen will team up with Microsoft in order to create a new, more efficient and attractive media interface able to enhance driving pleasure and provide a bunch of new cutting edge features. The Americans from Microsoft are not at the first partnership of this...
The Germans from Volkswagen took advantage of the 32nd International Vienna Motor Symposium which is currently taking place in the capital of Austria to announce that by 2013, few models within the range will benefit from a new powertrain described as "the best of both worlds", namely a plug-in hybrid system. Volkswagen omitted to tell us exactly what models will...
The Germans from Volkswagen issued a press release announcing that the WRC version of Volkswagen Polo R will enter the competition in question in 2013. The Germans unveiled the VW Polo R WRC recently at an event in front of around 200 journalists and described the rally version as the hottest Polo of all the time. Volkswagen claims that is...
Nowadays every single corporation or big manufacturing company has to do something constructive, charity like or generally good for the future of the world. The days of movies such as Mad Max where everything is destroyed, on flames or has a great soundtrack is pretty much gone but it seems like somebody in Germany still cares about the classics. Or...
