• VW Scirocco and eco models

    04 March 2008 by James Foxall

    So what's new on Volkswagen's Geneva Motor Show stand? By far the most exciting offering from VW was the production version of the new Scirocco. The good news is the firm has managed to combine the...

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  • Volkswagen Scirocco unveiled

    03 March 2008 by Mark Nichol

    VW has finally taken the wraps off the new Scirocco, 15 years after killing off the last generation coupe. Due to be officially unveiled at Geneva 2008, the Golf-based Scirocco has a pleasingly...

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  • Volkswagen Scirocco and eco-tech at Geneva

    28 February 2008 by Ben Pulman

    Volkswagen will show off the new Scirocco and a Golf TDI Hybrid concept at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show next week. The Scirocco will come with four engines, in TDI and TSI forms, ranging from a 1.4 TSI...

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  • Volkswagen Passat CC at Detroit show 2008

    14 January 2008 by James Foxall

    The Volkswagen Passat CC might look like the bastard offspring of a shady encounter between a Phaeton and a CLS, but the German firm is hoping the new Passat spin-off will attract buyers after premium...

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  • Arnie goes green in VW’s Blue

    04 December 2007 by Car magazine

    Schwarzenegger polishing his green credentials with a Blue? Very funny. Yes, he said he’d be back, but rather than hurtling after baddies in a Hummer, Arnold Schwarzenegger came over all green this...

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  • Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagon TDI

    31 October 2007 by Phil McNamara

    What's that: a cool and understated Golf wagon? You'd better believe it. And it's more than a modified Golf estate, it's the spearhead for Volkswagen's renewed diesel push into North America. VW knows...

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  • Volkswagen Space Up unveiled

    25 October 2007 by Jonny Smith

    Mmm, this looks ever so slightly similar to the Up! Concept at Frankfurt... And you wouldn't be wrong. VW chose the Tokyo show to tug the sheets off its new vehicle just six weeks after showing the...

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  • VW Space Up concept

    24 October 2007 by Ben Pulman

    Up, up, and away… Yes, the Volkswagen Up is back. The Tokyo Motor Show today saw VW unveil a second iteration of their new small family car – a third model will be shown at the LA Auto Show in...

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  • Volkswagen Space Up concept

    24 October 2007 by Ben Pulman

    Up, up, and away… Yes, the Volkswagen Up is back. The Tokyo Motor Show today saw VW unveil a second iteration of their new small family car – a third model will be shown at the LA Auto Show in...

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  • Volkswagen Touareg R50

    15 October 2007 by Ben Pulman

    Let me guess…some fuel-guzzling, turbocharged behemoth? It might be a diesel, but yes, it’s still all of the above. Ths is VW’s new R50 and it’s the latest car from VW Individual, the same engineering...

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  • Volkswagen Up!

    11 September 2007 by Rowan Atkinson

    Volkswagen Up!: the lowdown Volkswagen today unveiled what it hoped will be the modern-day successor to the Beetle: the Up! concept, a small city car targeted at the young, the cash-poor, and the...

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  • Volkswagen Up concept

    11 September 2007 by Rowan Atkinson

    Volkswagen Up!: the lowdown Volkswagen today unveiled what it hoped will be the modern-day successor to the Beetle: the Up! concept, a small city car targeted at the young, the cash-poor, and the...

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  • VW City Expert

    01 August 2007 by Ben Pulman

    Volkswagen has just released details of a concept car that should take it back to its ‘people’s car’ roots. Dubbed City Expert, it will be shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. VW will also...

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  • Volkswagen Tiguan unmasked

    29 June 2007 by Jack Carfrae

    Volkwagen Tiguan front three-quarter

    Volkswagen Tiguan. We’ve seen this before, haven’t we? We have indeed. The Tiguan was first shown as a concept at the Los Angeles show in November, and it’s now primed and ready for production. CAR...

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  • Volkswagen’s New DSG Gearbox

    26 May 2007 by Rowan Atkinson

    Volkswagen has unveiled its next-generation seven-speed DSG transmission - and as you’d expect, it’s lighter, smaller and more efficient. The new paddle-shift gearbox, codenamed DQ200, uses a pair of...

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  • VW Golf build passes 25 million

    30 March 2007 by Gareth Kent

    Thirty-three years after the first Golf, Volkswagen has just passed the 25 million milestone. As one of the pioneers of the modern hatchback genre, the Golf was a hit right from launch in 1974, and...

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  • VW boss Bernhard quits

    12 January 2007 by Tim Pollard

    Volkswagen boss Wolfgang Bernhard has quit the company as part of a shake-up at Europe's biggest car maker. The news comes as little surprise after months of uncertainty and change at the top of VW.

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  • Volkswagen Tiguan

    29 November 2006 by Rowan Atkinson

    Volkswagen Tiguan: the lowdown Volkswagen is going Freelander hunting with its new Golf-based Tiguan off-roader. Unveiled at the Los Angeles Motorshow this morning, Concept Tiguan gives a nine-tenths...

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  • What VW should do next

    23 November 2006 by Rowan Atkinson

    A new boss takes the reins of VW in January, and Martin Winterkorn has some big decisions to make about VW's plans. VW's future model policy lacks variety. But it's been like that for years, with the...

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  • New boss plans VW revolution

    22 November 2006 by Rowan Atkinson

    The Volkswagen Group is set for a huge shake-up, following the resignation of chairman Bernd Pischetsrieder. Product plans across all seven marques, the group brand strategy, platform sharing and...

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  • Volkswagen Neeza concept

    20 November 2006 by Phil McNamara/Georg Kacher

    VW Neeza concept: the lowdown Volkswagen is developing a Ford S-Max rival – and this Neeza concept gives a clue to its thinking. Designed in China and unveiled at the Beijing motor show, the Neeza is...

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  • Volkswagen goes mad in Las Vegas

    02 November 2006 by Alex Fuller

    R GTi: the lowdown VW has cooked up two hotter Golf GTis for the SEMA tuning show: the 225hp Thunder Bunny and 375hp R GTi. This mean hatch is the R GTi, which gets a big helping of carbonfibre to...

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  • New Touareg shows its face

    20 September 2006 by Nathan Millward

    Here are the first official photos of Volkswagen's facelifted Touareg, already uncovered during hot weather testing by CAR Online. A chrome effect grille surround and Eos-inspired headlights bring the...

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