Volkswagen News
Tuesday, 21 January 2020
Next-Gen VW Golf GTI Makes 242 HP, Leaked Image Claims
Golf TCR and Golf R numbers leaked, too!
Motor1
New Volkswagen GTI leaked ahead of its Geneva debut
Volkswagen is going to unveil the eighth-generation Golf GTI in March at the Geneva Motor Show, but an Instagram user has just posted a leaked photo of the new GTI. View this post on Instagram Is this the new Golf GTI?...
The Torque Report
VW ID.R and McLaren Speedtail headline 'Top Gear' season 28
Filed under: Celebrities,Green,TV/Movies,Porsche,Volkswagen,Electric,Racing,Performance Continue reading VW ID.R and McLaren Speedtail headline 'Top Gear' season 28 VW ID.R and McLaren Speedtail headline 'Top Gear' season 28 originally...
AutoBlog
Worst spin-off models, next-gen Nissan Z, VW needs to "slaughter sacred cows": Today's Car News
Spin-off models aren't always a good idea. They can pad an automaker's pockets with extra profit if executed properly. When executed poorly, they can get an automaker unwanted attention, eat development costs, and lower brand perceptions. We took a...
MotorAuthority
2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk. 8 Photographed Uncamouflaged, Packs 245 PS
The carparazzi have photographed the Mk. 8 Golf GTI playing in the snow in December 2019, featuring five-spoke alloy wheels and dual exhausts along with a roof spoiler. Now take a look at the picture posted by Wilco Blok on his Instagram. That car,...
autoevolution
Build or Buy: Yet AnotheR VW R
We’ve been on a bit of an “R” streak recently. Maybe it’s dreams of 4motion all-wheel-drive pulling us through the snow. Or doing doughnuts in empty snow-covered parking lots (we’d stay fully inside the car though). But really, the reason we’ve...
VWVortex
2020 VW Golf GTI, GTI TCR and R Outputs Leaked
via https://www.instagram.com/cochespias/ We know we will be seeing a handful of performance variants of the new Volkswagen Golf 8 range and now it seems we have our first peek at the designs as well as the power outputs of the hot...
Zero2Turbo
Volkswagen chief: Time to "slaughter some sacred cows"
The times are a changin' and the top brass at one of the world's largest automakers knows it. It's time to shift with big changes toward electrification but with an eye on profit margins, according to Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess. On Thursday,...
MotorAuthority
LEAKED: This Is The New Volkswagen Golf GTI
We weren't supposed to see the new Golf GTI until the 2020 Geneva Motor Show in March.
CarBuzz
New VW Golf GTI: rear end revealed ahead of Geneva debut
Diffuser and spoiler are hints at this Golf's performance ambitions Mk8 Golf GTI is one of four hot Golfs being launched this year, alongside GTD, GTE and R models The rear end of the new Volkswagen Golf GTI appears to have been revealed on...
Autocar
Volkswagen to buy 20% of Chinese battery maker Guoxuan amid electric push
Filed under: Green,Volkswagen,Electric HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG is set to take a 20% stake in Chinese electric vehicle battery maker Guoxuan High-tech Co Ltd , two sources told Reuters, as the German firm...
AutoBlog
The VW Golf's New Climate Control Is Freaky Smart
The 2020 Golf's new Air Care Climatronic system is the most intuitive climate control we've ever seen.
CarBuzz
Volkswagen T Roc R | UK Drive
The T-Roc R arrives just as the Golf R departs; can it improve on the hot hatch standard bearer?
PistonHeads
Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk 8 World Premiere Set for 2020 Geneva Motor Show
Ever since it was introduced in June 1976, the Golf GTI has and still is considered the golden standard of hot hatchbacks. There are many reasons the lil’ Volkswagen is an exciting all-rounder, and seven generations later, the Mk. 8 promises to be...
autoevolution
A New Volkswagen Golf GTI Is Coming with 287 Horsepower
With the Volkswagen Golf 8 here to stay for a while, it was only a matter of time before Volkswagen started declining it into various guises. Hotter guises, that is. Among those, the first one to make a debut is, according to a recent report coming...
TopSpeed
Watch Richard Hammond Make VW Currywurst
Richard Hammond is back on TV and his latest show takes a look at the planet’s biggest structures and machines. In the first episode, he explores the world’s biggest car factory: Volkswagen’s Wolfsburg plant. In this clip, Hammond takes a look at...
VWVortex
“The Era of the Classic Carmakers is Over,” Says VW CEO
The Volkswagen Group’s CEO, Herbert Diess, is worried his company isn’t moving fast enough to stay relevant. At a board meeting this week, Diess expressed his concerns to the company. “The big question is: Are we fast enough?” Asked Diess. “If we...
VWVortex
Volkswagen T-Roc R 2020 UK review
Golf R substitute arrives in the UK with almost identical hardware but an alternative persona There’s no question about modern Volkswagen's ability to build an extremely desirable four-wheel-drive performance hatchback.That car has a name, of...
Autocar
VW close to buying large stake in Chinese battery company
Carmaker in talks over Guoxuan deal as it seeks more control over electric supply chain
FT.com Autos
VW Explores Voice Controlled Vehicle Functions
Volkswagen is leading the move to enabling vehicle functions to be taken over by voice assistants raising the possibility of the technology having a mission critical role in future. So far, carmakers has restricted voice assistant technology to...
TU Automotive
Volkswagen Golf R Final Edition
Bespoke paint for limited VW Golf R Final Edition
Go Auto
VW T-Roc R review: UKs best roads vs a 300bhp crossover
Volkswagens overgrown hot hatch has everything to prove. Time for it to meet Wales
TopGear
Volkswagen confirms 8th-gen Golf GTI will debut in Geneva
The GTI will make its way to the US, as will the R, but that's not guaranteed for lesser Golf models.
CNET - ROADSHOW
2021 Volkswagen Tiguan: Here's What It Could Look Like
The Mk2 VW Tiguan arrived in Europe back in 2016, which means it's time for a refresh. After it was spotted undisguised yesterday, most likely during a photo session, the Russians have produced an interesting set of renderings to preview the...
autoevolution
China's Volkswagen SMV Crossover Caught Testing in Europe
You could say that the 3rd-generation Touareg failed. It doesn't get the same attention as the Audi Q7 in Europe nor has it been successful in America. But Volkswagen has done much better with crossovers, which are not good off-roaders yet make...
autoevolution
Volkswagen chief warns ‘sacred cows’ need slaughtering
Herbert Diess tells top managers that radical change is needed to survive industry upheaval
FT.com Autos
Citygate buys two Volkswagen dealerships in London from Inchcape
Citygate has bought Volkswagen dealerships in Brentford and Twickenham from Inchcape. the Brentford business becomes its largest dealership with a 1.6-acre site, four floors and 28 service bays. Twickenham will undergo a refit to become a brand-new...
Motor Trader
Volkswagen diesel settlement funding electric school buses
Of all the kinds of vehicles that can be made electric, school buses sure make a lot of sense. Electric school buses have fewer maintenance needs and no noise pollution. And they curb diesel emissions—including fine particulate matter, nitrogen...
Green Car Reports
New VW Golf GTI Coming To Geneva Motor Show
Rendering by Autocar The GTI variant of the eighth-generation Golf lineup is highly-anticipated in the automotive world and we can now confirm that Volkswagen will be taking the covers off at the 2020 Geneva Motor Show in March. Not only will we...
Zero2Turbo
Abt boosts VW T6.1 to 226hp
Family man off camping? Builder rushing to the site? Abt has something to get you there faster
PistonHeads
ABT has tuned the Volkswagen T6.1 van
Fancy power upgrades, Bilstein suspension and new alloys for your camper?
TopGear
2021 SEAT el-Born Spied Winter Testing, Looks Like the Volkswagen ID.3
Because it shares the MEB vehicle architecture with the ID.3, the el-Born looks quite similar to Volkswagen’s electric hatchback. The carparazzi caught a camo’d prototype doing its thing in sub-zero weather, complete with the series-production...
autoevolution
Volkswagen Touareg 2020 long-term review
Large diesel SUVs are getting a bad rap. Can we help redress the balance? Why we’re running it: To see if Volkswagen’s re-engineered SUV is a fitting flagship – and how well it can do diesel Month 2 - Month 1 - Specs Life with a Volkswagen...
Autocar
Kia Attempts to Grab VW’s EV Limelight
Kia is attempting to hang on Volkswagen’s EV coat-tails by announcing an electrification strategy that will see it launch 11 new BEVs launched by 2025. While that is more than the seven members of its electric ID. family so far announced by the...
TU Automotive
Germany charges six Volkswagen executives over Dieselgate
Prosecutors accuse managers of ‘deliberately misleading’ authorities and customers
FT.com Autos
New Volkswagen Kombi exhibit announced at the world’s largest private automotive museum
Bill Richardson Transport World, the largest private automotive museum in the world, will be launching a new Volkswagen Kombi exhibition to add to it’s already extensive display of historic vehicles. The regional city of Invercargill,... Read More
Take to the Road
Volkswagen Electric Vehicles Forecast Announced For 2025
Volkswagen’s drive for a cleaner future is well underway with the unveiling of the ID.3, and renovation of the Zwickau … Read more » The post Volkswagen Electric Vehicles Forecast Announced For 2025 appeared first on Motor Verso.
MotorVerso
Interview: VW’s hip, all-electric ID Buzz van is a platform for its self-driving efforts
It’s been three years since Volkswagen first announced plans to produce an all-electric, long-range retro microbus. The ID Buzz still seems almost too cool (and far away) to be true. But at CES 2020, the new chief of VW self-driving told Electrek...
Electrek
Volkswagen T-Cross gets new range-topping 1.5-litre petrol engine
Fri, 01/10/2020 - 09:57 Volkswagen adds a more powerful petrol engine to the T-Cross SUV range for a starting price of £24,910
Carbuyer
Volkswagen Up GTI returns for 2020
After an emissions-related hiatus, the VW Up GTI is back atop a refreshed Up range
EVO
Volkswagen up! GTI returns
Thu, 01/09/2020 - 17:12 The Volkswagen up! GTI is on sale again alongside several new trim levels
Carbuyer
What Is Volkswagen ID. Series And Why Is It Important?
Volkswagen is betting that the future of automotive propulsion will be largely electric. In mid-November, the German automaker announced that it had increased its planned spending on pure-electric vehicles to some $33 billion through 2024, covering...
HybridCars
Volkswagen in 'dieselgate' talks with motorists
VW seeks a "pragmatic settlement" with German drivers who are suing it over the emissions scandal.