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The seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf officially debuts at the 2013 New York Auto Show. The new model is the first VW in the States to ride on the company’s MQB architecture, and as such, it makes use of plenty of high-strength and ultra-high-strength steel to keep weight down. All told, the …
When Volkswagen first announced they would be unveiling the all-new Super Beetle at the Vancouver International Auto Show (VIAS) our imaginations quickly ran wild with the idea of an AWD Beetle on steroids as seen in concept form at SEMA, as well as the Chicago Auto Show. Sadly, what we have …
Looks like Volkswagen could be in hot water after a heated seat became burning hot and terrified a Volkswagen Jetta owner in BC. It seems the front seat got more than a little too toasty, as it actually smelled like smoke and burned a frightening hole in the driver’s seat. This shocking …
Looks like Volkswagen could be in hot water after a heated seat became burning hot and terrified a Volkswagen Jetta owner in BC. It seems the front seat got more than a little too toasty, as it actually smelled like smoke and burned a frightening hole in the driver’s seat. This shocking …
The seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf is hardly new to us. In fact, we’ve already driven it. And elsewhere in the world, the new Golf is already winning awards. Even so, we still have yet to see the North American-spec version of the car, though that won’t be the case much longer. As part of …
There’s torque steer and then there’s what we’ll from now on dub “The Boba,” as in Boba Kettler. The German tuner has a way with the Volkswagen Golf, and the MkI example you see above has been touched with 736 horsepower - that’s right, 96 more ponies than a new SRT Viper, all trying to …
World’s Most Efficient Car Impresses, Not Without Compromises
Among performing our many duties at the recent Geneva Motor Show, we were offered a pretty exclusive drive in the new Volkswagen XL1 hyper-efficient plug-in diesel hybrid. There is so much that is interesting about a car like this …
The Golf VI’s Last Hurrah Is Pure Niche
This was in the heart of the ultra-chic Côte d’Azur during winter. The car to be tested was the not-for-North America 2013 Volkswagen Golf R Cabriolet. Prevailing weather conditions here this time of year are bizarrely pleasant, as though a dome …
If you thought there was nothing wrong with the Volkswagen Up! that a little body cladding wouldn’t fix, you’re in luck. VW has officially pulled the wraps off the production version of the Cross Up!, and its wheel arches and rocker panels are full of the black plastic cladding you’ve been …
In addition to several other versions of the Golf, Volkswagen is debuting the new Golf Variant (read: wagon) here at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. And if this bigger version of the Golf looks like it might fit right at home in North America, it’s because we could possibly see some version of this …
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