Volkswagen at CES 2015 in Las Vegas: • Gesture control is the key to the future • CarPlay (Apple) and Android Auto (Google) coming on board this year • Automated parking • Inductive charging of electric vehicles Golf R TouchGolf R Touch The future belongs to systematically networked vehicles operated …
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New range-topping Polo GTI launches with 1.8-litre turbocharged 192 PS engine
New range-topping Polo GTI launches with 1.8-litre turbocharged 192 PS engine Available with choice of six-speed manual or seven-speed DSG gearbox Polo takes GTI design cues from larger Golf sibling; high-tech infotainment system Available to order now with first UK deliveries due March 2015 The latest generation of Volkswagen’s Polo …
Read More »VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R NAMED HOT HATCH HERO AT SCOTTISH CAR OF THE YEAR
The most powerful production Volkswagen Golf, the Golf R, has been named Hot Hatch of the Year in the 2014 Scottish Car of the Year awards. The award was presented at a ceremony held at St. Andrews on Friday 28 November. The awards are judged by all 15 members of …
Read More »DRIVE A 503 PS VOLKSWAGEN GTI AT THE GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED
Volkswagen is gearing up to join thousands of automotive fans at the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed on 26-29 June. The Festival, dubbed the ‘largest motoring garden party in the world’ is a unique weekend that brings together cars, stars and motor sport ‘royalty’ to create a celebration of all …
Read More »Volkswagen Reveals 503 PS Woerthersee GTI Roadster Concept
Volkswagen is turning the virtual world into reality this weekend, as it presents the GTI Roadster concept at the famous Woerthersee GTI meeting in Austria. The GTI Roadster was originally created as a purely electronic car, to feature in the Sony PlayStation® 3 classic, Gran Turismo 6 (GT6). The result …
Read More »World premiere of the “Design Vision GTI” – racing GTI with 503 PS debuts at Wörthers
GTI cult at Wörthersee: Volkswagen developed concept car for the race track “Design Vision GTI” transfers the appearance of the Golf icon to car racing Wolfsburg/Reifnitz, 08 May 2013 – The GTI meeting at Wörthersee is a veritable cult and pure automobile passion. Just like the car everybody is celebrating …
Read More »Golf R 400 Concept Car
Golf R 400 Concept Car Volkswagen is displaying the potential of its flagship Golf R hatchback at the Auto China show in Beijing, in the muscular form of the Golf R 400 concept. If the ‘400’ in the name doesn’t give the game away that this is a seriously powerful …
Read More »Happy 40th Birthday, VW Golf
40 years ago today the first VW Golf rolled off the assembly line in Wolfsburg The ‘Typ 17’ Golf had the job of practically saving Volkswagen, as Beetle sales declined sharply. It worked. By October 1976 they’d produced a million – on the way to 6.8 million Mk1s. By …
Read More »Volkswagen celebrates the 30 millionth Golf
Volkswagen celebrates the 30 millionth Golf World’s 30 millionth Golf drives off the assembly line in Wolfsburg “Car of the Year 2013” award presented in Wolfsburg Wolfsburg, 14 June 2013 – It is an event of historical dimensions: the world’s 30 millionth Golf has come off the assembly line at …
Read More »New Golf GTI has up to 230 PS of power and is 18 per cent more fuel efficient
New Golf GTI has up to 230 PS of power, and is 18 per cent more fuel efficient (If anyone cares) Progressive steering, xenon headlights and ambience lighting are standard Handling of the Golf GTI Performance model crosses over to high-performance sports cars Wolfsburg / Saint Tropez, 22 April 2013 …
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