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Giannis The all new Volkswagen Passat The Passat is Volkswagen's bread and butter sedan in Europe, on sale since, well, 1973. After almost 22 million sales, its eighth generation has just been unveiled and will soon reach dealerships, in order to fight the competition from the European...

2016 Volkswagen Tiguan Spy Photos: First Glimpses of the Interior SUVs and crossovers play a major role in Volkswagen's future plans of expansion. From its current lineup of only two models, the automaker plans to expand to no less than six, ranging from the baby Taigun based on the Up! to a...

With what is described as a "wider than a Passat, shorter and lower than a Jetta and weighing less than a Jetta" four-door coupé type of vehicle, Volkswagen previews the its upcoming design direction and especially an upcoming model to be positioned right below the Passat. Painted in "Dragon...

It appears that the 300 hp Golf R will not be the fastest production Golf for much longer, as the now officially unveiled Golf R 400 pumps 400 PS (395 hp) and 450 Nm of torque from a 2.0l TSI engine. That's just 3.55 kg per PS, if you add the 1420 kg of weight into the calculations or, equally...

Volkswagen has been very busy the last few days, as they are showing the world the fastest Golf so far, the Golf R400, as well as a new concept called New Midsize Coupe and on top of that, the brand from Wolfsburg is presenting the facelifted Touareg. In the market for four years now, the second...

It seems like yesterday, but 4 years have already passed since the latest generation of VW Polo was launched, making it time for a facelift. With a name born in 1975 and almost 14 million examples sold throughout the years, the Polo won the "World car of the year" award back in 2010 and is now...

Wolfsburg, January 2014. The Polo from Volkswagen is one of the world’s best-selling supermini cars with nearly 14 million units produced. Supermini car? At least that is the official name of the Polo class in Germany – in the international jargon of the automotive industry it is the B segment...

2014 Volkswagen Golf R 300 PS 0-100: < 5 sec

Yesterday we presented you with spy photos of the 2014 Subaru WRX. Today, it's time for another potential competitor to the S3, M135i and A45 AMG trio, that's coming from the same country as well. The Golf R will not be easy to distinguish from a regular GTI. Only the front bumper will be...

Volkswagen chose their Annual Press and Investors Conference, hosted today at Wolfsburg, to debut the brand's first all-electric production vehicle, the e-Up!. Set to have its premier in Public in IAA in September, the four-sitter e-Up! has a driving range of 150km while it operates with nearly...

With just a little more than a week until the Geneva Car Show our sources snapped the new Volkswagen Golf Variant (Wagon) almost cammo free. This prototype has only the rear lights cammoed to look like the current version. But if you look closely at the rear photo you can see the lines from the...

PRESS RELEASE VOLKSWAGEN DEBUTS NEW GTI AT THE GENEVA AUTO SHOW - Available with two levels of power for the first time: standard 220 horsepower or 230 hp with performance pack (European model) - Offers 18 per cent improvement in fuel economy compared to previous GTI - On sale in Europe...

Our sources spotted the production version of Volkswagen's XL1 during cold weather testing today and they are happy to show us some new photos of the 235-mpg car. The fact that it was freezing (-30° C) didn’t stop them nor Volkswagen to do their work, but we suspect that the driver wasn’t...

http://www.vwvortex.com/news/volkswagen-news/naias-2013-passat-performance-concept/ Nice update for people who don't want the V6, but want more power than the I5 and diesel. M

Volkswagen Beetle R-Line

Sharp lines... Tonight is the presentation in Berlin.

We are now less than two weeks from the official unveil of the 7th generation Golf, the most successful midsized hatchback of all times. Yet, a few details have emerged, informing us that the Golf VII is about to grow significantly in size, with a 59mm longer wheelbase and a 56mm longer body. It...