Ahead of an expected unveiling at the Geneva Motor Show, pictures of the upcoming Volkswagen Touareg replacement have surfaced. Despite the huge secrecy involved in car design, and multimillion dollar marketing campaigns by the major motor manufacturers, this design was unwittingly “revealed” through a scale model catalogue in the Netherlands. … continue reading ‘New VW Touareg Revealed in Toy Catalogue’
Readers of BusinessCar magazine have recently voted the new Volkswagen Golf as the 2010 Business Car of the Year, in a year when all the German car manufacturers top the honours lists in their respective categories.
BusinessCar Editor Paul Barker said the Volkswagen Golf had always been favoured in the business world because it offered “a combination of brand prestige and appeal, great running costs and a good drive”. … continue reading ‘VW Golf is Business Car of the Year’
Lease a Volkswagen Caddy Maxi Van from £243.97 per month plus VAT.
The Volkswagen Caddy Maxi van provides you with a compact van that sits between the slightly smaller existing Caddy and the larger Transporter models. Its size, load and payload offer a practical all-round van for running your business effectively. … continue reading ‘Lease a Volkswagen Caddy Maxi Van from £243.97 per month plus VAT’
Volkswagen is already the big cheese when it comes to car manufacturing, and as if that wasn’t enough they are now intent on becoming top of the class when it comes to being the greenest too.
At the recent LA Auto Show, Volkswagen revealed the world’s most efficient four-seater car, the Up! Lite which is a sporty, diesel hybrid. The name of the super-efficient car is due to the incredibly low kerb weight. … continue reading ‘VW Up! Lite Hints at Sleek, Green Future’
The winner of the 2010 Car of the Year has been announced. The Volkswagen Polo is officially the best car you can buy in Europe.
The results came after votes were gathered from each of the 59 European judges and scored the maximum number of points, including 25 selections as the number one car. The vote was very close though, as the supermini just managed to beat the Toyota iQ which received 58 votes with 20 selections as the best car, making is second. … continue reading ‘VW Polo - 2010 Car of the Year’
Lease a Volkswagen Crafter Chassis Cab from £411.56 per month plus VAT
However you choose to use the Volkswagen Crafter Chassis Cab, whether it is for a specialist need such as refrigerated units, tippers, Lutons or a coach built body, there is plenty of choice to create a customised vehicle. It is a highly functional, premium quality vehicle that provides maximum comfort and exceptional road holding due to its newly developed chassis. It offers a comprehensive standard specification, and also has plenty of scope for bespoke solutions with a wide choice of options. … continue reading ‘Lease a Volkswagen Crafter Chassis Cab from £411.56 per month plus VAT’
Volkswagen unveiled their new pick-up truck at the LA Motor Show, the Amarok which is aimed at the Nissan Navara and Mitsubishi Warrior.
VW have done extremely well with this tough new pick-up. Not only does it have elegant structural designs, they have also managed to give it an unusually bizarre name. The word Amarok translates to ‘wolf’ in Inuit, which is the language of the Eskimo people living in Northern Canada and Greenland. … continue reading ‘Volkswagen Amarok - Wolf in Truck’s Clothing’
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This 1.9-litre TDi S Minibus has 84bhp and 200Nm of torque. It is able to seat up to nine passengers and if you want an impressive mix of van, MPV and minibus, this could be just the vehicle you are looking for. … continue reading ‘Lease a Volkswagen Transporter Shuttle T30 from £368.38 per month plus VAT’
Volkswagen will release a new model of the iconic Beetle in 2012, and according to VW’s Group Head Designer, it “will be a big step” for the brand.
The Beetle has been a huge success for VW in the US, with the European and the UK market often branding it a little bit too ‘girly’, and a bit gimmicky. But the US buyers seem to love the new Beetle, with sales peaking at 83,434 in the country in 1999.
Since the new Beetle came onto the market a dozen or so years ago there have been some incredible ‘retro’ successes … continue reading ‘Volkswagen Beetle - A New Uber-Retro Model is coming’
Details for a new stage one engine performance upgrade for the recently launched Mk6 Volkswagen Golf GTI have just been released by the tuning firm APS.
The technicians at APS in Brackley have undertaken thorough research which has resulted in the stage-one kit being made up purely of an ECU-re-map for the newly revised version of VAG’s renowned turbocharged 2.0-litre TFSI engine.
The standard Volkswagen Golf GTi produces 210bhp and 207lb-ft of torque, and with the addition of the APS the power jumps up to 250bhp, with torque jumping to an impressive 292lb-ft at 2650rpm. This shows fantastic and significant performance improvements, with the 0-62 benchmark time falling from 6.9 to 6.2 seconds, which is marginally quicker than the upcoming Scirocco R. And also expected to increase is the GTi’s top speed on the standard 149mph, to an expected 155mph.
The APS Stage One Mk6 Volkswagen Golf GTi upgrade is currently available and priced at £599. And in case you ever had any worries about this package, APS’s conversions are covered by a guarantee for the balance of the manufacturer’s warranty. Just check you’re adequately covered by your insurance company of course.
Volkswagen Golf GTi from £365.36 per month.