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Volkswagen up!LOAD: the small car is very large indeed!

Volkswagen up!LOAD: the small car is very large indeed!

The up!, the smallest new Volkswagen, is a very spacious car. To prove this thesis, employees at Volkswagen Communications made an attempt at an unofficial world record.

Order books open for new Volkswagen up!

Order books open for new Volkswagen up!

The new Volkswagen up! is now available to order, ahead of the city specialist arriving in UK showrooms in spring 2012. While the up! might have the interior space and features of a larger car, its prices are in keeping with its small footprint, starting at £7,995 (RRP OTR), and rising to £11,180.

Volkswagen winter tyre programme helps customers to get a grip

Volkswagen winter tyre programme helps customers to get a grip

Volkswagen UK is supporting tyre safety organisation TyreSafe’s campaign and encouraging drivers to be safer than ever this winter, with the launch of a winter tyre programme that offers customers a cost-effective way of getting the right tyres on their vehicles.

Golf models on a hiding for nothing... with leather now standard

Golf models on a hiding for nothing... with leather now standard

Volkswagen is boosting the appeal and value of its Golf line-up, with customers ordering a GT, GTI, GTD or R model from today gaining leather upholstery as standard. On top of this, Volkswagen is adding Bluetooth phone preparation to these cars, meaning customers benefit from over £2,000-worth of extra value.

Show car hints at future design for Volkswagen up!

Show car hints at future design for Volkswagen up!

Visitors to this month’s Frankfurt Motor Show got the biggest clue yet as to the look of the production five-door up!, in the shape of the cross up!, one of six small car family concepts that were displayed alongside the three-door city car model.

Volkswagen’s city specialist heads for the beach

Volkswagen’s city specialist heads for the beach

Amid the raft of new car concepts at the Frankfurt Motor Show this month, one of the head-turners was Volkswagen’s bright orange ray of sunshine, the buggy up! concept.

Tow-tal victory for Volkswagen in Caravan Club Towcar Awards

Tow-tal victory for Volkswagen in Caravan Club Towcar Awards

The Volkswagen Jetta Sport 2.0-litre TDI DSG has been named the winner of The Caravan Club Towcar of the Year 2012 awards, on top of its victory over 12 rivals in the under £25,000 class.

Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 35 goes on sale

Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 35 goes on sale

A 35th birthday can mark the onset of a mini midlife crisis, the tipping point between the big 3-0 and even bigger 4-0.

Meet NILS... the future of commuting from Volkswagen

Meet NILS... the future of commuting from Volkswagen

NILS, a single-seat electric concept vehicle that offers a glimpse of a new form of minimalist mobility, has been unveiled ahead of its public debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show later this month.

Volkswagen up! - small but perfectly formed

Volkswagen up! - small but perfectly formed

The first photos of the Volkswagen up! have been released, ahead of the new small car making its debut at the Frankfurt motor show in September.

Volkswagen puts the Scirocco R-Cup live on the iPhone

Volkswagen puts the Scirocco R-Cup live on the iPhone

Ahead of Round Six of the Scirocco R-Cup at the Nürburgring this weekend, 5-6 August, Volkswagen Motorsport has launched an exciting new live-streaming application, ‘R-Cup mobile’, which allows motorsport fans to catch every wheel-to-wheel battle throughout the season, no matter where they are.

Volkswagen brings BlueMotion to EcoVelocity 2011

Volkswagen brings BlueMotion to EcoVelocity 2011

Visitors to EcoVelocity, the low-carbon motor show being held at Battersea Power Station, London from 8-11 September, will be encouraged by Volkswagen to ‘Think Blue’, as they get up close and personal with some of the company’s latest BlueMotion products, both on the stand and on the track.

Low emissions guides make light work of choosing a Volkswagen

Low emissions guides make light work of choosing a Volkswagen

Volkswagen Fleet Services has launched two new CO2 emissions price lists, making it simple and quick for a fleet manager or driver to find a car that suits their needs.

Vauxhall and Europcar launch electric vehicle cooperation

Vauxhall and Europcar launch electric vehicle cooperation

Opel/Vauxhall, one of Europe’s largest automakers, and Europcar, the leading car rental company in Europe, have announced an agreement to introduce the Opel/Vauxhall Ampera as a rental car throughout Europe.

Save a mint with the new value-packed Volkswagen Polo Match

Save a mint with the new value-packed Volkswagen Polo Match

Volkswagen’s Polo range now offers customers even greater value for money, thanks to the addition of a new Match model which replaces the existing SE and Moda trim levels and provides £650 worth of equipment – but with a pricetag that means it costs £215 less than those models.