Volkswagen Cars
Volkswagen Nanospyder - designers create futuristic concept
A team of highly creative Volkswagen designers based in California have unveiled their own unique take on the future of modern transportation.
Desert Challenge ahead for Volkswagen’s Vatanen & Sainz
The Volkswagen factory team will next week (5-10 Nov) undertake a vital dress rehearsal for January’s Dakar Rally by mounting an assault on the UAE Desert Challenge, final round of the FIA Cross Country Rally Championship.
Golf GTI celebrates 30th anniversary with limited edition model
The fastest and most powerful production Golf GTI yet is set to kick off celebrations as 2007 marks the 30th anniversary of the original hot hatch – the Mk1 Golf GTI. Despite three decades having passed since the defining GTI was conceived, the spirit of the original is still very much alive in the new Golf GTI Edition 30.
Manheim debuts new Volkswagen EOS
Volkswagen’s new Eos coupé-cabriolet made a huge impact on the used market when it appeared at a recent Manheim Auctions Bristol closed sale.
Dr Bernd Pischetsrieder presents Phaeton to Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI has been presented with a specially equipped Phaeton by the Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Dr. Bernd Pischetsrieder.
Volkswagen Crafter hits the road with P&H Snacksdirect
The UK’s largest direct to door provider of snacks, Palmer & Harvey’s Snacksdirect is one of the first businesses in the UK to have bought the new Volkswagen Crafter. Six Volkswagen medium wheelbase Crafter box built vans will be based in Haydock and operate throughout the north west, supplying commercial premises with a wide range of leading brand products.
Volkswagen forges ahead with hybrid battery development
Volkswagen AG is helping to establish a special, donated, Chair for Applied Material Sciences for Energy Storage and Energy Conversion, the only professorship of its kind anywhere in Europe. A contract which sets out the terms of the contribution was today handed over to Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, where the new chair will commence work in 2007 with the joint backing of Degussa AG, Chemetall GmbH and Volkswagen AG.
Dramatic win for Volkswagen in BEN charity karting finals
Steely determination, glamorous locations, wall to wall Nomex and a grid packed with elite racers locked in frantic wheel to wheel action. Yes, the BEN National Karting Final took place recently and it was down to Volkswagen to lead the way.
Volkswagen Fox judged ‘Best for T’Brass’ in the North
The smallest Volkswagen has won out against big competition in the prestigious Northern Group of Motoring Writers awards. The event, held at the Redworth Hall Country Hotel near Newcastle judged the Fox to be the best value car on sale today to win the hard fought ‘Best For T’Brass Award’.
Volkswagen Atacama Crafter concept revealed
Volkswagen has revealed a striking off-road vehicle based on the recently-launched Crafter van. Named Atacama, after the desert in South America, the four-wheel drive concept is the product of the Design Centre in Wolfsburg, Germany, and could become a limited production vehicle.
Volkswagen Golf Match - more equipment and less money
Volkswagen has launched a fresh new trim level for the Golf range – the all-new Match – promising greater value and even more standard equipment than the SE model it replaces. On sale now, the Match is packed with useful functional and aesthetic additions and costs from £14,995 RRP on the road – a saving of £380 over the outgoing SE.
New Touareg breaks cover ahead of world debut at Paris
Volkswagen has revealed the first photographs of its new Touareg luxury 4x4, ahead of its world public debut at the Paris Motor Show next week.
Doctor wins Volkswagen Masters Golf Championship
Under clear blue September skies at the legendary St Andrews golf course in Scotland, the 2006 Volkswagen Masters UK Final was decided in one of the greatest days in the event’s history.
Lions get into the groove with Volkswagen Wayside
The Milton Keynes Lions basketball squad has teamed up with the Wayside retailer group to launch the Groove Truck, a new Volkswagen Crafter which will help deliver the Lions’ Community Programmes in schools and parishes in and around Milton Keynes. The lavishly decaled van, which is the long wheelbase high roof version with a 136 bhp engine, was handed to the MK Lions’ Chief Executive, Vince Macaulay, at the Xscape building in Milton Keynes on 2nd September.
Volkswagen Touran revealed before Paris show
Volkswagen has revealed the first images of its new Touran compact MPV, ahead of its world public debut at the Paris Motor Show later this month.