Fuel economy is a major purchase consideration for new-vehicle shoppers; in fact it’s the No. 1 thing they look for in a car or truck. Consumers continue to demand ever greater mileage, and so does the federal government. Washington keeps turning up the wick on its Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) regulations. In response to these stimuli automakers are working day and night to improve the efficiency of their products.
Volkswagen’s manufacturing plant located in Chattanooga, Tennessee announced today that it has produced its 250,00th Passat.
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Volkswagen’s VR6 engine will continue into another generation despite past rumors that suggested otherwise.
The creative and hands-on group of Volkswagen newbies have just revealed their latest project, dubbed the Volkswagen GTI Cabriolet Austria at this years Wothersee meet. Continue Reading…
The big reveal at the annual GTI meet in Wörthersee in Austria has just been uncovered with a very special race-prepped Volkswagen GTI concept that could see track-duty in the very near future.
Volkswagen has teased yet another concept that will be making its debut at this year’s Worthersee event, an Amarok R-Style concept pickup truck.
Volkswagen is heading to this year’s Worthersee event with a concept race car, a 503-hp Design Vision GTI.
Volkswagen is adding a carbon fiber roof option to the Golf that will cut up to 20 lbs. from the car.
The on-again, off-again Volkswagen roadster is now on again according to Volkswagen design chief Walter de Silva.
The next-generation Volkswagen Golf R is currently undergoing testing and it is believed that the range-topping hatch will make between 290 and 300 hp.
Volkswagen is upgrading the Jetta GLI with the a new 2.0-liter, turbocharged engine with a slight bump in power over the 2012 model.
Volkswagen has announced pricing for the range-topping Beetle R-Line, which will carry a MSRP of $30,930, and new specs for its turbo engine that now makes 10 extra horsepower.
If these leaked patent images are accurate, we could be looking at the production Volkswagen Taigun compact crossover.
Volkswagen announced today that it will build a 10-speed dual clutch transmission and a high-performance diesel engine.
These days, it’s getting harder and harder to set your custom car apart from the crowd. Tuners and builders are always searching for a new way to be different and this Volkswagen Golf takes it to new heights.
Compact cars are affordable, they’re usually a lot of fun to drive and can deliver impressive fuel economy numbers. As government regulators push for ever-greater efficiency, small sedans and hatchbacks are becoming increasingly important.
Slotted between the entry-level “S” model and mid-level “SE” trim, Volkswagen just announced that it will begin selling a Wolfburg Edition of the North American Passat.
Production is outpacing demand at Volkswagen’s first U.S. manufacturing plant since 1988, prompting the brand to cut 500 contract jobs.
Volkswagen has just unveiled a new special edition of its iconic Beetle, dubbed the iBeetle, which features an integrated iPhone dock.
The spy photos keep rolling in, and the latest show off the next-generation Golf R, although Volkswagen wants you to think it is merely a GTI.
No, a race car didn’t go 400 mph at Road America, but Volkswagen of America did take a Jetta Pace Car out for a lap and added some movie magic.
Last week was a lot like the British ocean liner Lusitania; it got sunk, but this time around it wasn’t the Kaiser’s fault. Instead of falling prey to a German U-Boat it was torpedoed by the New York Auto Show.
Volkswagen set a lofty goal of hitting 1-million sales in the United States by 2018. Does the German automaker still believe that’s attainable?
