Seat Ibiza Bocanegra road ready version has been unveiled at the Barcelona International Motor Show. Based on a concept that was unveiled a year ago at the Geneva Motor Show, Seat Ibiza Bocanegra comes with a distinctive front fascia featuring a central grille with honeycomb mesh, black surround and new air vents, also completely black [...]

Next up to announce a miniature MPV is Volkswagen, said to be eying its Polo for conversion to a (little) people hauler. In Europe such a car would go against competition like the Opel Meriva and Fiat Qubo. A VW board member suggested that such a car would be about adding to the company’s small [...]

This is the Toyota Camry Hybrid pace car that will lead the field around Charlotte Motor Speedway for this weekend’s Coca-Cola 600. It will mark the first time that a hybrid vehicle has paced an entire race according to Toyota. If you’re particularly taken with the car’s lovely paint scheme, keep in mind that Toyota [...]

Volkswagen has announced that it will recall some 25,594 examples of its 2006-2009 Jetta over a potential driveshaft issue. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, cars with the company’s 2.0-liter inline-four may have driveshaft cover plates that weren’t manufactured properly, with the consequence that their screws may not be torqued correctly. If the [...]

Rabbit fans, you are too few. At least, that’s how Volkswagen is feeling these days according to Automotive News. The redesigned Golf which is already on sale in Europe, will come to America under the same name this fall, a reversal of the reversal instituted just a few years ago. No particular reason was given [...]

We already gave you the full low down on the 2010 Toyota Prius, now see how it fares in the face of its new rival, the 2010 Honda Insight. Neither car gets much for style points, but in this matchup it’s all about fuel economy and clean emissions right? Senior Editor Erin Riches gets to [...]

Folks in the U.S. may not be aware that the Volkswagen GTI has a diesel-powered complement in Europe called the GTD. With the European launch of the new Golf-based 2010 GTI, VW has announced the 2010 GTD will follow shortly. The little diesel hatchback gets nearly all of its good looks from the GTI. It [...]

Price: from £7900 (est) On sale: October You’ll like: Fuel-efficient and safe You won’t: Strait-laced looks Trust Volkswagen to get its timing spot on with its latest version of the Polo. With the world in recession and what few car buyers remain running for cover from big, thirsty cars and moving into something smaller and [...]