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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

GTI costs from £22,410 Order books are now open First deliveries on May 22 Volkswagen dealerships are now accepting orders for the Mk VI Golf GTI hot hatch, with the three-door manual version priced from £22,410. Five-door models cost £585 more than the three-door, while these models fitted with the DSG semi-automatic gearbox are £1305 [...]

Volkswagen has announced pricing for its sixth-generation Golf GTi. Based on the previous mark 5′s platform, the ‘new’ Golf GTI also carries over the old car’s 2.0-litre turbo engine, but here it has better breathing and modified internals that help push power up to 208bhp – 10bhp more than before. The added power means the [...]