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 car variety, and it wants to have the right mix of offerings when the recovery comes. On a side note, VW is also planning a "less effeminate, more assertive and masculine" Beetle that they want more men to buy. Because who knew button-cute car with a flower vase

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 screws back out, drivers may experience a

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 other than the fact that the U.S. was the only market that didn't use Golf. More importantly, the

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 has the same grille, body kit, and vertical fog lights. Where the GTD differs is

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 more affordable, VW is about to introduce a new Polo with headline-grabbing

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 more than manual versions. The new GTI is powered by a tweaked version of the 2.0-litre turbocharged engine from the Mk V GTI, making

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 0-62mph time falls by three-tenths of a second to 6.9s. Maximum speed meanwhile rises to 149mph.