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After the successful introduction of the new Touareg SUV into the market, Volkswagen is talking about yet another introduction – the Touareg R Hybrid. This version will combine the souped-up R designation with a hybrid drivetrain which is normally unheard of. The new Touareg is on the drawing board at the moment and is supposed [...]

The 14 year old from Oregon, Ashton Stark, cannot drive yet, but decided to work on his grandfather’s old ‘72 VW Beetle to transform it into a fully functional electric car. He spent about a year and a mere $4000 updating the car, which now runs completely electrically. With his father’s help, Ashton fitted 9 [...]

The latest rumors circling the auto world is that due to the poor sales in Europe of the Volkswagen Passat, VW is thinking about doing away with it altogether. This would leave the car giant with just one wagon to its name – the VW SportWagon. However, there is now talk of a new wagon [...]

Sort of a cross between an Audi TT and something a bit manlier, this car may just appeal to a bigger market. I know I’d drive one!

In line with the ever-growing need for alternative energy vehicles, Volkswagen have recently presented a hybrid and 3 electric cars to the Chinese market in Shanghai. The Lavida, Golf, and Up! models all use Volkswagen’s unique Blue-e-motion technology. The Golf is a 4 door 5 seater electric powered vehicle capable of traveling 150km (93 miles) [...]

A collaboration with the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation along with General Motors, has VW as one of the partners of the environmentally friendly YeZ (pronounced Yea-Zi) concept car. This was showcased at the recent Shanghai Expo 2010 and works by breathing in carbon dioxide emissions and releasing oxygen – just like a plant. This photoelectric [...]

The upcoming release of the Volkswagen Vento for the Indian market, has been preceded with some design concepts. This sedan is going to be based largely on the VW Polo design, and is expected to be released from the Chakan, Pune VW manufacturing plant late this year, or early next year. This will be the [...]

The Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 CNG took the first 3 spots on the podium at this year’s Nurburgring 24 Hour Race in Germany in the alternative power class. These VW concept cars announced their involvement in the race last month and omit 80 percent less carbon dioxide emissions. The engines are modified to run on compressed [...]

At a recent event held at Worthersee, Volkswagen showed off its new Golf GTI Adidas which goes into production next month for the European markets. It also boasted a specially designed once-off car called the Excessive which was aimed at showing the great design potential of this VW. This car was inspired by motorsports and [...]

With the world always looking for greener alternatives, major manufacturing giant, Volkswagen were not going to disappoint at the 2010 Auto China show. They showcased their first ever eco friendly, innovative two wheeler product – the VW Bik.e. The chief of VW research and development, Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg rode it onto the stage and surprisingly, [...]