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Latest Spy Pic of the VW Phaeton

Latest Spy Pic of the VW Phaeton

The newest sedan to come from the VW line is the 2011 Phaeton. The looks of this vehicle compared to the current model have not changed much, with some minor differences in the appearance. The front bumper of the Phaeton is newer, with a grille, and LED “cilia” daylight added to it as well. As [...]

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14 Year Old Transforms a 1972 Volkswagen Beetle into an Electric Car

14 Year Old Transforms a 1972 Volkswagen Beetle into an Electric Car

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 [...]

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More Vw generations photographs

More Vw generations photographs

Absolutely dig photoshoots like this,  so much of history and development over the years in the Volkswagen family. hat tip to Mohammed Rasool who mailed these pictures.

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Lego VWs.  Yup, VW for all ages!

Lego VWs. Yup, VW for all ages!

I ended up with quite a few Lego sets but I had noting I could really build besides a small house, a garage and some make-believe supercars in there

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Vdub readers Ride: Rajeevs Golf GT

Vdub readers Ride: Rajeevs Golf GT

This week we keep it old school vdub style with Rajeev’s fantastic Volkswagen Golf Mk1 GT. An ’83 model Vw Golf GT,  Rajeev rebuilt the car to his liking as well as keeping it as original and mixed in some euro styling in the whole project. Engine wise its stock with a 1600 engine but [...]

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The Speed & Sound Spyke Edition + VW Wallpaper!

The Speed & Sound Spyke Edition + VW Wallpaper!

Yet again a Vdub graces the covers of South Africa’s leading performance magazine, Speed & Sound. Their technical guru Chad aka Spyke was in charge of this issue and here’s what he had to say: While we all know I’m drifting crazy, some of you will be pleased to know that this installment of your [...]

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Driving the Racy Volkswagen Scirocco R

Driving the Racy Volkswagen Scirocco R

The Volkswagen Scirocco R is a sporty version of the original VW Scirocco and has been nicknamed the “poor man’s TT”, but thanks to the excellent driving performance and high quality finishes, the Scirocco R coupe has proven its worth as a top notch sporty car in its own right. The high gloss mirrors, grille, [...]

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Ultra-neat Bays

Ultra-neat Bays

The amount of work needed to get an engine bay like this makes me tired just thinking about it.

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Arty VW Owners…

Arty VW Owners…

we’d like to see your VW art. Mail your examples to editor@vdubnews.com

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Vdub Mk1s make you smile?

Vdub Mk1s make you smile?

Keep on sending us your favourite pics and when we have enough hot SA Vdubs we’ll load them up for you chaps to perve over.

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