Volkswagen

VW launches mobile game tie-in for local Golf GTi 8 launch

VW South Africa has launched GTI8OnTour, a mobile game to tie in with the local launch of the eighth generation of the Golf GTi….

VW Golf 8 GTI arrives: Here is the price for South Africa

Originally designed during a time of crisis at Volkwagen, the Golf GTI has become a celebrated family performance car. It is rightly classified as…

Road test: The Volkswagen Caravelle 6.1

Most wealthy South African households prefer a luxury SUV as the family car. But if you want all the space, to pacify those sibling…

VW confirms Taigo crossover for SA

Although the Polo remains South Africa’s best-selling passenger car, VW’s product strategy is rapidly changing. The German company is aware that more South Africans…

Latest Amarok becomes South Africa’s most powerful bakkie

Since its introduction, the Amarok V6 has proved very popular with local buyers. VW’s double-cab bakkie offers the cabin architecture and comfort of a…

New Mswenko adds swag to Polo Vivo range

The Vivo has been an enormous success for Volkswagen South Africa. It is the country’s most popular car and being locally built, it also…

New VW Tiguan confirmed for South Africa

Golfs might have a greater legacy, but Volkswagen’s most popular product is in fact the VW Tiguan SUV. To ensure that it remains ahead…

VW confirms limited edition Golf GTI TCR pricing in South Africa

VW is bidding its Golf 7 goodbye with a very fitting final edition GTI. By far the most dominant car in its class, the…

This is the VW Golf 8 GTI coming to South Africa at the end of the year

VW has finally revealed the eight-generation of its iconic performance car. Details about the Golf 8 GTI can now be corroborated as the iconic…

VW T-Cross 1.0 TSI Highline road impressions: the Polo crosses over

VW has always been a popular choice with aspirational first-time South African car buyers. The allure is simple: German technology and engineering at a…

Volkswagen Golf R now packs 228kW, R676 000 price tag

As if 213kW wasn’t enough power for a family hatchback, Volkswagen has once again increased the output of its seventh-generation hot hatch, the Golf…

Three automotive scandals to rival Volkswagen’s #Dieselgate

Unless you reside under a particularly large and heavy rock, you will have by now spotted countless articles on the emissions scandal currently engulfing…

VW emissions saga continues: Audi, Skoda claim over 3.3m of their cars affected

Volkswagen has single handedly ruined the diesel car for the world, after it was found that the company was installing software that helped its…

Volkswagen flaunts new 600bhp W12 engine in Vienna

Volkswagen has unveiled a slew of new engines at the annual Vienna Motor Symposium, but perhaps the most interesting model was the compact 6.0-litre…

VW set to unveil new Scirocco GTS in Shanghai

Volkswagen has announced that it will be launching a new version of the Scirocco GTS at the upcoming Shanghai International Auto Show and it…

VW intros some fun new Beetles in New York

Volkswagen has rolled out four new versions of the Beetle at the New York International Auto Show. Each of the new models has a…

Volkswagen’s 2017 Golf GTI will boast 10-speed dual-clutch gearbox

How do you feel about changing gears? The recent trend in transmissions have usually involved multiple clutches — allowing the gearbox to preselect the…

Volkswagen Golf R Wagon is a powerful but practical people mover

After tearing up Arizona for the best part of the month, Volkswagen has officially unveiled its Golf R Wagon — a long wheelbase version…

VW’s new 272-hp engine is the most powerful four-cylinder TDI ever built

Volkswagen is such an underrated car company, and not just because it owns virtually all the brands we know and love. For one, it…

A VW XL1 powered by a superbike engine? Sure, why not?

The VW XL1 is a modern marvel when it comes aerodynamic design efficiency, but it’s not exactly what you’d call sporty. So what if…

Everyone wins in VW’s BlackBerry R&D center buyout

To most people, BlackBerry is the company that made those phones that were cool a few years back, before going into the kind of…

VW fans delight: the Dune is coming in 2016

When the VW Dune concept made its debut at the Detroit Auto Show earlier this year, pretty much every car journalist on the planet…

VW could make a lot of people happy, might just build Dune concept

Automotive dreams don’t often come true, but it looks like Volkswagen might be about to buck that trend by building the Dune concept it…

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