VW
Truck driver saves one VW Jetta from fire – Video
July 6, 2016 | Ed M.
Truck driver saves one VW Jetta from fire, the rest of the cars on the truck burn to a crisp.
2016 VW UP – Video
June 24, 2016 | Ed M.
The Up’s now available with a 1.0-litre three-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine that produces 89bhp. More usefully, it churns out 118lb ft from 1500rpm; VW points out its performance figures are on par with the original Golf GTI, only … Read More
2016 Volkswagen Tiguan Crash Test – Video
June 22, 2016 | Ed M.
Volkswagen’s Tiguan was awarded with a score of 96% for adult occupant protection. Meanwhile, the level of protection for child occupants was 84%. Pedestrian protection was rated at 72%, while Safety Assist received 68% of available points.
EuroNCAP … Read More
Autocar – Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport S Track Review – Video
June 13, 2016 | Ed M.
The Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport S is officially the fastest front-wheel drive production car around the daunting Nürburgring Nordschleife race track. Autocar takes the 306bhp Clubsport S to the Nürburgring for a full test.
The Volkswagen Golf GTI … Read More
VW Polo Production Factory Plant – Video
June 10, 2016 | Ed M.
VW Polo Production Factory Plant, check out how this very popular car is made from scratch. The quality of this factory is impressive.
2016 VW Beetle Dune and Beetle Dune Cabriolet – Video
June 1, 2016 | Ed M.
PRICE AS TESTED: $25,065 (base price: $24,815)
ENGINE TYPE: turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 16-valve inline-4, iron block and aluminum head, direct fuel injection
DISPLACEMENT: 110 cu in, 1798 cc Power: 170 hp @ 4800 rpm Torque: 184 lb-ft … Read More
VW Golf GTI Clubsport vs Honda Civic Type R – Video
May 27, 2016 | Ed M.
Volkswagen has given its GTI brand a 40th birthday present, in the shape of the new Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport Edition 40.
Can the GTI-on-steroids keep up with a Honda Civic Type R? Road test editor, James Disdale … Read More
2016 Volkswagen Golf R Review – Video
May 27, 2016 | Ed M.This is the first year the 2016 Volkswagen Golf R is available with an automatic transmission. How does the R do with this new DSG? Is the hot hatch just as hot without three pedals?
DISPLACEMENT:121 cu in, 1984 … Read More
Top Gear Drag Race – VW Golf R vs VW Golf GTI PP vs VW Golf GTD – Video
May 19, 2016 | Ed M.
Top Gear Drag Race featuring VW Golf R vs VW Golf GTI PP vs VW Golf GTD.
Which one is quicker in a 1/4 mile drag race, watch and find out.
Autocar – Volkswagen Tiguan Review – Video
May 10, 2016 | Ed M.
This is the all-new Volkswagen Tiguan, the second-generation of VW’s compact SUV. Volkswagen says it “redefines the segment”. That’s one bold claim, so let’s test it on-road and off-road, to see whether it really could beat the likes … Read More
VW Golf GTI Clubsport S Nurburgring Run – Video
May 4, 2016 | Ed M.This exclusive new vehicle, based on the Golf GTI Clubsport, makes its world premiere at the GTI event at Lake Wörthersee (4-7 May). The hard performance numbers of this new GTI are truly impressive: a power output of 228 … Read More
Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport S – Official – Video
May 4, 2016 | Ed M.Wolfsburg/Reifnitz, May 2016. The Golf GTI Clubsport S is the most powerful ever version of the Golf GTI and was built to celebrate 40 years of the iconic hot hatchback. With German racing driver Benny Leuchter (28) at the wheel, … Read More
Which is the best VW Golf GTI ever made – Video
May 4, 2016 | Ed M.Carfection tries to find out Which Generation of Golf GTI was best?
40 years of the Golf GTI – a retrospective
Golf GTI / 1976. In 1974, six men forged the secret plan to develop a ‘Sports Golf’. They … Read More
VW Polo R WRC 2017 Testing – Video
April 29, 2016 | Ed M.
The monster has been developed to comply with the 2017 FIA World Rally Championship regulations. It’s 50mm wider than the current version and has also undergone a significant diet plan which sees it lose 25 kg. The development … Read More
Top Gear – VW California vs Atom 3.5R vs Smart – Video
April 28, 2016 | Ed M.
Top Gear drag race featuring VW California vs Atom 3.5R vs SmartAn unlikely trio line up as the slow Cali and Smart take on, um, a really fast Atom.
740HP HPA Volkswagen Golf R – Video
April 23, 2016 | Ed M.
Matt Farah tests out HPA’s insane, 740-hp, Hellcat-defaming, Godzilla-crushing Golf R.
HPA managed to reach this ridiculous amount of horsepower by fitting under the bonnet VW’s 3.6-litre V6 engine from a Passat R36, which in turn gained … Read More
420HP VW Polo R WRC Street by Wimmer
April 18, 2016 | Ed M.
Wimmer wanted to prove there is room for improvement and actually managed to almost double the engine’s output, now standing at a fantastic 420 hp (309 kW). This makes it 20 hp stronger than the VW Golf … Read More
Top Gear Drag Race – McLaren 675 vs Porsche 911 Carrera GTS vs VW Golf R – Video
April 7, 2016 | Ed M.
Top Gear Drag Race featuring McLaren 675 vs Porsche 911 Carrera GTS vs VW Golf R.
2016 McLaren 675LT Specs:
BASE PRICE: $353,600
ENGINE TYPE: twin-turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 32-valve V-8, aluminum block and heads, port fuel injection
Displacement: … Read More
Crash – VW Golf MK2 rear ends Porsche 991 GT3 At Nurburgring – Video
April 4, 2016 | Ed M.
VW Golf MK2 rear ends Porsche 991 GT3 At Nurburgring, looked like a minor hit but the VwW took most of the damage.
Porsche 991 GT3 Specs:
PRICE AS TESTED:$142,265 (base price: $131,350)
ENGINE TYPE:DOHC 24-valve flat-6, aluminum … Read More
Rockstar Energy VW Passat – Video
March 22, 2016 | Ed M.
Tanner Foust takes his drift spec VW Passat to Rod Millen’s Leadfoot Festival in New Zealand.
Rockstar Energy VW Passat Specs:
Because front-wheel drive and less than 300 horsepower can’t crack a pro drift ride’s spec sheet, Foust’s Passat … Read More