Volkswagen has brought a concept version of their performance Golf R to the International Consumer Electronics Show [CES] in Las Vegas. Called the Golf R Touch, the car has touch screen and gesture control features that could potentially be on future versions of the Volkswagen Golf. Touch screen controls or gesture controls have replaced virtually […]
In anticipation of the upcoming Paris Auto Show, Volkswagen has displayed its newest concept car – a VW XL Sport that has the 197-horsepower engine of the Ducati 1199 Superleggera superbike housed inside its belly. Volkswagen will not be producing this car on a mass production basis but could make it a limited edition next […]
Most of the automobile companies will be afflicted with World Cup fever over the next few weeks and Volkswagen has decided the best way to advertise their Golf GTI will be to adorn it in the national colors of a country when it scores a goal in the World Cup and then run a 13-second […]
Defending World Rally Championship [WRC] champion Sebastien Ogier rolled up and made enchiladas of the field to easily win the 2014 Rally Mexico. Frenchman Ogier, driving a Volkswagen, won by a large margin – 1:12.5 – over his VW teammate, Jari-Matti Latvala, while Thierry Neuville in a Hyundai held onto third, 4:16 back for his […]
Defending World Rally Championship [WRC] champion Sebastien Ogier held on to the lead after the second day of the 2014 Rally Mexico. Frenchman Ogier, driving a Volkswagen, had a commanding one minute lead over his VW teammate, Jari-Matti Latvala, while Thierry Neuville in a Hyundai moved into third on the day, 4:37.5 seconds back after […]
Finland’s Jari-Matti Latvala took a 42.7-second lead over his teammate Andreas Mikkelsen after both he and his third Volkswagen teammate, Sebastien Ogier, made crucial mistakes early in the day. Ogier’s mistake caused him to plummet down the standings and allowed Mads Ostberg to claim third in his Citroen. The final day’s stages of Rally Sweden […]
Volkswagen is sitting in the top three spots after Day One at Rally Sweden, the second competition of the 2014 World Rally Championship season. Sebastien Ogier leads the way over his teammates Andreas Mikkelsen and Jari-Matti Latvala. Mikkelsen is a mere 5.8 seconds behind Ogier while Latvala is 12.2 seconds back. Day Two of Rally […]
Frenchman Sebastien Ogier, driving his Volkswagen, won the 2014 Monte Carlo Rally – the opening race of the 2014 World Rally Championship season – after former Formula One driver Robert Kubica, who was contending for the race win, lost control of his Ford and subsequently lost a fight with a bridge stanchion in the ninth […]