It’s not exactly a cannonball record, but Volkswagen was eager to prove that the ID.4 could handle a (very) long trip, so they recently completed an 18-day tour of America. The tour started in New York City and ended in Sacramento on March 30 (so that was a busy day for Volkswagen USA). Along the […]
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<!––> <!––> The 2021 Volkswagen Golf R has arrived to much fanfare and has already put some key players in the hot hatch market on notice. To help promote the hot hatch, VW has released a handful of videos of it being tested in the snow. The videos feature Volkswagen R test driver Benny Leuchter […]
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Despite offering the BRZ and WRX STI, Subaru owners are stereotyped as granola eating hippies who like the environment and are about as exciting as a macroeconomics class. While that’s up for debate, that brings us to Volkswagen’s latest commercial for the ID.4 called “Better For Your Family.” It’s part of their Before campaign, which […]
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<!––> <!––> The new Volkswagen Golf R has proven itself to be exceptionally quick off the line and in this video, we find out just how fast it can go. The new Golf R is powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder. While this engine is largely the same as the unit used by the MK7.5-generation […]
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The market for front-wheel drive hot hatchbacks has never been this vast. You have all sorts of newcomers, such as the Hyundai i30 N and BMW 128ti, in addition to the more-known VW Golf GTI, Renault Megane RS, Ford Focus ST, and Honda Civic Type R. With a very long tradition that dates back to […]
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Volkswagen is celebrating the U.S. launch of the ID.4 by kicking off an ad campaign which highlights how electric vehicles will change the world in unexpected ways. Known as “Before,” the campaign focuses on real-world scenarios that can be improved by the ID.4 as “before it can change the world, it has to change yours.” The […]
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The current Honda Civic Type R and new Volkswagen Golf R are two of the best compact hatches currently on the market, so comparing them is comes naturally. There isn’t that big a difference in terms of power, as they both have 320 PS (315 HP / 235 kW) to play with courtesy of their […]
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Volkswagen recently took the 2022 Golf R hot hatch and 2021 ID.4 electric crossover to the Smithers Winter Test Center in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and gave the keys to Tanner Foust. Now, you may know him for co-hosting Top Gear USA, or for being a three-time Rallycross champ and two-time Formula Drift champ, but he […]
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The Volkswagen ID.4 is the model that will introduce the German brand’s electric vehicles to North America. However, based on this review from Engineering Explained, a few issues need to be ironed out before the SUV can be considered a proper rival to the likes of the Tesla Model Y and Ford Mustang Mach-E. Driving […]
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The new-generation VW Golf R may not look quite as aggressive as some of its rivals but as this review reveals, it is one heck of a performance machine. Fitted beneath the bodywork of the hot hatch is a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine that has been upgraded to 315 hp and 310 lb-ft (420 Nm) […]
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