Three of the best front-wheel drive hot hatchbacks on the market, the new Volkswagen Golf GTI, the pre-facelifted Hyundai i30 N and the Ford Focus ST, got together at the Hockenheim GP to find out which one’s quicker. The first put through its paces against the clock was the Golf GTI. The German model uses […]
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<!––> <!––> The new VW Golf R not only looks a little bit meaner than its predecessor, but it also includes a new drift mode that promises to add some extra excitement to the driving experience. Eager to see what it is like to drive the new hot hatch in drift mode, YouTuber Automann.tv found […]
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Unlike other Volkswagens that have performed poorly in the moose test recently, the 2021 Tiguan managed to pass the test. Km77 tested an R-Line variant powered by a 148 HP (150 PS / 110 kW) 1.5-liter TSI petrol engine that’s mated to a seven-speed dual-clutch DSG automatic transmission and was fitted with 19-inch wheels wrapped […]
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This isn’t the first time we’re hearing about autonomous charging robots. VW actually unveiled their take on these droids roughly a year ago, with China’s AIWAYS also looking to develop its own car charging robot. VW’s charging robot will be tasked with offering fully autonomous charging to EVs in restricted parking areas such as underground […]
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Production of the e-Golf has ended altogether at the Volkswagen ‘Transparent Factory’ in Dresden, Germany, as the final example of the zero-emission hatchback rolled off the assembly line today (December 23). The electric model was produced at the Dresden facility since 2017, with Volkswagen building a total of 145,561 examples, including the 95,160 examples produced […]
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Reviewers in Europe are just starting to get their hands on the all-new, 8th generation Volkswagen Golf R, and they have mostly all good things to say about it. In the first video, Autogefühl does an in-depth review on the hot hatch covering everything on the exterior, interior and the driving experience. The reviewer talks […]
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Surely a full-blown V8-powered muscle car such as the Ford Mustang would have no trouble beating a stock front-wheel drive hot hatch like the old Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR in a quarter-mile drag race, right? Normally, that would a predictable outcome, especially since the Mustang’s 5.0-liter mill was tuned by RTR and boasts 625 hp […]
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Volkswagen is finally allowing journalists to check out the 2021 Golf R, so should soon find out what the new generation of the automaker’s über hatchack is like. However, until that happens, we can take a closer look at the new Golf R in a POV driving video shot at night. Review: 2020 VW Golf […]
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Volkswagen has become the first volume carmaker to offer an augmented reality head-up display system for the compact segment, through its ID.3 and ID.4 fully-electric models. The system is able to superimpose certain symbols onto the outside world and display them on the windshield in a dynamic fashion. Usually, this type of system would first […]
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While diesel cars are a dying breed and have lost significant ground to petrol-powered and electrified vehicles, Volkswagen remains committed to them. One such model is the new generation Golf GTD, which is offered alongside the Golf GTE and Golf GTI as a hot hatch that promises to go easier on the owner’s wallet with […]
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