The 2012 Volkswagen Beetle is starting to pop up around town, and we can tell you this – it is world’s cooler than the previous car. One example that Volkswagen’s strategy to have the Beetle appeal to men is working came recently from the words of a friend. “Wow, it looks like a guy car [...]
Keeping your car well-maintained is key to its longevity. While in the past cars didn’t last as long, today’s cars are surviving longer than ever before. Recently, Matt Harion’s green 2001 Volkswagen Jetta 1.8T crossed the 500,000 mark. While that doesn’t set any records, it is certainly impressive – especially for a car as recent [...]
Given its iconic nature and importance Volkswagen views the Beetle as a priority. The redesigned 2012 model had a ton of thought and development dollars put into it, and the result is by far the best Beetle yet. With a more squared off exterior appearance and performance emphasis, it is also designed to appeal to [...]
Whether the automotive marketplace considers all-wheel drive a brilliant active safety component or just smart marketing feeding customer fantasies for go-anywhere motoring, automobiles with the full flexibility of four wheels has won over the attention of many consumers. Once a technology limited to just four-wheel drive trucks, improved mechanicals and electronics have made all-wheel drive [...]
Despite largely disappointing sales, many different manufacturers has plans to join the pure electric and range-extended electric vehicle market. Mostly these efforts are aimed at city-dwellers, models such as the upcoming Honda Fit EV and Chevrolet Spark EV. The thinking is that these small, subcompact models with around 80-100 miles of pure electric range range [...]
For many (ok most) buyers, luxury is about status and image. The Volkswagen Phaeton ran counter to that in every way. The general line of thinking is that if you aren’t going to get the badge on the hood, at least have the car be a value proposition. That is the case with Hyundai’s Equus. [...]
On again, off again. Such has been the status of the Volkswagen BlueSport Concept. Last month the project was said to be on hold. Volkswagen engineering head Uli Hackenberg spoke to Autocar about this. He said the engineering work was all done, but the problem was finding sales numbers. He said sales volumes weren’t adding [...]
The Chicago Auto Show is just around the corner; the media days take place on February 8th and 9th. Volkswagen isn’t waiting until then to introduce the latest engine variant of the Beetle, the TDI model. VW has probably championed the diesel engine in the U.S more than any other company in recent times. For [...]