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A Guilty Pleasure: 2010 Volkswagen Scirocco

Posted January 7 2010 03:05 PM by Angus MacKenzie
Filed under: Auto Review, The Big Picture, Volkswagen, Hatchbacks, Volkswagen, Hatchbacks, Sports |  Comments (16)
You'd think one of the world's largest auto markets would be awash with all sorts of cool cars. But that ain't necessarily the case: here in America volume beats variety. It's not just that no-one ca

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What the Volkswagen-Suzuki Deal Means

Posted December 9 2009 01:46 PM by Todd Lassa
Filed under: Corporate, Motor City Blogman, Volkswagen |  Comments (22)
Volkswagen AG and Toyota Motor Company may downplay the parallel, but they both now have "saved" Japanese automakers General Motors cast off. First, Toyota bought GM's 20 percent of Subaru parent Fuj

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Volkswagen TwinDrive: The People's Plug-In

Posted October 8 2009 12:12 PM by Frank Markus
Filed under: Green, Volkswagen, Hybrids, Volkswagen, Hatchbacks, Hybrid |  Comments (12)
VW's primary efficiency push in the U.S. has been with diesel power, but over in Germany the company has launched a test fleet of TwinDrive plug-in electric hybrid Golfs, and I just had a chance to s

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VW/Banks Jetta Sidewinder-A TDI Cup Racer for the Road

Posted October 5 2009 04:59 PM by Frank Markus
Filed under: Aftermarket, Volkswagen, Volkswagen, Sedans, Compact |  Comments (9)
One of the toys offered for my driving pleasure during a recent Bosch event titled "The Drive to 35.5," organized to showcase fuel-saving technologies like direct piezo injection for clean diesel pow

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Magic Bus: Back to Nature in the Modern-day Microbus

Posted August 20 2009 02:04 PM by Frank Markus
Filed under: Auto Review, Level G3, Volkswagen, Minivans, Volkswagen, Minivans/Vans, Minivan/Van |  Comments (7)
The Mission: Midwestern uncles expose their So-Cal nephews to the natural wonders of whitewater rafting and camping amidst the bugs and bears. The Machine: The obvious eco-sensitive option for five f

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Piech Wins Again: Finally, Volkswagen Buys Porsche

Posted July 23 2009 11:09 AM by Todd Lassa
Filed under: Corporate, Motor City Blogman, Volkswagen, Volkswagen |  Comments (10)
This just in from Wolfsburg: Volkswagen's supervisory board has met in an "extraordinary meeting to create an integrated automotive group with Porsche..." From Porsche's first sports car, the 356 in

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2009 Motor Trend Car of the Year Contender: 2009 Volkswagen CC

Posted November 17 2008 06:30 PM by Frank Markus
Filed under: Car of the Year, Volkswagen, Sedans, Volkswagen, Sedans, Luxury |  Comments (19)
Yes, beneath the 2009 Volkswagen CC's, low four-door coupe bodywork inspired by the Mercedes-Benz CLS (many prefer the VW) lurks the humble transverse-engine DNA of the workhorse Rabbit/Golf/Jetta/Pa

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2009 Motor Trend Sport/Utility of the Year Contender: Volkswagen Tiguan

Posted October 15 2008 04:53 PM by Ron Kiino
Filed under: Car of the Year, Volkswagen, Crossovers, Volkswagen, SUVs, Sports |  Comments (6)
Volkswagen affectionately refers to the 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan as "the GTI of compact SUVs." Given that VW's cuddly crossover shares myriad parts -- notably, the 2.0L turbo four-cylinder -- with the

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