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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, or IIHS, has given their highest recognition to the German brand’s compact models, now that they’re available with optional forward collision warning and autonomous emergency braking systems. To get that “plus” rating, a car must receive good ratings in the moderate overlap front, side, …

After the launch of the 2015 Volkswagen Beetle Classic coupe last year, it’s the convertible’s turn to get dressed up in retro clothes. The Beetle Classic Convertible gets checkered, two-tone cloth and leatherette upholstery with colour-matched dash and door sill trim, while a leather-wrapped, multifunction steering wheel includes switchgear to …

A new and improved infotainment system and a bunch of electronic safety driving aids will be added to VW’s line-up, in addition to a reskinned 2016 Passat midsize sedan that will arrive this fall and the newly available turbo 1.4L engine in the 2016 Jetta. The MIB II infotainment system …

For the very first time, Volkswagen has snatched the #1 spot in term of sales, beating Toyota in the process. Between January and June 2015, Toyota managed to sell 3.02 million vehicles; that is 1.5% less than last year. We can blame declining sales in Japan for the slump. Volkswagen …

Just like regular customers, racing teams have more than one choice when it comes time to buy a racecar: they could buy a brand-new production car and heavily modify it (or simply build their own vehicle from scratch), but there are also manufacturers that will sell them a vehicle ready …

At the same time Honda was reaping a Guinness World Record for crossing Europe with as little fuel as possible, Volkswagen was busy doing the same thing in the US. Using a Golf TDI Clean Diesel, the German manufacturer managed to drive through all 48 states while averaging 2.89 litres …

Volkswagen says it plans to evaluate a potential customer racing program for a newly-developed racing version of the Golf hatchback. The customer privateer program could start as early as 2016, and see Volkswagen sell the 330-horsepower Golf race car to those interested in racing in sanctioned events. The Golf race …

In an interview with Australian journalists, Volkswagen’s director for that section of the globe, John White, revealed some interesting information. In the next few years, we can expect not one, but two new SUVs in the brand’s lineup. The first will be a vehicle that will slot in under the …

Volkswagen’s empire stretches over pretty the entire automotive industry; whether you are talking about very affordable vehicles (like the VW Gol, not to be confused with the Golf), or about hyper luxurious vehicles (think Bentley), or even about the highest echelon of performance (Bugatti, anyone?), the automaker is in almost …

Since joining the World Rally Championship in 2003, German automaker Volkswagen has shown the world who’s boss. How? They started by winning top place for manufacturers and drivers in 2013 and 2014. VW continued its winning streak in 2015 by earning gold in four out of five races. And at …