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The third-generation Volkswagen Tiguan made its global debut today—at least the short-wheelbase, two-row variant designed for Europe. A longer, three-row Tiguan Allspace will follow at a later date. The latter is the one we North Americans have known since the launch of the second generation for 2018 (without the Allspace …

Volkswagen fans and EV enthusiasts gathered in Locarno, Switzerland a few days ago to attend the ID. Treffen festival. What they found was yet another demonstration that the company wants to have fun and please performance-craving drivers even without internal combustion engines. Remember, at the same venue a year ago, …

The Volkswagen ID.4 is set to receive significant upgrades for 2024, its third full year on the Canadian market. Among other things, expect more power and longer range than before, plus a more user-friendly infotainment system. The 2024 ID.4 equipped with the larger 82kWh battery will gain a more potent …

The Volkswagen brand plans to launch 11 new electric models by 2027. Not all of them will come to North America, mind you, but we’ll get a zero-emission successor to the sporty Golf GTI . At IAA Mobility 2023 in Munich, Volkswagen gave a preview in the form of the …

It’s a sad day for fans of the Volkswagen Golf GTI and Golf R as the company today announced the 2024 models will be the last ones to offer a manual transmission. That’s right: no more stick shift after that. A special edition of the former, called Golf GTI 380, …

If you were hoping for something new with the Volkswagen Jetta for the 2024 model year, you’re in luck. The sporty Jetta GLI celebrates its 40th anniversary with a special edition that will begin arriving in Canadian dealerships later this summer. It comes one year after the German automaker created …

Rainer Zietlow, a German long-distance driver who holds multiple world records, is now attempting to add another one right here in Canada by traveling from coast to coast in an electric vehicle with the least number of charging stops. Instead of using an EV with industry-leading range, Zietlow picked a …

German auto giant Volkswagen said Thursday it will start testing self-driving vehicles in Texas this month, and plans a commercial launch in the state in 2026. Ten ID. Buzz electric minivans will be used in the trials in the state's capital, Austin, the automaker's first autonomous driving test program in …

Drivers looking for an electric SUV or crossover now have plenty of selection, and it’s about to get even better. Another great thing is that you can find some at various price points. What are the best buys you can make in 2023? The Car Guide is here to help …

A return of the Volkswagen Beetle as a fully electric vehicle has fueled rumours ever since the iconic German coupe/cabriolet bowed out in 2019—and even more with the automaker resurrecting the Type 2 minivan in the form of the ID. Buzz . However, all hopes are now lost, it seems.