Ralf Brandstatter, the Volkswagen CEO has recently shared a preview of what he calls the Volkswagen ID.X. It looks to be a hot hatchback version of the new all electric ID.3 and the images show a revamped car with larger alloy wheels, green accenting in the cabin which extends to the dashboard, steering wheel, stitching and on the exterior. Brandstatter has made it clear that this doesn’t show a new […]
Volkswagen’s Arteon saloon and shooting brake are now on sale in the high spec R trim, with prices starting at £51,615. This marks quite a hefty premium over the standard car, which comes in at £35,435. This new model is based on the second generation car and at the moment, only the most premium models are offered, with less expensive versions to come, including an eHybrid plug in version. The […]
The golden age of the large MPV is over, the rise of the SUV is proliferant and Volkswagen has now taken the Sharan off of sale in the UK. No replacement for the model is planned and already in the Volkswagen product line is the Touran and the Tiguan Allspace, both of which have seven seats. Back in the mid-90s, Ford and Volkswagen noticed how popular the MPV and people […]
Last week, Volkswagen added a new entry level trim of the ID.4, called ‘City Pure’ and the big thing is that this model is in the right price bracket to qualify for the latest reduced version of the government grant for EVs. Coming at just under the £35,000 limit, the ID.4 City Pure is £34,650. This new less expensive model has a 148bhp motor, a 52kWh battery and 213 miles […]
Volkswagen announced the all new Polo a couple weeks ago with it go on sale later this year in the UK, but one model that was missing was the Polo GTI. But this week, VW has shared a preview image of the sketch with a launch date to be in June this year. VW was supposed to announce the Polo GTI at Lake Wörthersee, an annual GTI event the company […]
Volkswagen has launched the new eHybrid version of the Golf this week, marking the second plug-in hybrid version of the car so far. The eHybrid is only available in the entry level Style trim of the Golf Mk8 so far, has 201bhp and costs from £32,995 in the UK. This model is very similar to the already existing Golf GTE, which has been on sale for while. The eHybrid has a […]
Volkswagen announced the new 45th anniversary edition of the Golf GTI back in February this year and it is now on sale here in the UK for £39,980. The standard GTI has 242bhp and 273lb ft torque, but power with the new limited edition now has 296bhp and 295lb ft torque. Other additions include an exclusive ‘Race’ package, which Volkswagen is making only available on the Clubsport 45, which includes a […]
Last week we reported that Volkswagen would be launching a new GTX version of the ID.4 all electric SUV, with four wheel drive and more power. Today Volkswagen has introduced the ID.4 GTX, it has 295bhp, four wheel drive from two motors and a range of 298 miles. The GTX line will sit alongside the GTI, GTE and GTD brands Volkswagen has and will the brand for performance electric models. […]
Volkswagen has recently confirmed that next week, it’ll be launching its first sporty electric car with the GTX badge. The ID.4 GTX SUV will be announced next week on 28th April and will be all wheel drive and house two motors and have around 300bhp. The ID.4 will also be the first ID model VW sells to be all wheel drive with it being predominantly rear wheel drive with power […]
Volkswagen has announced the new look Polo for 2021 this week with a mild facelift on the outside and redesigned interior to bring it more inline with newer Volkswagen cars. The Polo shares some of the same design language with the new eighth generation Golf, with LED light bar below the radiator grille. VW has also updated the numbers, redesigned the tailgate and for the first time ever on a […]
