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 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 […]
Volkswagen has announced today that it will be previewing the new Polo for 2021 this week on Thursday, 22 April, via a virtual media event. The company has revealed the above image as a teaser, which features the same LED bar running the width of the front grill. Volkswagen has also hinted that the new Polo will feature a digital display, like the Mk8 Golf as well as being “always […]
In the last few days, Volkswagen has announced its new range topper for the ID lineup of electric cars, with the ID.6. The ID.6 sits above the new ID.4 SUV and will only be offered for sale in China as well as being produced only in China. The car offers seating for up to seven people and will go on sale later this year. Like the ID.4, the ID.6 sits […]
This week, Volkswagen has launched a new entry level version of the ID.3 – the company’s Golf sized all electric car. The new trim is called City and comes in at £28,370 in the UK after the recent reduced £2,500 government grant for plug in cars. The ID.3 City comes with a 45kWh battery with 217 miles of range, 148bhp, 229lb ft of torque and it does 0-60mph in a […]
