Category: Volkswagen

Midway through 2018 Volkswagen introduced the seven-seat Tiguan Allspace. Though based on the five-seat Tiguan the new Allspace is a significantly longer vehicle. It has more overall length, at 4701mm (+215mm), a longer wheelbase (+109mm), and 106mm more rear overhang. All of which allows for the addition of two seats in a third row but with the same width as the five-seater. Cleverly it still has a boot capacity of 230 litres with all the seats in use. Some competitors have most of their boot space disappearing when a rearmost… Read more

Waste disposal is not the thing to attract an adrenalin rush in someone seeking a heart-stirring driving experience. However, all the action need not be limited to under the bonnet. Heightened vehicle performance can be an arm’s length away from – and at the upper end of the sporty spectrum – to the power plant. Take the new VW Golf R Special Edition, for example. Replete with performance options, previously available only in Europe, the outstanding feature of the Golf R Special Edition is the Akropovic exhaust and muffler made… Read more

Volkswagen Amarok 580 operates in what is arguably the most active market segment in Australia, that of four-door pickup trucks. Within that subgroup some buyers are after more performance, lots more performance. Think back to the glory days of V8 Holden Commodores and Ford Falcons with not only added power, but also suspension and steering that make driving ever more exciting. Bring your thoughts forward the 2018 and ‘19s and you enter the world of the Volkswagen Amarok 580. Those who know their cars say, forget about horsepower – it’s… Read more

Turmeric is all the rage now, isn’t it? Chips and lattes, creams, salads and soaps. Even cars, it seems. That was the colour of the Golf Comfortline we picked up for the week. Or so the brochure said. Having a mother with Indian heritage, turmeric played a starring role in our household long before celebrities started adding it to their chai. We had it mixed in water to settle upset tummies, sprinkled on cuts to help healing and combined with a touch of coconut oil for a paste for skin… Read more

When Volkswagen decided to give the Golf a mid-life spruce up, the Alltrack was also invited to the party and presented with a range of trendy updates that will keep its dance card filled. For starters, there are two more variants to accompany the 132TSI – the 132TSI Premium and a diesel, the 135TDI Premium – that will offer buyers greater options. And there are tweaks to design, infotainment and safety features to add more value to the proposition. The Alltrack is well-equipped with standard features with options packages for… Read more

When it comes to automobiles the frustrated cerebral time traveller need go no farther than the VW Transporter. The T Series vans, like countless Dr Who, carry more than half a century of light commercial vehicle development. With worldwide sales of more than twelve million vehicles in that time, the latest range bears little resemblance to the original vans, which were not much better than a bulky metal box on wheels. Now, thanks to things like computerisation and a focus on occupational health and safety, the light commercial vehicle workplace… Read more