Category: Volkswagen

Volkswagen Touareg is now offered in V8 TDI R-Line variant. It’s a high-performance turbo-diesel version that gives plenty of driving fun without making a huge donation to the oil companies. Volkswagen would probably like the R-Line to challenge large luxurious SUVs, perhaps even with an eye on the stunning British Range Rover, though it’s more likely that Audi, controlled by Volkswagen, would see its Q7 as the real challenger. ENGINE / TRANSMISSION The V8 diesel engine may be relatively small, at just 4.1 litres, but a high-pressure turbocharger gives it… Read more

Having driven the Volkswagen Golf seventh generation in Europe last year and at its Australian launch a few weeks back we have now done the most important reviews of all, in our home territory we reviewed two variants, spending a week in each. They were a Golf 103TSI petrol and a110TDI diesel, both with BlueMotion technology, both in Highline spec. Initial impressions of the German hatchback were mixed. In looks the car has the undoubted Golf design DNA, in this case producing a rather dated squared-off rear that’s reminiscent of… Read more

Where else to gain public opinions on the latest VW Beetle than at a place called Ferry Road Diner on the Gold Coast? It’s a well known meeting place on Friday nights for all things retro, mainly those on four wheels. The diner has a carpark the size of a drive-in movie theatre. Perfect for those who like to drive and to admire each others’ cars. We rocked up in a new VeeDub Beetle, bright red in colour and sporting a great set of 18-inch twister alloy wheels. And found… Read more

And now for something completely different – yet at the same time something that’s a blast from the past. The Volkswagen up! has a cheeky shape that’s like nothing else on the road. This is a very difficult thing to achieve because the smallest VeeDub could have looked like any other low-priced hatchback. Full marks to the designers who have used a clever front grille style and a distinctive kink in the rear pillar to make their up! stand out from the madding automotive crowd VW’s marketing gurus like the… Read more