We like to leave you laughing, preferably from jokes and some sort of twist on news about Volkswagen. Traffic collisions and injuries aren’t light topics, but a safety study from AAA says that Americans’ driving behavior isn’t getting better these days—if anything it’s getting worse—so we’re here to talk about safety again. But here’s the […]
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VW Announces Plans for High-Speed Electric Vehicle Charging Networks
Electric, electric, electric: what are we going to do with you? We’ve been perfecting the technology as you can see in spunky models like the e-Golf, and our recent investment in battery-maker QuantumScape. But it’s never been quite enough for you, has it? Something about electric has made people stare at their shoes while hemming […]
VW Gets Aggressive With Cross Coupe GTE SUV at Detroit Auto Show
Volkswagen is running hard. While football jocks Ford and Acura are showing off their oh-so-practical 90,000-horsepower super cars, VW has a different plan in Detroit. This week, the automaker debuted the Cross Coupe GTE, a five-seat mid-size crossover SUV. While it is trying just a little too hard to be relevant—just because everyone else is […]
VW Puts Three Digital Screens & Gesture Controls in New Golf R Touch
The future is arriving faster. Volkswagen showed some technologies this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that are downright awesome. And unlike most razzle-dazzle unveilings, there isn’t a single thing stopping these technologies from being put into place immediately. The new user interface for the Golf R Touch has been the biggest […]
2015 Volkswagen GTI Wins Best of the Best Award From Autoweek
Fresh off the heels of the VW Golf winning the Best Car to Buy award from Green Car Reports, the Golf GTI has been named the Best of the Best by Autoweek for 2015. Autoweek’s editors cited the 2015 GTI for its fun factor, exceptional handling, impressive build quality, affordable price, efficient fuel use, and […]