First of all, we’re not going to do any math. Or science. No math or science. This is a numbers-free space. We’re just not going to do it, and you can’t make us. We will apply a Seinfeldian linguistic analysis, however (don’t worry, it will only take a moment). Ahem: What is the deal […]
Archive | January, 2015
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 […]
New Video Shows Cross Coupe GTE, Future of VW SUVs
We last wrote about the Cross Coupe GTE concept last week when VW introduced it at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The Cross Coupe GTE is a mid-size SUV concept that hints at changes coming to the Tiguan and possibly a new crossover SUV one size below the Tiguan. It’s important because […]
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 […]