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Interesting rumor here about VW planning a Suzuki SX4-based CUV. Inside sources have revealed that VW is tapping its new partnership with Suzuki to base the new model on the SX4 platform. Like the current SX4, the VW version will be offered with front or all-wheel drive. Expect VW to offer the SX4-based model with [...]

Nice test report here of the VW Passat CC Sport. Enjoy! Around town, the CC acquits itself admirably. The ride is comfortable, yet controlled, in typical VW fashion, and the car feels relatively nimble without coming across as tinny. We’d probably stick to some smaller wheels as the 19s impart just a hint of harshness [...]

VW will revive the Lupo name and will rename the VW up! concept into VW Lupo when hitting the streets. Volkswagen’s new small car, codenamed Up, will be sold as the Lupo. It will also extend across four different brands, including Audi, Seat and Skoda, by the middle of the decade as part of the [...]

Nice Canadian review here of the VW Golf GTI. At a glance, the GTI appeared seriously out-gunned. The Camaro or Genesis would devour it in a drag race, the Mazdaspeed3 has more power, the Lancer Ralliart has all-wheel drive, and the Taurus SHO is plenty more luxurious. Thing is, AJAC’s voting procedures reward vehicles for [...]

Join us for a sneak peek at the 2015 VW Passat Convertible, a true beauty! By 2014, the Eos is due to be replaced by the 2015 Passat convertible (a.k.a. Cabriolet) — the only variant of the next generation that will make it to the United States. VW has decided to nix the venerable sedan [...]

Nice driving report here with the new VW Polo 1.2 TSI. Have a read! The secret lies in power availability: the old 1.6 needed no less than 3,800 revs to achieve the maximum torque. The turbocharged four pot only needs 1,500 of those – and that’s enough to cut 0-60 time by about two seconds. [...]

The new boss is there and he’s laying down his plans for Bentley’s future. Interesting! You’ve obviously got good knowledge of Porsche products, too, which should help with component sharing with Bentley… Well, nobody knows as well as I do the abilities and potential of Weissach. And sports car ownership will be positioned in Weissach [...]

VW is working on some cool new technology to increase safety. Have a read! The Volkswagen AKTIV project will include the Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety (SFR), the Integrated Lateral Assistance (IQF), the Driver Awareness and Safety (FSA) and the Situation-Responsive Driving (STAF). The Integrated Lateral Assistance part of the Volkswagen AKTIV project involves an active [...]

TopGear has reviewed the new VW Touareg V8. Have a read! The CO2 Committee vetted all the car’s build processes, so this new Touareg is 220kg lighter than the last one – 10 per cent of the weight. Wow. Five per cent has been dropped out of the body, 21kg has been shaved from the [...]

Somebody has broken the news embargo for the new VW Jetta which is planned to be released on June 15th. Here are the first official pictures! By making the four-door an independent model, designers have been able to work from scratch. The result is a stylish shape that is better proportioned than the previous Jetta’s, [...]

Latest rumor has it that Porsche is looking into racing at Le Mans instead of investing into Formula One. Sorry Formula One fans, it looks like Porsche won’t be throwing its hat into your ring anytime soon. Instead, the German manufacturer is more likely to back a factory team at Le Mans, at least according [...]

VW China will launch a long-wheelbased VW Tiguan. Interesting. Tentatively planned for a public debut this fall at the 2010 Guangzhou Auto Show, the stretched Tiguan has not been officially confirmed by VW, but images have leaked in China and Europe and the details have been disseminated on several European Web sites. According to Germany’s [...]