All the ideas on the car

We mentioned earlier that VW is contemplating to bring back the VW Microbus. Will it look like this? We certainly wouldn’t mind. Piëch must have made a mental note, because now the Microbus is back, on the front-wheel-drive platform of the Touran, a Golf-derived compact minivan not sold in the U.S. The retro-futuristic van likely [...]

VW is planning a 100mpg version of the VW Golf. Good news! Volkswagen is set to launch a 100mpg Golf in 2020, in time to meet super-stringent EU fuel economy regulations. Senior VW sources told Autocar that the greenest Golf — likely to be the blue-e-motion — is expected to have an average CO2 rating [...]

VW has announced a partnership with Fender for in-car audio systems. Let’s rock! This time, however, a guitar isn’t part of the package, and instead, VW will be offering select 2012 models with an all-new Fender Premium Audio System, featuring nine speakers equipped with proprietary Panasonic tech, dual voice coil speakers and extended range tweeters. [...]

German Autobild is reporting that VW is working on creating a new brand as a joint venture with a Chinese partner to introduce cheap cars to Chinese people living outside of the metropolitan areas. Target is to build cars below 8.000 Euro ($10.700). The partner in China has not been picked now, but negotiations are [...]

Stop what you are doing now and watch this hilarious commercial from The Netherlands for the VW Golf. In what could very well be one of the most amusing automotive-related ads we’ve seen this year, this Volkswagen commercial from The Netherlands puts a surprisingly wild twist on the belief that old ladies take good care [...]

VW is rumored to unveil a new 1-liter concept car at the Qatar Motor Show. Information is scarce, but AutoBild says the car will feature a two-cylinder diesel engine and an electric motor that is powered by a lithium-ion battery. The overall premise seems to echo the L1 concept, which debuted at the 2009 Frankfurt [...]

The VW Eos has received a facelift. Have a look! For the first time, Volkswagen of America, Inc. will unveil its all-new 2012 Eos hardtop convertible, at the Los Angeles Auto Show, with market introduction in early spring of 2011. Featuring an updated design with numerous new features, the 2012 Eos is the perfect complement [...]

The VW NMS aka VW New Midsize Sedan will be unveiled at the Detroit Motor Show in January. Specifically designed for the United States, the NMS will go head to head with segment heavy-weights such as the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord. To ensure it has a fighting chance, the NMS will be built in [...]

VW is working hard to introduce new engines as well as new variants of the VW Polo in the next 2 years. We show you what to expect from Wolfsburg. First in line will be the long-awaited VW Polo R and it’s coming as early as autumn 2011, so pretty soon. But it will not [...]

Awesome news today for all VW Bus lovers: VW has confirmed that a VW Microbus concept is in the works and if you know VW a bit you know that they have a high production rate of concepts. Bring it on! Klaus Bischoff, Volkswagen’s design chief told AutoExpress this week that “I would not be [...]

VW has released a brand new teaser for the VW New Midsize Sedan which will be unveiled at Detroit Motor Show. Volkswagen today unveiled a new teaser for the sedan on its U.S. site (http://www.vw.com) reading “The sleeker, roomier, all-new, German Engineered 2012 ______. Fill in the blank on January 10th.” The new Volkswagen sedan [...]

Nobody else than Oprah Winfrey has revealed the silhouette of the next generation VW Beetle in her show. A must see! Jonathan Browning, President and CEO of Volkswagen of America, confirmed that Winfrey reached out to the German automaker about the giveaway, saying that as an owner of the current VW New Beetle, the icon [...]