Tag: Volkswagen
Under The Hood: 2016 Volkswagen Golf 1.8 TSI
The 1.8-liter turbocharged four-cylinder EA888 in the Volkswagen Golf is the newest engine in the brand's family of cars. It's now the base engine for the Golf, the SportWagen, Beetle, and Passat here in North America...
Under The Hood: 2016 Volkswagen Beetle 2.0T
Because the the 2016 Beetle R-Line is still based on the older A5 architecture, it was not updated with the latest generation of the 2.0 liter EA888 engine. This means that it's one generation back of what most VW and...
Top Five: 2016 LA Auto Show Concepts
The LA Auto Show now known as Auto Mobility LA was jamb packed with new car and truck reveals and some healthy concept cars this year. Of all the concepts, some are virtually production ready others are pie in the sky...
The Round Up: Cars I’d Buy 2016
Each year channels round up their car of the year or 10 best. At TestDrivenTV we have the “I'd Buy It” list, cars we like so much we would buy with our own money. Calendar year 2016 was a banner year for new cars, ...
The Round Up: 2016 Electric Cars
If you're shopping for an Electric Car today, you will find more choices than ever. And better still, you have a wide range of pricing and performance to choose from. 2016 BMW i3 The BMW i3 electric occupies a m...
Test driven: 2014 Volkswagen Beetle R-Line
For 2014 all Beetle Turbo's become “R-Line” which brings a more aggressive front fascia with chrome accents, a new rear bumper that better highlights the dual exhaust tips, and unique badges on the front fenders. ...
Test Drive: 2022 Volkswagen Taos SE
Replacing the Golf in US showrooms, the 2022 Volkswagen Taos is the new entry point for the brand if you want a small hatchback vehicle. Smaller than the popular Tiguan, the new Taos brings familiar style and driv...
Test Drive: 2018 Volkswagen Atlas SEL AWD
When the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas was first shown, they parked it aside the classic and iconic Microbus from the 1960's in a bid to paint the new SUV in the image of their brand of road going travel Americana. At fir...
Test Drive: 2017 Volkswagen Passat SEL 1.8
The 2017 Volkswagen Passat is the largest car the brand sells in America. It was designed specifically for us here in North America, on a unique platform architecture and it's also built here. This year it's one ye...
Test Drive: 2017 Volkswagen GTI S
Driving the 2017 Volkswagen GTI on the mountain roads of Arizona was a holistic wayback machine experience for me having cut my canyon carving teeth some 30 years ago on the same roads in a 1984 GTI, the first generat...
