Tag: VW
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...
WTF: Fake Exhaust Pipes
Styled exhaust tips have been around for decades but in the past decade or so have becoming increasingly bolder, pronounced and artistic parts of new car design. They are a great accent to a car's presentation that sp...
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...
First Look: 2019 Volkswagen Arteon
Finally on the way for the US market is the all-new 2019 Volkswagen Arteon, the new flagship sport sedan that replaces the CC with a larger and more premium offering positioned above the Passat. To be one of the on...
Test Drive: 2015 Volkswagen Golf TDI
The 2015 Volkswagen Golf TDI is all-new this year, known as Golf VII or the seventh-generation. It's available in both a five-door hatch as our SEL is here as well as the SportWagen model. Built on the all new MQB ...
Quick Drive: 2017 Volkswagen Jetta GLI
The Volkswagen Jetta GLI has always been the spiritual equivalent to a GTI with a trunk. This has been the case since the 1980s and continues to this day, offering all the high-performance driving fun in a more grown...
Under The Hood: 2022 Volkswagen Taos 1.5T
The 2022 Volkswagen Taos features the brand's latest generation EA211 1.5-liter turbocharged four cylinder gasoline engine, here with 158 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque. In our FWD Taos test vehicle it ha...
Route 66 Test Drive: 2015 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
Why take the modern day 2015 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible on old Route 66? Well they share a lot in common, both iconic of automotive history and lore. They both bring imagery and memories to all who see them, and th...
Under The Hood: 2017 Volkswagen GTI
The 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder EA888 in the Volkswagen GTI is the newest generation of the engine found under the hood of several of the brand’s vehicles across the board. In the base S model we have he...
Volkswagen TDI Scandal: Week One Update
A week ago the equivalent of a nuclear bomb landed on Volkswagen with the EPA's announcement they've been cheating smog laws with their TDI engines. Now a week into this breaking news, a lot has happened. And here is ...
