Volkswagen Road Tests
The Passat CC has been revamped and is now simply called the CC as Volkswagen attempts to take it a bit more upmarket.
Fri, 20 Jan 2012
Volkswagen has given its Tiguan compact SUV an overhaul, with improved engines and styling.
Mon, 05 Sep 2011
Suddenly there's an answer to everyone who needs to carry seven people and their luggage as well. It's diesel. It costs just £15,995. And it's...
Thu, 24 Apr 2008
VW's famous T2 'Bay Window' camper revived using a Brazilian built T2 van with 1.4 litre inline water cooled rear mounted VW engine.
Sat, 29 May 2010
I'm delighted to report that VW has cracked it.
Faced with almost overwhelming competition from Ford, Peugeot, Renault, Vauxhall and Volvo,...
Fri, 14 Jul 2006
No car is as important to any car maker as the new Golf is to Volkswagen. That famous David Bailey, Paula Hamilton commercial, "Few things in...
Thu, 22 Jan 2004
When I first tested the Mk V Golf I thought at last VW had come up with a Golf that actually lived up to the car's image. It wasn't just a step...
Sat, 07 Feb 2009
Renault has to be congratulated for changing the way people think about cars. Renault invented 'Multi Purpose Vehicle' with its 7-seater Espace....
Thu, 16 Jun 2005
The new 170bhp Golf V5 makes a lovely thrummy noise, rising to a muted F1-like banshee howl once the revs pass 6,000.
Why did I kick off...
Mon, 22 Jan 2001
By Martin Gurdon.
The latest Volkswagen Golf GTi is an almost boring car to write about for the perverse reason that it's so good.
In its...
Wed, 06 May 2009
Saturday 25th February 2005
I have the dubious distinction of not only having owned two Atlas Grey Jettas, but of having owned them both at...
Sat, 25 Feb 2006
Earlier in the year I was very impressed by VAG's new three-cylinder 1.4 litre 75bhp TDI engine in the revised Polo. It also seemed the ideal...
Tue, 19 Dec 2000
There is no doubt that VW has improved its 2001 model-year Passat over the Passat it replaces. The body structure is 10% stiffer. Equipment levels...
Tue, 16 Jan 2001
VW engineers can't make up their minds what to do with the engine of the Passat. At first it was longitudinal, slung ahead of the front wheels...
Sat, 28 May 2005
Press offices like to give you something simple and memorable about a new car. In the case of the VW Phaeton W12, it's 300kph.
To quote, "Unlike...
Thu, 15 May 2003
The Polo 1.2TSI 105 is finally here, with 175Nm torque from just 1,550rpm. It promises diesel economy from a petrol engine, but can it match its claimed 53.3mpg combined?
Tue, 15 Jun 2010
I wondered why the VW PR team were so quietly confident. The Honda Jazz has revolutionised what buyers can expect from a small car. The Peugeot...
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
By Martin Gurdon.
Car makers apparently think their primary market is actors and models in their 20s.
Most new car launches feature videos...
Fri, 05 Jun 2009
74.3mpg combined is a bold claim for a 1.4 diesel. 83.1 at 56mph is even more remarkable. As, of course, is 99g/km C02 which not only gets you...
Wed, 19 Sep 2007
Not long ago it seemed that every manufacturer was giving up on coupes. GM killed the Calibra. It was curtains for Ford's Cougar and Puma. Toyota...
Wed, 20 Aug 2008
VW's latest California camper, like its T5 predecessor, is built in house by VW itself.
Sat, 29 May 2010
Remember the old Audi straight five TDI? It appeared in the Audi 100, the 100 A6, the Volvo 850TD and early V70 TD, and, of course, in the VW...
Sat, 06 Dec 2003
Oh, no, not another 4x4. Are the roads really that bad?
What next: an Audi Hiawatha? By my count the VW Tiguan numbers the 63rd SUV on the...
Thu, 31 Jan 2008
(This begins as the original March 2003 Road Test, then moves on to cover the 2.5TDI 6-speed Tiptronic.)
Different things get different people...
Mon, 05 Jul 2004
Different things get different people excited. A beautiful woman. A handsome man. A dangerous sport. An exotic holiday. A 5.0 litre V10 diesel...
Tue, 25 Mar 2003
I didn't notice the problem until my second drive. The first had been in daytime through a town, involving parking in a car park and about 35...
Sat, 22 Nov 2003
Visitors who read my original road test of the VW Touran 2.0 TDI 16v (which follows), will have got the impression I wasn't exactly impressed.
So...
Tue, 06 Jul 2004
Golf PD130, Lupo GTi, Beetle V5
VW Golf GT TDI PD130
As you will know from news announcements, supplies of VW's Golf Mk IV and Bora are...
Wed, 26 Sep 2001
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