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2013 Volkswagen Beetle TDI set for Chicago show

Volkswagen is getting ready to unveil the new 2013 Volkswagen Beetle TDI diesel at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show, which starts today (US time). This will be the first diesel Beetle since 2006. The new Beetle TDI will come with the 2.0-litre turbo...

Volkswagen Golf GTI and R Cabriolet coming?

Volkswagen is likely to unveil a production version of a Golf GTI and R Cabriolet at next month's Geneva Motorshow, according to AutoExpress. If it's true, it will make for a pair of compelling sport convertibles from Volkswagen, something we hav...

Volkswagen Australia adds special edition Tiguan

Volkswagen Australia has released the Tiguan 132TSI Pacific special edition with added extras inside and out. The Pacific special edition is based on the 132TSI - the mid-spec model in the line-up. Added extras over the standard 132TSI...

VW Scirocco: local range could expand for next generation

Volkswagen says it will consider offering a wider range of Scirocco models in Australia, though not until the next-generation version of the coupe-hatch is released in 2015. The German brand has just launched the Scirocco into the local market...

Volkswagen Golf Mk7 underpinnings revealed

Volkswagen has taken the unusual step of unveiling the underpinnings of crucial future models including the seventh-generation Golf. The new platform - dubbed MQB for Modularer Querbaukasten - will become the most significant in the entire Vol...

Volkswagen Up! GT set to roll

Various reports are circulating around the industry that the green light has been given to put the Volkswagen Up! GT into production this year. Both the iconic Golf GTI and the more recent Polo GTI have been an outstanding success for Volk...

2012 Volkswagen Polo on sale in Australia

The 2012 Volkswagen Polo is now on sale in Australia. The price of the popular Comfortline models has been reduced and new features have been added across the range. The most significant change is to the entry-level Trendline, which is now a f...

Skoda Citigo five-door headed for Geneva

The Skoda Citigo five-door hatch will make its world debut at the 2012 Geneva motor show in March before hitting the European market with its three-door sibling in mid May. The first image of the five-door Citigo comes exactly one week after V...

Volkswagen Scirocco R Review

Another Volkswagen named after a wind has blown into Australia, though for the Scirocco it has travelled half the world more at the pace of a breeze rather than a gale. The Scirocco, in only its third generation since 1974 as a sportier altern...

Volkswagen Amarok TSI300 Petrol & TDI340 Diesel launched

The launch of the Volkswagen Amarok early in 2011 changed the landscape of the 4x4 and 4x2 pickup segments in Australia. Volkswagen became the first European manufacturer to attempt a shakeup of the largely Japanese dominated sector for a slice of th...