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Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet Review

2012 Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet 118TSI 1.4-litre twincharged (turbocharged and supercharged) petrol with six-speed manual or seven-speed DSG transmission, front-wheel drive, 118kW/240Nm: $39,990 (Manufacturer’s List Price) Apart from the sle

2012 Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet on sale in Australia

The 2012 Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet is now on sale in Australia. The Cabrio returns to the line-up after a nine-year absence in Australia and will fill the hole left by the New Beetle Cabrio, which is unlikely to be replaced in Australia by the all-ne

Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet Preview

It’s been a while since those hoards of trendy Golf Cabriolets graced the more popular beachside car parks and inner city cafes with their black Webasto soft tops. I recall they were a rather rudimentary contraption (that's the roof), but still gen

Volkswagen Golf outselling Ford Falcon in Australia in 2011

The Volkswagen Golf had its most successful month in history in Australia in October. Volkswagen Australia delivered 3337 Golfs, eclipsing the model’s previous record of 3275 units set four months earlier in June. The result pushed the Golf to i

Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion Review

The Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion uses just 3.8 litres of diesel per 100km. That's less than the Toyota Prius and without all the fancy hybrid gear. Buying a current-generation hybrid has all of a sudden become an almost pointless exercise. You c

Volkswagen Golf 77TSI Review

It's hard to fathom, but Volkswagen has somehow managed to put a motorcycle-size engine in a Golf and sell it to the public. It's called the Volkswagen Golf 77TSI. 77 stands for how many kilowatts it has and it's priced from an unbelievably low $21,9

Volkswagen Golf GTD Review

  The Golf GTD is impressive, but has nothing on its petrol powered sibling. Model Tested: 2010 Volkswagen Golf GTD, 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbocharged diesel: $41,790 Options: None fitted. CarAdvice Rating: Picture the s

Volkswagen Golf R Review

We’re high up in Tasmania’s alpine region and pushing hard in what is Volkswagen’s latest edition to its hot hatch arsenal. brightcove.createExperiences(); It’s quick this Golf R,

Volkswagen Golf GTD Review

Volkswagen Golf GTD Review If I say the word ‘diesel’ to you, you’re probably not going to be thinking about ‘performance’ unless of course you happen to have been standing trackside at Le Mans last weekend, watching the Audi LMP1 di

Volkswagen Golf Wagon Review

Death and taxes might be life's only two certainties, but it's also a fairly safe bet that a new Volkswagen Golf model is sure to prove a worthy addition to an already impressive line up. Now add a little more versatility and a bucket load of ext