Volkswagen

Porto, Portugal— The eighth-generation (Mk8) Volkswagen Golf is currently hitting the European market. Alas, Canadian customers will have to wait until 2021 to buy one. The Car Guide recently flew to Portugal for an exclusive, way-early first look at this brand new Golf. Previous generations took a sweet time to …

The Car Guide is off to Portugal for an exclusive opportunity to drive the all-new, eighth-generation (Mk8) Volkswagen Golf . Obviously, this is a critical product for the Wolfsburg-based automaker. Do we need to remind you that over 35 million Golfs have been sold over the past 45 years? The …

The Car Guide is heading to Chattanooga, Tennessee for the unveiling of Volkswagen’s new midsize SUV. The Atlas Cross Sport is the five-passenger version of the Atlas, which can seat six or seven people. Remember, the Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport Concept was revealed at the 2018 New York Auto Show, …

For car shoppers on a budget who want some driving excitement, the choices are getting more and more limited as time goes by. Good thing there are still a couple of manufacturers that cater to their needs. While the Volkswagen Golf is a prime example of what a fun-to-drive car …

MONTEREY, California— As part of the festivities surrounding the 2019 Monterey Car Week, Volkswagen gave us the incredible opportunity to test drive its new, zero-emission ID. Buggy, which initially made its debut at the Geneva Auto Show in March. This one-off concept was hand-built by a small team of 30 …

After showing a teaser just before the holiday season, Volkswagen unveiled the refreshed 2021 Atlas at the Chicago Auto Show. The most obvious changes can be seen in the exterior design. The German automaker’s seven-passenger midsize SUV follows in the footsteps of the five-passenger Atlas Cross Sport introduced last year …

Volkswagen and hot-hatch enthusiasts have reason to be excited about the 2020 Geneva Auto Show, because that’s where the eighth-generation Golf GTI will make its first public appearance according to multiple reports. Will it be during Media Day on March 3 or at a special event the night before? We …

As you know, the iconic Volkswagen Beetle officially ended production last summer. For a final farewell, the “people’s car” will be honoured in an animated short film titled The Last Mile , set to debut during ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2020’ on ABC tonight. The …

Volkswagen has just made a few announcements that we have a bit of a hard time wrapping our heads around. First, as part of its Transform2025+ strategic plan, the German automaker wants to invest approximately $27 billion in future technologies by 2024, more than half of which will be allocated …

Volkswagen launched the three-row Atlas for the 2018 model year and recently added a coupe-style variant called Atlas Cross Sport . And just a few days ago, the company eliminated the front-wheel drive option in Canada, thus making its 4MOTION system more accessible for 2020. As sales continue to rise, …

Volkswagen Canada has decided to eliminate the front-wheel drive option with its midsize SUVs for the 2020 model year. The change will first affect the Atlas Cross Sport , which is set to hit the market in March, then the regular Atlas , which will be refreshed and sold toward …

EV West, a California-based company that specializes in electric vehicle conversion and maintenance, was recently commissioned to construct an electrified 1972 Volkswagen Type 2 Bus. Known as Project e-Bus, it showcases the possibilities of fitting the e-Golf powertrain to motivate classic Volkswagen models. More specifically, EV West took a 2017 …