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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, or IIHS, has given their highest recognition to the German brand’s compact models, now that they’re available with optional forward collision warning and autonomous emergency braking systems. To get that “plus” rating, a car must receive good ratings in the moderate overlap front, side, …

Just like regular customers, racing teams have more than one choice when it comes time to buy a racecar: they could buy a brand-new production car and heavily modify it (or simply build their own vehicle from scratch), but there are also manufacturers that will sell them a vehicle ready …

At the same time Honda was reaping a Guinness World Record for crossing Europe with as little fuel as possible, Volkswagen was busy doing the same thing in the US. Using a Golf TDI Clean Diesel, the German manufacturer managed to drive through all 48 states while averaging 2.89 litres …

Volkswagen says it plans to evaluate a potential customer racing program for a newly-developed racing version of the Golf hatchback. The customer privateer program could start as early as 2016, and see Volkswagen sell the 330-horsepower Golf race car to those interested in racing in sanctioned events. The Golf race …

It seems that Volkswagen is currently modifying the way it markets its vehicles in an effort to increase sales; in various interviews, we recently learned more about VW’s future. The first product to see the changes will be the Golf. Instead of redesigning their models every 7 years, the German …

Volkswagen unveiled quite a few unique vehicles at Wörthersee, and one of them is a very special project dubbed the Golf Variant Biturbo Edition. This car has been built by a team of young apprentices from Zwickau. Based on the Golf wagon (called the Variant in Europe), the car receives …

Everything isn’t perfect in Golf land. While the small car is one of the most engaging to drive in its price range, it seems that it’s not impervious to recalls: a problem supposedly arose with the fuel pump that could lead to more damage. On said pump, the nickel plating …

The Vision GT program was launched by Sony to allow stylists from each car manufacturer the opportunity to design a vehicle that represents the future of their brand, with the car being available to drive in Gran Turismo 6. So far, each manufacturer has submitted only one vehicle, but It …

At Las Vegas’ CES 2015, Volkswagen presented an even more technological version of the Golf R: not only does it feature a top-of-the-line AWD system and turbocharged engine, but the Golf R Touch Concept also boasts a few surprises inside. The first thing that hits you when you see the …

Each year, Green Car Journal gives out their Green Car Of The Year award. For 2015, they selected 5 finalists that use different types of fuel: The Audi A3 TDI, powered by a 2 litre diesel engine The BMW i3, which can be recharged by a wall outlet and has …