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Unveiled in September, Volkswagen’s all-new electric SUV, called ID.4 , will arrive in Canada early next summer (in very limited numbers at first), but there are still a few details to clarify. Most importantly, are the 400 kilometres of range promised by the automaker an accurate estimate? We now have …

UPDATE-07/20/2021: VW has confirmed that the Passat will not return after the 2022 model year. In Canada, it will be available through fleet sales only. Below is the original story. Despite a relatively significant update for 2020, the Volkswagen Passat lacks modern flair and appeal when compared to many rivals, …

Are you bummed that the eighth-generation Volkswagen Golf won’t be coming to Canada after all? If you’re a performance enthusiast, the new 2022 Golf R that officially makes its debut today should easily make up for it. Once again manufactured in Wolfsburg, Germany, it will go on sale in late …

The Volkswagen Jetta is being targeted by a recall due to a possible fuel leak. A bit more than 250,000 units are affected in North America including 33,414 in Canada. The good news is that the current-generation Jetta is not part of the recall, which instead focuses on 2016 and …

The eighth-generation Volkswagen Golf is not coming to Canada in base trim and this is sad news for a lot of people. The silver lining, at least for performance enthusiasts, is the return of the Golf GTI and Golf R. The former was unveiled virtually last winter, while the latter …

Volkswagen has long hesitated to offer a small SUV below the Tiguan in North America (the Golf Alltrack notwithstanding) and it recently decided not to bring the eighth-generation Golf to our shores, but the company is confident that the all-new 2022 Taos that was officially unveiled on Tuesday night will …

Volkswagen ’s upcoming subcompact SUV, called Taos , will be powered by an all-new turbocharged engine when it goes on sale in the summer of 2021, the automaker has confirmed. More specifically, we’re talking about a 1.5-litre four-cylinder rated at 158 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque. It’s a variant …

Volkswagen’s great big EV shift has begun. Some $50 billion will be invested by 2024 and no fewer than 75 all-electric models will debut globally by 2029. The Volkswagen ID.3 unveiled last year and now on sale in Europe technically kicked things off, but it’s the Volkswagen ID.4 that will …

The official world premiere of the new and highly anticipated Volkswagen ID.4 has finally arrived. This is the vehicle that will spearhead the German automaker’s next-generation EVs in North America because, you know, it’s a crossover. The pictures show the Euro-spec model, but as you can see, the ID.4 boasts …

The Volkswagen Type 2, or Bus, is an automotive icon that was manufactured in various configurations, but anytime you see one on the road, you can’t help but smile. Recently, a 21-window 1967 Type 2 in mint condition was sold for $140,000 USD on the auction website Bring a Trailer …