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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 …

Volkswagen and Global Green USA just announced that they are auctioning the very first 2015 fully-electric e-Golf. Since the car won't enter production until next month, this is your chance to get one in your driveway before anyone else. Even better, you won't have to go sit in the auction …

There are lots of vehicle we can’t have in North America. One of them is the ute, a category of cars with a pickup truck bed in the back (think El Camino). These small trucks are very popular on the rest of the planet, where they are used as delivery …

In a recent interview, Volkswagen's director of engine and drivetrain development, Dr. Heinz-Jakob Neusser, mentioned that he was open to the idea of creating more cars bearing the R badge. According to him, the success of the Golf R could translate to more vehicles. He goes on to say that …

To give us a small respite from the never-ending recalls from GM, VW just decided to launch one of their own. The German manufacturer just announced that they will recall the Tiguan crossover, more specifically vehicles from the 2009 to 2014 model-years. There have been a few instances where air …

German manufacturer Volkswagen has just published a list of changes for its 2015 models. If the more obvious changes are the new Golf, the redesigned Touareg and the new EA288 diesel engine, a closer inspection of this press release reveals a few surprises. First of all, we are now assured …

Good news, the new Passat has just been unveiled! However, don’t run to your nearest VW dealership just yet as this is the euro-only version, and there has been no confirmation about whether or not it will come here. First of all, it is important to note that there are …

Volkswagen surprised everyone at the Detroit Auto Show with the Beetle Dune Concept. While it may only be a regular Beetle on stilts with a wing-mounted ski rack, it looked fun to drive. The concept was painted in a flashy metallic orange paint, and it attracted a big crowd. But, …

The battle for the fastest-accelerating car is ferocious. Bugatti is currently in the lead with its Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse with a 0-100 km/h time of 2.4 seconds, followed closely by Porsche with the 918 Spyder (2.5 sec), McLaren with the P1 (2.7 sec), Koenigsegg with its Agera R …

The Volkswagen XL1 is a feat of engineering used to prototype various technologies that will eventually be used on the more mundane vehicles in the brand. After years of development, the first client has taken delivery of their XL1. The happy customer had to pay about $150,000 for this car, …