Tests and Features

Every year in Montreal there is a large European car show called Eurokracy. The event attracts Euro enthusiasts from all over Eastern Canada and Northeastern USA in what has become a must-attend—not just for Euro owners, but for any car enthusiast. That being said, it helps to be able to …

There are many different types of sports cars. England gave birth to lightweight and nimble roadsters such as the MG TD, the Austin-Healey 3000, the Lotus Super 7 and the Jaguar XK120. The long-gone musclecar era left us the Chevrolet Camaro, the Ford Mustang and the Dodge Challenger, while the …

SEATTLE (Washington) – How do you attend a Volkswagen presentation without addressing the elephant in the room? What’s going on with “Dieselgate”? The answer for Americans came right at the start of the presentation. Billions of dollars are going to be spent on rebuilding the manufacturer’s reputation and compensating car …

This article isn’t a usual road test. You won’t find stars and ratings at the end, nor a recommendation or a proscription. It’s because the vehicle I drove down in Chattanooga, Tennessee is still in preproduction form. Actually, Volkswagen did start production, but the SUV I tested was so camouflaged …

Despite the diesel engine scandal, Volkswagen is dominating the world. It’s still today the biggest automotive group on the planet, and Volkswagen is more than ever looking to the future. At the upcoming Paris auto show in late September, we should discover an electric vehicle that will proudly bear the …

Not that I personally know what it’s like to be on cocaine, but I can imagine it thanks to all of the Hollywood blockbuster movies. The immediacy of the Clubsport’s sharp and focused nature does not suffer fools. It’s like a kick in the groin—you feel it immediately. This GTI’s …

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Golf GTI, a young team of engineers at Volkswagen decided to have some fun: they took a standard GTI and pretty much doubled its horsepower rating. This car will not be sold in dealerships; in fact, only one car has been built and …

The GTI is 40 years old, just like me. What could be better than to celebrate this important anniversary by launching the most powerful, fastest version of the mythical sport compact hatchback? Here’s the answer. By heading to the beautiful Land of Carinthia, Austria, to visit one of the most …

Here’s another interesting vehicle that won’t make it to our market: the Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport S. VW’s aficionados are already dreaming about the GTI Clubsport, this new will only make them angrier. This special S version will only be available in Europe this fall. Volkswagen promises that they will …