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Just how outrageous were the Volkswagen adverts of the 60s? In an era of big cars that all looked the same, the VW Beetle and Station Wagon stuck out like a pair of sore thumbs. The German manufacturers didn�...

Britain’s new car market hasn’t had a great time recently. Since reaching a record high of 562,337 units in March 2018, new car registrations have been decreasing every month, compared to the same month be...

Meet the new limited edition VW California Beach and California Ocean campervan models. It’s been a long cold winter in the UK, but summer appears to now be here, and with summer comes all the romance of own...

There might be no Glastonbury this year but festival season is definitely upon us. Isle of Wight, Bestival and Reading are all more than adequate alternatives to Glasto and the growing line-up of family-frie...

Volkswagen’s Amarok is one of the best names in the ever-expanding pick-up truck market. Until the Mercedes X-Class came along last year, the Amarok was unique in that it spliced a premium five-seat interior...

The media say self-driving cars are dangerous, but don’t believe it for a second. Assuming that you’ve seen the vast amount of news articles condemning autonomous and self-driving cars, we’d like to of...

See our gallery of images from the Practical Classic Car and Restoration Show which was often hailed as the "friendly classic car show" as well as the UK's fastest growing classic car event. The event inclu...

There’s a new Touareg on the way and VW has released a raft of details on its new flagship SUV ahead of its arrival this summer. VW are touting the third-gen Touareg as its most technologically advanced mode...

Race Retro, Europe's number 1 historic motorsport event and one of our favourite events of the motoring calendar celebrated its 40th anniversary this year with an incredible show.  A huge collection of moto...

Sticking the letters GTI behind anything is a surefire way to ramp up interest in any car. It doesn’t even have to be a Volkswagen; the label has been applied to great effect with several Peugeot models (a...

It’s hard to imagine that there was once a time before the VW Beetle, as these iconic vehicles seem to have always been around! Their quirky curves conjure up images of the sixties and it’s just an all-r...

Ten years ago, a mass-produced electric vehicle didn’t exist. Of course, the Sunderland-built Nissan Leaf changed all that in 2011, kickstarting an industry-wide movement that has seen almost every major car ...

We recently told you about Volkswagen’s forthcoming SUV - the T-ROC - and exactly seven days on, we’ve got another VW to tell you about. This time, we’re focusing on the fancy sounding Arteon - a luxur...

Volkswagen enthusiasts and film fans of all ages will love the VW Festival, as for 2017 it’s a movie-themed extravaganza! This year’s show runs from the 11th to the 13th of August and is being held at th...

It’s time to sound the ‘new SUV’ klaxon once again. This time, it’s Volkswagen, who are teasing a completely new crossover SUV to sit below the Tiguan. The T-ROC, which will rival the SEAT Ateca and ...

Europe's biggest Volkswagen fest returned to Santa Pod on the weekend of 21-23 July, and as usual, we have the best images from this year's Bugjam festival.  The annual Bugjam festival celebrates everything...

When I had a Beetle, before I stumbled across the genius of inserting a replaceable filter in the rubber fuel line on the carb, I used to suffer from a constantly clogging pilot (idle) jet. Of course, when idle...

The VW Golf Mk1 is a classic hatchback with heaps of character. Introduced in 1974, this hot hatch’s fuel efficiency was welcomed by drivers following the oil crisis and its simplicity made it very usable. ...

In the early days of Jamie Oliver’s ground breaking TV cooking series, The Naked Chef, we got to see a street-wise Essex boy leading the sort of life that any would-be cook could only dream of; opening a wind...

You can take a look at the new VW Polo from Friday June 16th. Fans of the Volkswagen Polo are likely to be on tenterhooks this week as they eagerly await the big reveal of the new sixth generation model in a...

The 8th CumbriaVAG Show & Shine Festival runs from June 17th to 18th this year and it has grown to become the biggest weekend VAG event held in the whole North West; if you love cars, camping, comedy and mu...

From June 3rd to June 4th 2017, GTI International will be celebrating its 30th year with a festival-style event focused on high performance VW Group vehicles. As this is the biggest show of its kind in the UK, ...

Volkswagen has unveiled a new stretched saloon set to go on sale before the end of the 2017. Revealed at the Geneva Motor Show last week, the five-door, five-seat Arteon will sit above the Passat in the ...

The VW Golf has come a long way since making its debut 40 years ago, with 6 hot Golf's on the market today. So to find out which is the best, the guys from Car Magazine TV are putting the 6 cars to the test at...