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VW LWB ID Buzz

Volkswagen’s LWB ID Buzz to Take on the Classic Samba Bus

Sean Neylon
13th June 2023
LATEST CAR NEWS
The more I look at the Volkswagen Buzz, the more I like what I see; it does seem to have grabbed that feel that the original Campervan had, while keeping it modern and new - much the same as the New VW Beetle ...

VW ID. Buzz x Star Wars Collaboration

Isabelle Lawrence
25th May 2022
Cars, LATEST CAR NEWS, Volkswagen
R2-D2 and C-3PO make friends with the new VW ID. Buzz electric campervan in an awesome collaboration with Star Wars A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… Volkswagen has joined the ways of the Forc...
VW To Hire A Climate Activist To Keep Bosses In Line

VW To Hire A Climate Activist To Keep Bosses In Line

Matthew Collett
9th March 2020
Cars, LATEST CAR NEWS, Volkswagen
VW Group make another move towards ‘green’ by hiring ‘an activist’ Imagine Greta Thunberg in a suit shouting at executives in boardroom meetings. Well, that’s how we imagine it anyway. VW have...
Volkswagen ID R feature

Volkswagen ID. R completes first Nordschleife test

Isabelle Lawrence
20th June 2019
Cars, LATEST CAR NEWS, MOTORSPORT, Volkswagen
Former Le Mans champion Romain Dumas has put the fully electric Volkswagen ID. R race car through its paces at the legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit. The Frenchman, who won the world-famous 24-hou...
Volkswagen ID R feature

Volkswagen uses simulation to speed up development of ID. R

Isabelle Lawrence
4th June 2019
LATEST CAR NEWS, MOTORSPORT, Volkswagen
Volkswagen has revealed how the latest digital tools are playing a vital role in its development of the ID. R electric race car. Volkswagen has put a spotlight on how computer simulation is playing a key ro...
Volkswagen Golf at 45 feature

Volkswagen Golf at 45

Matthew Collett
20th May 2019
Cars, LATEST CAR NEWS, Volkswagen
As Volkswagen celebrates the 45th anniversary of the start of production on its iconic Golf, find out more about how the model went on to become the most successful car in Europe. There is probably no great...
Shortened VW Noddy Beetle side feature

Shortened VW Noddy Beetle Discovered!

Isabelle Lawrence
5th March 2019
Cars, CLASSIC CARS, LATEST CAR NEWS, Volkswagen
A shortened VW Noddy Beetle discovered recently in Qatar... It’s certainly not unheard of for VW Beetles and Campers to have their shapes dramatically changed, from a cropped Beetle roof to give a sleeker...
VW California 30 years special edition feature

30 years of the Volkswagen California

Isabelle Lawrence
27th November 2018
Cars, LATEST CAR NEWS, Vans, Volkswagen
It’s hard to believe that the Volkswagen California has only been around for 30 years... The undisputed ‘king of campers’ has been delivering the spirit of motoring adventure since 1988, providing owners...
Volkswagen Golf GTi feature

Throwback Thursday: Modified VW Golf GTi at the 2015 Modified Nationals

Isabelle Lawrence
18th October 2018
LATEST CAR NEWS, Modified Cars, VIDEOS, Volkswagen
Throwback to a small photo-shoot of a Volkswagen Golf GTi which was carried out after the 2015 Modified Nationals. This video showcases a Volkswagen Golf GTi which was modified by EMP Performance. Even though ...
VW Beetle Production to End in 2019 feature

VW Beetle Production to End in 2019

Isabelle Lawrence
19th September 2018
Cars, CLASSIC CARS, LATEST CAR NEWS, Volkswagen
It might be seen as somewhat ironic that, in a time when the UK is enjoying the fruits of a small city car revolution, across the pond in the USA car buyers appear to be turning towards larger vehicles once mor...
The Crazy VW Ads Of The 60s feature

The Crazy VW Ads Of The 60s

Isabelle Lawrence
10th September 2018
Cars, CLASSIC CARS, LATEST CAR NEWS, Volkswagen
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�...
Parts Bin Specials feature

Parts Bin Specials – When Parts Sharing Goes Too Far

Isabelle Lawrence
31st August 2018
BLOG, Cars, LATEST CAR NEWS
Would you like to find a Škoda engine in your Audi? Parts sharing is a lot more common than most of us realise. From manufactures sharing whole engines to small interior buttons, cars often have parts that be...
Bug Jam 2018 feature

Bug Jam 2018 (Gallery)

Isabelle Lawrence
23rd July 2018
EVENT COVERAGE, LATEST CAR NEWS, OLD SCHOOL CLASSIC, RETRO CLASSIC, SHOWS
If you’re into Volkswagens, particularly the iconic Beetle, then you really can’t afford to miss Bug Jam. The self-proclaimed ‘original and best VW festival’ in the UK hit its 32nd anniversary this yea...
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New Limited Edition VW Campervans

Isabelle Lawrence
27th June 2018
LATEST CAR NEWS, Volkswagen
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...
Volkswagen California Motor-Vision

Best cars for this summer’s festival season

Isabelle Lawrence
20th June 2018
LATEST CAR NEWS, NEW RELEASES, Uncategorized
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...
BMW M5 Front feature

2018 World Car Award Winners

Isabelle Lawrence
10th April 2018
ELECTRIC CARS, EVENT COVERAGE, HYBRID, NEW RELEASES, Sports, Performance & Prestige Cars
There are many automotive award ceremonies throughout the year, but one of the most respected is the World Car Awards (WCA). Now in their 14th year, the annual World Car Awards are a truly global deal, with ...
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Are Self-Driving Cars Dangerous?

Isabelle Lawrence
6th April 2018
Concepts, HYBRID, LATEST CAR NEWS, NEW RELEASES
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...

(GALLERY) Practical Classic Car and Restoration Show 2018

Isabelle Lawrence
28th March 2018
CLASSIC CARS, EVENT COVERAGE, LATEST CAR NEWS, OLD SCHOOL CLASSIC, RETRO CLASSIC, SHOWS
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...
NewTouaregSideFeatureImage

New Touareg: the “most advanced VW ever” due this summer

Isabelle Lawrence
23rd March 2018
4x4 Cars, Concepts, LATEST CAR NEWS, NEW RELEASES, Volkswagen
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...
Volkswagen up! GTI feature

VW Up GTI – what the critics think

Isabelle Lawrence
20th February 2018
HOT HATCH, Volkswagen
Of all the performance labels in the automotive sphere, GTI is undoubtedly one of the most respected. Slap those three letters on any car and you’ll immediately have the attention of any petrolhead and tha...
VW Beetle feature

Cult Classics: VW Beetle

Matthew Collett
10th October 2017
CLASSIC CARS, Volkswagen
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...
BugJam 2017 feature

(GALLERY) Bugjam 2017

Isabelle Lawrence
31st July 2017
CLASSIC CARS, EVENT COVERAGE, SHOWS, TUNED/MODIFIED CARS
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...
VW MK1 Golf feature

Cult Classics: The Volkswagen MK1 Golf

Matthew Collett
17th July 2017
CLASSIC CARS, HOT HATCH, Volkswagen
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. ...
Volkswagen ID Buzz feature

VW Campervan Inspired ID Buzz Minivan Gets Go-Ahead

Isabelle Lawrence
22nd June 2017
LATEST CAR NEWS, Volkswagen
We all like a good concept vehicle getting the green light and rolling off the production line (preferably not too watered down), so the recent announcement by Volkswagen’s Herbert Diess was music to our ears...
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