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Every so often a rumour springs up about the iconic VW Campervan being reinvigorated for a new generation to enjoy. It should come as no surprise really, as the classic Camper is enjoying a bit of a boom, if my...

If you listen to your grey average whiskered gent who has supplied performance parts for classic cars all his life you might start to think that the sixties and seventies were far more exciting than today as fa...

Progress on the new VW Microbus appears to be running along as smoothly as it ever has, that is shrouded in rumour and secrecy. The VW Microbus concept first saw the light of day as far back as 2001 at the Nort...

“Quality over quantity” – a phrase that isn't used much anymore. People love quantity which usually means that the quality is lost, not here. The organisers over at Players have pulled out all the stop...

Volkswagen has won its second FIA World Rally Championship constructor's title in a row following a one-two-three finish this weekend at Rally Australia, with three races still to spare. (more…)...

This weekend went on record as the hottest weekend of the year so far and we couldn’t agree more! With everything from shoulders to tyres burning, Sunday was full of amazing vehicles from all across the globe...

Last year I reported that Run to the Sun was sadly no more as Cranstar Holidays announced that Run to the Sun 2013 would be the last and that the company were to be heading in ‘a new direction’. Well guess...

Do you like VW’s? Have a love of Campervans? Enjoy drag racing and high speed action? Well keep reading on as this year’s Big Bang show was packed full of family fun and live action entertainment – music ...

The 84th International Geneva Motor Show heralds the arrival of spring (hopefully). The show is one of the automotive industry’s biggest events on the show calendar. While it is the supercars that are likely ...

Just as promised the Paul Walker Tribute Event Show Summary is here, we apologise for the long delay on the release. Sit back and enjoy, don’t forget to watch in HD! ...

I’ve always had an appreciation for the Volkswagen Golf, the hugely successful replacement to the Beetle. The Beetle was not an easy one to improve on but VW got it right with the Golf and it continues to flo...

I've been fascinated with the way products are advertised since my college days, when I guess I was kind of indoctrinated with our course bible, Ways Of Seeing by John Berger. The book examined the ways we vie...

The big German brands like to show off at their home motor show – the Frankfurt Motor Show, in early September – and for 2013 Volkswagen are getting about as showy as a peacock in platforms with their whopp...

The new VW Golf R certainly puts the 'R' in GrrrrR, with a 62mph sprint time of just 4.9 seconds! The fastest Golf ever to stalk the planet packs the kind of performance arsenal that'll surely see established f...

Once again Bug Jam hit Santa Pod with a huge bang this year and Motor-Vision were there to soak up all the lovely VW action on hand. From the get-go on Friday morning, thousands of attendees lined the streets t...

Nothing captures the romance of driving a classic camper van more than the split screen camper. Guaranteed to make grown men go soft and gooey and smile inanely, the splitty is the camper that we all want to ow...

A bit more beef under the bonnet is always a good thing and the third-generation Skoda Octavia vRS – 'the thinking man's' quick saloon and estate – gets an even meatier motor to go with its fast-halo-car-st...

Many moons back I remember setting out in my old Beetle on a drizzly morning to go and have some pretty major surgery performed on the old car down Bristol way at Beetles UK Ltd. I was going to get a traditiona...

A little over ten years ago, on a miserable rainy winter Sunday I was sitting on a sofa in a local pub with a couple of friends. We were wondering how to generate enough excitement in our lives to keep us going...

It seems that the petrolheads at VW aren’t going to let their Spanish cousins at Seat steal all the motorsport-inspired thunder at this year’s VAG enthusiasts Wörthersee show in Austria, on Lake Wörtherse...

Ever fancied getting away from it all in something a little cooler than the family hatchback? Well, as family camping and road trip transport goes there’s surely not much more too-cool-for-school than these V...

We’re back at the famous Santa Pod drag strip and show ground again – where Performance Direct sponsors the left-hand drag racing lane – and this time we’ve got a nice ‘n’ juicy Motor-Vision show ...

With signs of sunshine peeping through and the Summer time creeping closer, this weekend’s Big Bang Camper and Bus Show is set to be a jam packed show. To kick-start the Summer, Performance Direct and Santa P...

The title says it all really – an early-spring-doors Santa Pod show for every VAG; new, old, fast, and seriously showy on big Bentley rims. Even with another VAG show on the same day and nearby – Early Edit...