VW’s revitalised off-roader, which comes with a choice of four engines, three spec levels and is a dainty 200kg lighter than the car it replaces. Prices start at £38,255, but we’re having a go in the ...

The Golf GTI needs no introduction – but here’s a hot Volkswagen with a different combination of letters on its tailgate. The new GTD has a punchy diesel engine under its bonnet, and aims to mix sharp ...

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The Polo doesn’t feel like it’s simply a smaller version of the Golf. The newcomer is brilliantly built and good looking in its own way. This entry-level diesel version may not be a hot hatch, but it ...

The Volkswagen Beetle 1.6 TDI is pitched squarely at buyers who want excellent fuel economy in a funky package. It uses the same 1.6 TDI engine as the latest VW Golf, but unlike that car it doesnt ...

Nigel first entered the world of automotive journalism in the mid-80s, working for what was then the “bible” of weekly automotive content - Motoring News. Those were the days of tip-tap typewriters, ...

The risk of calling peak anything is that an even more extreme example of the subject under discussion will turn up shortly afterwards. Yet beyond the slight chance of a leggy Cat N Bugatti Veyron ...

Wayne Cunningham reviews cars and writes about automotive technology for CNET's Roadshow. Prior to the automotive beat, he covered spyware, Web building technologies, and computer hardware. He began ...

In normal circumstances, seeing a hot hatchback of any sorts line up against a double-cab pickup would probably have you laughing at the thought of the truck actually pulling off an upset. That goes ...

Ambivalence is likely to be in short supply if you were to ask people for their view on the Volkswagen Touareg V8 TDI R-Line. There’s equal chance it will be either derided as a massively overpriced ...

The gentle rumble under the brown station wagon’s hood brings back memories of not too long ago as I sneak its 6-speed manual through the gears. So, too, the way it accelerates down a highway ...

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