VW

No, it doesn’t mean ‘People’s Car’, it means ‘Properly Built Alternatives To Contemporary Brit Tat’. VW has been responsible for raising the engineering, build and reliability standards of ordinary cars. It’s still up there, but now finds itself surrounded on the podium by more and more genius upstarts.

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Volkswagen swaps ID.4 for ID.Tiguan

It's still under heavy camo, but it could be the electric VW that finds traction in SA. 

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Big Read

The VW Amarok’s Guide to Pass-Hunting

What better way to find SA's best passes than in VW's updated new fleet of Amaroks?

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Electric

New VW ID.3 GTI revealed as RWD electric hot hatch

It’s quicker than the Golf 8.5 GTI, but the big question is whether South Africa will get it.

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News

The Tukan may well be the VW bakkie SA actually wanted all along

The VW Tukan is a compact bakkie SA never knew it needed, and Volkswagen is already considering it for the local market.

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News

Volkswagen confirms local T-Roc line-up

It looks like a step forward, even if the single-engine launch leaves us wanting a little more.

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News

First Drive: Volkswagen Caravelle eHybrid 4Motion

Volkswagen's new Caravelle eHybrid brings the brand's first local hybrid powertrain to its luxury van, pairing a 1.5-litre TSI engine with dual electric motors for up to 180kW.

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Electric

The ID. Polo family grows with three new entry-level EVs

VW has expanded its new ID. Polo range with three more affordable variants powered by a 37kWh battery pack.

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Electric

Volkswagen’s Polo GTI goes full EV

VW’s hatch is giving us a glimpse into the future of the hot hatch. But can it replicate the GTI recipe that made it a proper hot hatch in the first place?

News

The VW Golf GTI Edition 50 is the king of the FWD Nürburgring battle

Nearly a decade later, it has taken the front-wheel-drive record back from Honda and Renault.

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