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Behold the Volkswagen Golf with more power than a Lamborghini Aventador S! Caught at the Race 1000 event in Germany recently, the heavily tuned Mk6 Golf R is said to pack 625kW, 81kW more than the fearsome Aventador S. To produce the monstrous punch, the humble hatchback has reportedly swapped …

Volkswagen has given us a first glimpse of its 199kW Polo GTI R5 which is set to hit the rally circuit in the second half of 2018. “With the Polo GTI R5 we are hoping to transfer our expertise from four WRC titles to customer racing successfully, and offer a …

Volkswagen Australia has launched its stylish new Arteon in Australia, available in as single, high-specification 206TSI R-Line that promises a level of technology usually seen in prestige brands, including a Head-up Display said to be a first for Volkswagen. “Democratising German technology is the key to fulfilling our target of …

The most affordable Volkswagen Golf GTI of this decade is set to hit showrooms across Australia in January next year, with order books for the hot hatch icon now officially open. Responding to demand for a variant with three doors and minimal embellishment, the Golf GTI Original arrives in January 2018 priced …

After for a Volkswagen Arteon R? Look no further as long time Volkswagen cars tuner, ABT has taken the wraps off their tuned Arteon pumping out a potent 250kW and 420Nm of torque. Based on the 206kW all-wheel drive Arteon 2.0 TSI, the tuner managed to wring out an extra 44kW …

Volkswagen Australia’s top tier apprentices ran a customised V6 Amarok ute at the past weekend’s World Time Attack Challenge at Eastern Creek raceway, during which it recorded a lap time of under 2 minutes, beating the 1:59sec challenge set by the Golf GTI hot hatch. Assembled in Volkswagen’s Australian headquarters …

Volkswagen has quietly killed off its slow-selling Scirocco from the company’s global line up. Introduced back in 2008, the Scirocco has been one of Volkswagen’s more stylish models. Available overseas with an assortment of engines and variants, the Scirocco was only offered as a range-topping R in Australia with a …

Volkswagen’s hot hatch onslaught continues in Australia, with the company launching the cut price Golf R Grid Edition. Available in December, the model is unique to Australia with its name and badge coined internally at Volkswagen Australia. Priced from $47,490 for the manual hatchback, $49,990 with DSG and $51,990 for …

Volkswagen Australia has announced a limited number of the 2018 Passat Alltrack will receive the special Wolfsburg Edition. Based on the MY18 Passat Alltrack 140TDI and limited to just 250 units, the high-riding Passat will retain its $54,990 (excluding on-road costs) price tag as the regular model. The MY18 update …

Volkswagen Australia has launched a heavily revised and more potent performance Golf range, with three models joining the updated 2017 Golf 7.5 range of hatches and wagons. As part of the new upgrades that began with the launch of standard Golf hatch and wagon ranges, and the newly enhanced Golf …

It has been more than two years since Volkswagen previewed its new small crossover with the T-Roc concept. Now, the company is in countdown mode for the world premiere of the production model, which is bow in on 23 August 2017. Described as a new model that will “make waves” in …

Heeding popular demand, Volkswagen Australia has announced it will introduce the most affordable ever incarnations of the Golf GTI and Golf R performance duo. The Golf GTI Original and the Golf R Grid Edition will go on sale early in 2018 and later this year respectively. The Golf R Grid Edition is a lean and mean …

Updated: Official photos and launch details. The first official images of the all-new, six-generation Volkswagen Polo have been revealed ahead of the car’s official debut in September. As you can see from these images, which show the Polo GTI along with the Polo R-Line, the blink-and-you-will-miss-it update brings the Polo inline with its …

It’s the annual Wörthersee GTI meet again and Volkswagen’s skilled apprentices have once again built a special Golf GTI for the gathering. Like last year, the 10th apprentice-tweaked Golf GTI for this year’s event is a three-door version of the popular hot hatch. This year’s project team is made up of five women and …