Nothing compares to the feeling of getting into the driver’s seat of the all-new 2012 Volkswagen Beetle, but getting into the back seat is a close second. It’s as easy as pulling a handle on the top of the driver’s seat and pulling the back of the seat forward until it locks in place. To … Read more
Volkswagen hit upon a successful recipe with the CC by combining the sleek looks and spirit of a sports coupe with the practical convenience of a four-door sedan. Now, the formula has been improved, making something great even greater. The all-new 2013 Volkswagen CC features a redesigned grille and trunk lid and new rear and … Read more
When your event is called H2O International, you can’t complain about a little rain. Fortunately, none of the attendees at this year’s H2O International event seemed to mind, as thousands of die-hard fans piled into their modified VWs and made their annual pilgrimage to Berlin, MD for two days of contests, events and VW fellowship. … Read more
Ernest Hemingway once said, “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.” The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) National Championship Runoffs qualify as a sport, but with multiple classes of lightning-fast cars racing for days on end, the Runoffs are definitely not a game. The 2011 … Read more
If you’re like most people, you’ve probably already logged into Facebook 47 times today and noticed the updated user profile layout. And if you’ve seen the all-new Beetle—which is a distinct possibility, considering that you’re reading the Beetle Blog—then you know that it has an updated profile of its own. We figured that the best … Read more
Volkswagens have been known to run forever, so it makes perfect sense that Dean Karnazes drives one. Dean runs marathons as often as most people do laundry (and more often than some—you know who you are). In fact, he once completed 50 marathons in all 50 states in 50 consecutive days. As if that weren’t … Read more
It’s the moment Volkswagen enthusiasts have been waiting for: Volkswagen announced that the all-new 2012 Golf R, available in the US for the first time ever, will have a starting MSRP of $33,990. The 2012 Golf R features the most powerful (and joy-inducing) Golf production engine ever seen in the US. The 2.0-liter turbocharged inline … Read more
The blur that just passed you as if you were standing still? Oh, that was the 2012 Volkswagen Golf R. We invited Jamie Vondruska, founder of VW Vortex and expert on All Things Volkswagen, to take a spin in one at our recent Full-Line Dynamic Drive event. The 2012 Golf R offers an impressive 256 … Read more
If you’re like most people, the terms “roomy and practical” don’t exactly call to mind performance-driven fun. The 2012 Volkswagen Jetta GLI might just change your mind. When About.com’s Guide to Cars Aaron Gold took a spin in the all-new Jetta GLI at our recent Full-Line Dynamic Drive event, he was blown away. “I think … Read more
At Volkswagen, our product managers are a bit like parents: they know things about our cars that most people don’t, and they say embarrassing things like, “I remember when you were just a CAD design!” But when the production model rolls off the line and into the real world, no one is prouder—and Passat Product … Read more