Carbon to slice 200kg off VW Golf GTI

Carbon to slice 200kg off VW Golf GTI

13 Sep 2012 by Karla Pincott

The first Volkswagen Golf GTI in 1976 had a kerb weight of 810kg, but over the past 36 years it has stacked on 570kg and now weighs in at 1380kg. The GTI of today is a far cry from the tiny pared ...Read more
Volkswagen Golf Cabrio R spy shot

Volkswagen Golf Cabrio R spy shot

29 Aug 2012 by Paul Gover

The tweaked Cabrio shows there is still plenty of life in the existing Golf body... ...even though the all-new hatch is little more than a month away. Read more
VW Golf R vs speed Rubik's Cuber

VW Golf R vs speed Rubik's Cuber

27 Jun 2012 by CarsGuide team

Volkswagen's Golf R races on a closed course as a driver competes against speed Rubik's cube specialist, Anthony Brooks. The VW driver of the Golf R has to complete one lap around track before ...Read more
Volkswagen Golf Cabrio R spy shot

Volkswagen Golf Cabrio R spy shot

26 Jun 2012 by Paul Gover

...all the way with an R-type tweak of its open air compact.A concept for the Golf R Cabriolet was shown at the Worthersee gathering of the VW faithful last year and now testing is underway ahead of ...Read more
Mercedes-Benz A-Class a strong bid

Mercedes-Benz A-Class a strong bid

13 Mar 2012 by Peter Barnwell

We'll see three new entrants due to lob within the next 12 months, including Mercedes-Benz's new A-Class.It will be joined in the fray by Audi's new A3 and the new Volvo V40, a shorter, hatchback ...Read more
Women's world car of the year shortlist

Women's world car of the year shortlist

29 Feb 2012 by CarsGuide team

Kids aren’t usually a factor in Car of the Year judging.  But child friendliness rates highly with women buying cars – and with women judging cars.The countdown has been kicked off to decide the ...Read more
Europe car sales bright despite crisis

Europe car sales bright despite crisis

30 Jan 2012 by Mark Hinchliffe

More than 13.5 million new vehicles were sold in Europe, which compares favourably against a 2.6 per cent drop in Australia to 1.008m.Worst-hit countries were the debt-crippled economies of Portugal ...Read more
VW Sciroccos shakedown at 'Ring

VW Sciroccos shakedown at 'Ring

29 Jun 2011 by Mark Hinchliffe

…in the grueling Nurburgring 24-hour race, in Germany last weekend. (JUNE 25/26)Two VW Sciroccos finished first and second in class with the lead car driven by Dakar champions Nasser Al-Attiyah, ...Read more
Golf GTI and Golf R convertibles on way

Golf GTI and Golf R convertibles on way

3 Jun 2011 by Craig Duff

... when the soft-top models go on sale later this year.VW teased fans at this week's 30th annual Worthersee car show in Austria with "concepts" of the two cars that look ready to roll off the ...Read more
VW Golf cabriolet here by spring

VW Golf cabriolet here by spring

3 Mar 2011 by Paul Gover

The all-new four-seater softtop is unveiled this week in Europe, just ahead of summer, and is likely to make it down under in time for our next spring.It will be sold here alongside the hardtop EOS ...Read more
VW to launch new Golf

VW to launch new Golf

28 Sep 2010 by James Stanford

Volkswagen Australia has confirmed it will draft in a new player to sit at the bottom of its Golf line-up and significantly undercut the current entry level model that starts off at $24,990.  Neither ...Read more

Volkswagen Golf

20 Nov 2009 by CarsGuide team

The new European star is doing big things in Australia off the back of impressive quality, comfort and driving enjoyment. Read more
Volkswagen Golf GTI Project

Volkswagen Golf GTI Project

4 May 2009 by CarsGuide team

When the doors open on the ‘project lab’ it looks like you’re going to be treated to a bit of computer-generated artwork. But in fact the track, the cars – and every possible outcome – have been ...Read more
VW Golf GTI dilution

VW Golf GTI dilution

1 Apr 2009 by Karla Pincott

Golf GTI was already a legend by the time Mk2 arrived, but from there it was softened to attract a more mainstream buyer. “The Mk2, Mk3 and MK4 models became gradually diluted - between those models ...Read more
VW Golf GTI future plans

VW Golf GTI future plans

1 Apr 2009 by Karla Pincott

Volkswagen's global head of engineering for Golf and GTI, Rolf Trump, says fans should not expect to see any more than incremental increases in power over the generations to come. “It's not all about ...Read more
Pirelli gets to grip with VW GTI

Pirelli gets to grip with VW GTI

9 Oct 2008 by Dean Evans

Volkswagen has launched its most powerful Golf, the limited edition GTI Pirelli Read more
VW?s Golf turns a green shade

VW?s Golf turns a green shade

17 Apr 2008 by Brendan Quirk

The Golf TDI Hybrid uses a diesel engine returning 3.35 litres/100km and 89g/km of CO2. The hybrid combines an advanced diesel engine with an electric motor and the latest generation of seven-speed ...Read more
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