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It’s no secret that Volkswagen wants to see the Phaeton succeed in all markets. And that’s exactly what Volkswagen had in mind when they first launched the Phaeton in the US. They probably thought “Hey, we have a car that sharply undercuts the bigger players in the market so we should do well”. They should [...]

Hang on to those spoilers! Volkswagen has issued a recall for the New Beetle, specifically the Triple White special edition. The spoilers for potentially some 510 vehicles were attached using the wrong adhesive. That could cause the spoiler to become loose or fall off completely, becoming a potentially dangerous projectile on the highway.

Volkswagen will [...]

In an interview with Automotive News, Volkswagen of America CEO Stefan Jacoby revealed that the newly unveiled Passat CC will start below $27,000 in the US. It’s a reasonable price for a car that looks much more expensive than the Passat. What more, that undercuts the Mercedes Benz CLS by, well, a lot.

The Passat CC [...]

For every iteration of the Jetta, we have always come to look forward to a Wolfsburg Edition. For those who don’t know, Wolfsburg Editions commemorate the city on which Volkswagen was founded, Wolfsburg, Germany.

The current Jetta already has a Wolfsburg Edition but Volkswagen is upping the ante by replacing the old Jetta’s 2.5L engine with [...]

AUBURN HILLS, Mich.—Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced the Wolfsburg Edition Jetta 2.0T. Volkswagen will produce approximately 12,500 of these special edition models. This new version Jetta 2.0T follows last year’s highly successful Wolfsburg Edition Jetta 2.5 L.

Staying true to the Wolfsburg Edition heritage, the Wolfsburg Jetta 2.0T will offer customers a value priced version [...]

For years, we’ve been clamoring for Volkswagen to throw us a bone over here and give us a sub-Rabbit vehicle. Now, of course, Canada has the City Golf/Jetta which means Canada is pretty much covered when they decide to replace those models. It is the US that has nothing south of the Rabbit. That may [...]

We know that many of you are just itching to sign that check for a deposit on a Jetta TDI. And it can seem frustrating when you hardly ever hear anything concerning the oil burner Jetta. Don’t worry though, for if a post on the VWvortex forums is to be believed, they should be on [...]

It happens to all of us. There’s a guy going 50 in a 70 mph road and we have the unfortunate luck of having to be behind them. Or a guy cuts in front of you and hasn’t the courtesy of at least speeding up.

Usually, all we can do is utter our favourite expletive, [...]

The Routan has finally been unveiled last week and Cars.com has compiled a short but very informative video on the differences of the Routan and Chrysler’s Town & Country. They first talk about the obvious such as the different styling and same engine choices. However, they have cleared up a point of confusion regarding the [...]

There was a time when driving was defined by two distinct groups: automatics and manual. For decades, these two groups learned to live as two separate yet equally important species. Then, five years ago, Volkswagen comes out with a transmission that totally blurred the line between these two groups. It presented the smoothness and convenience [...]