Tag: Volkswagen
We drove a $39,000 Volkswagen Tiguan and a $35,000 Mazda CX-5 to see which is the better compact crossover SUV — here’s the verdict
The 2018 Mazda CX-5 and the 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan are two of the best new compact crossover SUVs on the market. The CX-5 starts at $24,150, while the base Tiguan starts at $24,595.
Volkswagen is bringing back the iconic microbus in two new electric models and they look awesome
Volkswagen has reached into the past and is now bringing back the iconic microbus in two new fully-electric vans slated to be released in the early 2020s. Volkswagen hopes the I.D. Buzz and I.D. Cargo will have the ability to eventually transition toward fully integrated autonomous driving modes.
The iconic VW Beetle is going away — here’s what it was like to drive a $27,000 version of the Bug
VW is ending the long run of the Beetle, as consumers switch preferences to SUVs and crossovers. The car was in production, in various forms, for 80 years. A few years back, I tested an offbeat trim level — the Dune Beetle — and I was impressed.
Volkswagen is killing off its iconic Beetle, but the car is getting a new look before it disappears
Volkswagen announced on Thursday that it will be ending production of the iconic VW Beetle in 2019. The company will celebrate the car by adding two new models, Final Edition SE and Final Edition SEL, that give the car a whole new look.
Volkswagen is discontinuing the iconic Beetle after 80 years on the market
Volkswagen will stop production of its iconic Beetle worldwide by July 2019 as it shifts its focus to electric vehicles. The company sold roughly 15,000 Beetles in the US in 2017, but at the height of its popularity in the late 1960s, the automaker sold more than 420,000.
VW Group was reportedly an investor lined up to help Elon Musk take Tesla private
Volkswagen Group was reportedly one of the companies line up to invest in Tesla CEO Elon Musk's plan to take the electric automaker private, according to the Wall Street Journal. Tesla announced on Friday that Musk has scrapped those plans.
VW Group was reportedly an investor lined up to help Elon Musk take Tesla private
Volkswagen Group was reportedly one of the companies line up to invest in Tesla CEO Elon Musk's plan to take the electric automaker private, according to the Wall Street Journal. Tesla announced on Friday that Musk has scrapped those plans.
Volkswagen blasted unproven ‘hail cannons’ at the sky to prevent storms, and farmers are accusing them of causing drought
A Volkswagen plant in Puebla, Mexico, has incurred the wrath of nearby farmers who say that by firing "hail cannons" that fire shockwaves into the sky to theoretically prevent hail from forming, the automaker is causing a drought. But do hail cannons work?
We drove a $42,000 Toyota Highlander and a $40,000 Volkswagen Atlas to see which was the better family SUV — here’s the verdict
Which is better? The Princeton, Indiana-built Toyota Highlander or Chattanooga, Tennessee's Volkswagen Atlas? The Highlander is one of the best selling family SUVs in America, while the Volkswagen Atlas is a highly rated newcomer.
We drove a $55,000 Ford Explorer and a $49,000 VW Atlas to see which SUV we like better — here’s the verdict
We checked out a Ford Explorer and a VW Atlas last year. Could the upstart Volkswagen dethrone the champ? Or would the mighty Explorer continue its tenure at the top?