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Blackorange Beetle
By Stuart Livesey on Mar 20, 2010 in VW
It’s a Limited Edition with some real value
Category: VW
Volkswagen Golf – 2009 Wheels Car of the Year
Volkswagen’s Golf has been awarded the 2009 Wheels Car of the Year.
The multi-award winning Golf has outclassed a field of 22 cars to collect what is widely considered to be Australia’s most coveted award. To have been selected for this award, the Golf had to impress eight judges over an extensive week of testing.
Wheels magazine [...]
VW Wins the 2010 Dakar Rally
For the second year in a row VW has won the Dakar Rally with in emphatic style. Three VW Touregs finished in the top three positions with just 2 minutes and 12 seconds separating the first and second car.
VW sees the race win as a clear indication that the efficiency and reliablility of the Toureg’s [...]
Volkswagen Eos White Night
The new Eos White Night embraces the contrast of black and white: the body is painted in white, while elements such as the roof, radiator grille and mirror covers are in black.
This unique and special model has been created by Volkswagen Individual and will only be produced in a very limited number for the [...]
Testing the VW Amarok
By Stuart Livesey on Jan 03, 2010 in VW
Take a peek at the testing that was done on the VW Amarok
VW Amarok – a walk around
By Stuart Livesey on Jan 02, 2010 in VW
They just happened to be in the carpark at the time 
No VW Amarok for the United States
Sometimes the numbers that car makers have to think about must get a bit scary.
The VW Amarok
More details on the VW Amarok – Volkswagen’s attempt to establish itself in the lucrative mid-range ute market.
A Different VW Kombi Van
By Stuart Livesey on Sep 04, 2008 in VW
A trip to our favorite mechanic is always a bit of an adventure … I mean how many mechanics actually run and hide when they see a customer drive their car into the yard?
It can also be interesting because you never quite know what you’re going to see Ian working next … about [...]
BMW Announces an Electric Mini?
It’s being reported that BMW will soon commence building 500 electric versions of it’s ever-popular Mini.
The Chairman of BMW AG is reported as saying that this small group of cars will allow BMW to gain knowledge and experience in the production of eletrically powered vehicles.
It’s believed that 490 of the electric Minis will be shipped [...]
The Ups and Downs of Car Sales in May
Earlier this month we reported on the latest car sale figures for the Australian market in May but not every country … nor every segment … was as bouyant as the Australian market was in May. In once instance the impact of falling sales has led to some serious re-thinking of future plans.
General Motors experienced [...]
VW GTI Concept
by Stuart Livesey
OK … to show interest in a car like this at my age is probably an indicator of mid-life crisis … or maybe I’m reverting to my second childhood. On the other hand I might have always been interested in cars like this and just hide that interest behind more staid examples of [...]
Volkswagen Wins Awards
Volkswagen of America, Inc. has been awarded two “Motorist Choice Awards†from PRIMEDIA’s IntelliChoice.com and AutoPacific for the 2007 Volkswagen GTI and Jetta.
2007 GTI
The Volkswagen GTI was the top choice for the Image Compact Car category, while the Jetta was named the winner in the Mid-Size Car category. The award, which recognizes the most [...]
VW Eos – a very sexy car
Road and Travel Magazine in the United States has voted the VW Eos as one of the top 10 sexiest cars for 2007.
Here in Australia if you want to become sexy and own one of these two litre sex machines you can expect to pay over $47,990 for the base model and if you’re thinking [...]
The Classic VW
by Stuart Livesey
I guess it’s time to come out of the closet and admit to the world that I’m a big fan of the classic VW. There’s no car with more quirky character than the classic Volkswagen Beetle. No matter how much you tart up the latest version of the Beetle it still doesn’t have [...]
The VW Touareg 2 Makes Its Debut in New York
by Stuart Livesey
VW unveiled the restyled Touareg at the New York Motor Show today and plans to have it in the showrooms by late in the northern spring.
The new Touareg has had a face lift that’s designed to blend it more into the VW family. Other changes to the body include a redesigned rear spoiler, [...]
Got an Old VW Diesel?
Then you might wish you lived in the US
by Stuart Livesey
Volkswagen of America, Inc. are looking for the oldest and highest mileage diesel-powered Volkswagens in America. Interested owners have until May 31 to register their vehicles if they think that their VW diesel might be the record holder.
The oldest U.S. market diesel Volkswagen search [...]
Who is Behind the Wheel?
There may be no hands on the wheel in the future
by Stuart Livesey
How many times have you come up behind a car on the highway and found that you couldn’t really see anyone in the driver’s seat? Thankfully that’s usually because the driver may be a little vertically challenged but if you were to come [...]
The 2007 Dakar Rally
VW Touareg continues to lead at the end of stage 6
The Race Touareg continues Volkswagen’s domination at the head of the leader board after six of the Dakar Rally’s 15 stages: The Spaniard Carlos Sainz and his French co-driver Michel Périn lead the Dakar Rally now for the fourth day in succession.
On the extremely fast [...]
The 2007 Dakar Rally
VW is very happy
The 2007 Dakar Rally has just completed it’s third stage and VW must be feeling rather pleased at the moment. At the end of the day Volkswagen factory driver Carlos Sainz has taken the lead of the Dakar Rally. The Spaniard and his French co-driver Michel Périn took second place in the [...]
VW’s Chinese Car
It was designed in China for China and it sure looks different
The Volkswagen Neeza is a concept car … so far … but when Volkswagen released the Neeza at this year’s major Chinese auto show – Auto China 2006 – there were plenty of hints that the concept might soon turn into a production model.
The [...]
An Invasion of Beetles
By Stuart Livesey on Jun 23, 2006 in VW
Could it be something out of H.G. Wells’ “War of the Worlds� Actually, these mechanized vehicles and those that drive them “come in peace,†as hundreds of Volkswagen New Beetles trek to the New Mexico desert for the 7th Annual Roswell New Beetle “2K Car Show Weekend,†June 23 – 25, 2006.
This year, Volkswagen [...]
VW Touareg
By Stuart Livesey on Jun 02, 2006 in Touareg
As a little bit of publicity for Aussie Motoring we have the URL emblazoned across the rear windscreen of our car and for some reason it seems to bring out the worst in some motorists. Some drivers seem to want to impress us by sitting glued to our tail on the highway – [...]
What is the Fastest Growing Car Company in the World?
It seems that it could be Kia with 75,474 vehicles sold overseas in May – an 8.2% increase on sales for the same time last year. Sales in Europe are up 12% and sales in United States were up 6.4%.
At the same time Volkswagen reported a 35.6% increase in sales in May in the US [...]
Volkswagen Eos
By Stuart Livesey on May 20, 2006 in Eos
Unfortunately it’s not available in Australia but this neat little machine – the Eos is set to hit the US showrooms at the end of the northern summer. The Eos features a three-panel roof that transforms a hardtop coupe – complete with sunroof – into an open convertible.
The Eos will come with a choice of [...]
Volkswagen Announces First Quarter Worldwide Sales Record
The Volkswagen brand achieved worldwide record sales in the first quarter of 2006. 795,000 vehicles were delivered to customers during the first three months of the year.
This is the highest start-of-year figure in the history of the company and represents a rise of some 108,000 vehicles or 15.7 percent compared with the prior-year period. Dr. [...]
VW Unpimps Your Ride
By Stuart Livesey on Feb 27, 2006 in VW
In another life I’m not only a freelance writer but I’m also involved in online marketing so I’m always interested to look at the way various manufacturers promote their product.
It’s unlikely that we will ever see advertising like this in Australia but this is definitely thinking outside the box and it’s going to give you [...]
A Different VW Polo
It’s unlikely that we’ll see this interesting VW Polo variation here in Australia but it’s still interesting to see what some of the European manufacturers can do to enhance their basic designs.
The VW CrossPolo is one of those interesting variations. Follow the link to read the details.
A Unique Success in the Dakar Rally
The Dakar Rally is over for another year and this time it certainly had its down side for Australian motor sport enthusiasts. But for Mitsubishi it was another successful year and VW were quite happy with the outcome too.
For the first time a diesel powered car gained a podium finish in the world’s toughest rally [...]
VW Polo GTI
When you want performance, looks and the right price then the VW Polo GTI is the car for you.
For $26,990 you get a two door sedan with a GTI badge on the back and the performance under the bonnet to match the GTI tag.
Production of the VW Polo range is shared between South [...]
