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  • T-Roc finally arrives

    We’ve all been on winning streaks. Whether it’s at a pool hall on a Friday night or poker night with the lads, winning feels good. VW has been on a stellar winning streak with the recent release of the T-Cross and last years sweeping victories at #carsawards. But will...
  • Volkswagen T-Cross South Africa

    Volkswagen unleashes T-Cross on the competition

    I’m sure many of you have at this point heard that the new VW T-Cross has finally arrived in South Africa. And just like most of VW’s other products, it has come to achieve nothing other than total domination in its segment. But does it posses the tools to...
  • DRIVEN: 2018 VW Polo breaks cover in SA

    If South Africa had to have a national car, it would most likely be the Volkswagen Polo. In fact, Volkswagen SA is so confident in the all-new sixth-generation Polo Hatch that they estimate to sell no less than 23,000 units in 2018. We headed to Port Elizabeth, where the...
  • VW T-Cross becomes a reality in 2018

    Volkswagen is close to beginning their SUV onslaught in 2020 after revealing their plans for the new T-Cross, a ‘baby’ SUV set to rival the Nissan Juke. The new SUV is expected to arrive towards the end of the second quarter of 2018 after its debut at the Paris...
  • VW T-Roc breaks cover

    Introducing the latest addition to the ever expanding VW range- the T-Roc.  It’s been described as a compact crossover: a crossover for a crossover if you will.  A “lifestyle crossover with SUV characteristics”, as VW have put it. And thank the heavens it’s arrived- because what on earth would...
  • Pretty Fly for a TSI! Polo R-Line hits its niche

    The Polo R-Line 1.0 TSI petrol engine from VW really is quite a gem. And one that had me confused. Is it a diesel? It has the torque spread of a diesel with the 200Nm available all the way from 2000rpm until it starts dropping off at around 3500rpm. ...
  • We think new VW Tiguan is SA’s 2017 Car of the Year

    The people’s automaker, VW have raised the bar yet again. Enter the new 2017 Tiguan. In typical VW style it has always been humble in its approach. A respected little SUV that ticked all the right boxes, sold well but then probably missed its next generation revisions by a...
  • SA’s motoring media relish Kyalami challenge

    The old adage that lap times are no guarantee of a thrilling motorsport spectacle will prove itself again with the announcement that Volkswagen South Africa has thrown its support behind a motor racing initiative powered by the South African Guild of Motoring Journalists. Volkswagen in conjunction with the South African Guild of Motoring Journalists...
  • Review: New Volkswagen Caddy (2016) 2.0 TDI

    Got a group of friends who need to be transported around? A large family? Or, if you just want to lug some old boxes here and there in relative comfort, without going the relatively expensive SUV route, the 2016 Volkswagen Caddy Trendline seems like the logical fit when it...