Volkswagen

Never has the saying "you don't miss something until it's gone" proven more true than on the Adams' holiday to Barcelona, Spain. The Golf has not one,…

Together with bumper-mounted machine guns and ejector seats, the idea of a supercharged and turbocharged engine sounds like something James Bond's 'Q'…

There is no doubting the popularity of VW's Golf - the latest MkV model is one of the best-selling hatchbacks in the UK. But in a measure of how fussy…

Style is as important as storage in the ultra-competitive estate sector, which is why VW says it's expecting big things from the load-lugging version …

There might as well be blue lights fitted to the roof of our long-term Volkswagen Golf. My family was recently plunged into chaos when my wife rupture…

The Polo's freshened up! Volkswagen is set to celebrate the car's 30th birthday by giving it a new look and a revised engine range

The Golf may have got bigger, but VW has not forgotten buyers looking for something a little smaller. The Fox is the German firm's new city car, and i…

There are few gaps in VW's ever-growing model line-up. The German firm prides itself in offering buyers massive choice - especially in the hatchback m…

There is something about the magic of the VW badge which is hard to put your finger on. Mounted on the new Passat, it turns a family four-door into an…

Four-wheel drive means different things to different car manufacturers. For Land Rover, it is all about mud-plugging, while Audi feeds power to all fo…

The stage is set for VW's bargain Fox to hunt down its budget rivals. Expected to cost only £6,500, the five-door city car has been on sale in South A…

In my last report (issue 841), I told you I had some winter tyres fitted to our long-term fleet's VW Golf, and as you can see, I'm pretty pleased I pu…

The Volkswagen Golf MkIV is desired by many keeping used car values high, but is it worth it?

The new Passat story has only just begun...! Last week, we brought you an on-the-road exclusive in VW's flagship 2.0-litre diesel model. Now we have d…

Ordering a drink from a coffee shop is a complicated process these days. Do you want decaf, skimmed milk or extra strong? Regular, large or super-size…

Does size matter? I always thought so. As Auto Express's consumer editor, I need a car capable of carrying the hundreds of samples we get through on o…

It's as hard as nails, but requires far less effort to drive in. No, we're not talking about an all-new DIY product. In fact, we're talking about the …

The GTI may be grabbing all the headlines, but further down the range another new Golf is also offering a slice of performance. Slotting in above the …

Radio-controlled cars may be only a fraction of the size of the real thing, but when you have to transport 20 of them (for our forthcoming Christmas t…

It's back to basics for Volkswagen's legendary GTI badge - at least, that's what we are promised as company executives hand us the keys to a near pric…

We've always admired the VW Golf's abilities on smooth surfaces, but now there's a variant that's good in the rough. This is the new 4MOTION version o…

Who said our long-term cars have it easy? The Volkswagen Touran is certainly being made to earn its living, particularly after it was pressed into ser…

The new C2 VTS may be grabbing the pocket-rocket headlines, but don't ignore this - a hot version of the Volkswagen Polo.

Although VW won't admit it, the launch of the new Golf hasn't gone entirely to plan. Sales have been slower than expected and the car has been critici…

A strange thing is happening to the supermini market... Conventional hatchbacks are being turned into 'urban on-roaders'.

New race season - new paddock bus. But while the Uniroyal Team Challenge race series is expanding, our circuit HQ is getting smaller. In successive ca…

It's tough being a caddy. While the golf star hogs the limelight, the bag carrier never gets any credit. So what sort of 'Caddy Life' is this new Volk…

While it might seem a good idea to get rid of a pedal in the driver's footwell, we have often been disappointed by the clutchless manuals offered in r…

It's party time for Volkswagen! The slow-selling Lupo has been given a Brazilian makeover and reborn as the Fox, an innovative city car which insiders…

When snow brought most of the country to a freezing halt earlier this year, we couldn't help feeling a little smug. We had decided to practise what we…

Let's face it, no one buys a Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet to travel incognito. Despite the advancing years of the original design, the drop-top version…

Although the VW Sharan and Ford Galaxy are basically the same vehicle, UK buyers have always preferred the blue oval machine. However, things could be…

With acres of interior space, immense practicality and budget pricing, cars such as the Renault Kangoo, Citroen Berlingo Multispace and Peugeot Partne…

All good things must come to an end. After a massive run of more than 21,550,000, Volkswagen is finally pulling the plug on the original Beetle, which…

Sometimes, it pays to do things by halves. We're not saying that VW has cut corners on the new five-cylinder diesel version of its Touareg - but, at £…

Superminis always hold their value well. They have a broad customer base that ensures they are popular new or used.