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Volkswagen
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Wednesday Morning Spice
06 Sep 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Princess Diana tapes ‘a haunting reminder’, Another gas explosion in Braamfontein, NASA reveals gash on Moon left by crashed Russian spacecraft, and Pleas for clubs to save WP Rugby.
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Car Thieves Can’t Get Enough Of Toyota
27 Mar 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
High-value vehicles and 4X4s are being stolen left, right, and centre in this country.
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Second-Hand Mercedes-Benz C-Class Still Popular In SA
10 Aug 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Autotrader has released its 2022 mid-year car industry report, providing insights into which second-hand vehicles South Africans are searching for.
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Petrolheads, Look Away: R6 Billion Worth Of Porsches, Audis, Bentleys, And Lamborghinis Ablaze At Sea
22 Feb 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
The Felicity Ace ship was supposed to transport the estimated 4 000 vehicles from Volkswagen’s factory in Germany to the US.
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Brand New VW Amarok Costs The Same As A Brand New Porsche
14 Feb 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Fancy shelling out a million bucks for some new wheels? You have a few options to choose from.
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December Was A Good Month For Toyota
11 Jan 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
South Africa’s new car sales and exports have had a few knocks to contend with over the past while. Toyota still manages to dominate the former.
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This Is What The New Golf 8 GTI Looks Like
30 Apr 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
After months of waiting, the Golf 8 GTI has arrived in South Africa and is set to be rolled out in the third quarter of 2021.
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No Wonder Your VW Polo Badge Keeps Getting Nicked
31 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
The popularity of the humble Polo is both a blessing and a curse, with crooks capitalising on exactly that to make a quick buck.
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This VW Bakkie Costs R1 Million
10 Sep 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
The new Volkswagen Amorak double cab is a sweet ride, but it doesn’t come cheap.
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LEAKED PICS: This All-Electric SUV From VW Looks Quite Nice
18 Jun 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Leaked pictures of the upcoming ID 4 give us a glimpse of the newest electric addition to the VW family.
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Can Volkswagen Be More Racist? [Video]
21 May 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Volkswagen really needs to have a word with its marketing department before releasing another advert.
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What Were Volkswagen Thinking With This Horrendous New Ad?
28 Nov 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Volkswagen have had their V6 Amarok advert pulled from the airwaves following a ruling from the Advertising Regulatory Board.
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This Jozi Drunk Driver Is Going To Have A Hell Of A Hangover [Video]
29 May 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
A drunken driver spent his Sunday morning ramming into a row of cars at a dealership in Johannesburg, and the CCTV footage of the incident isn’t pretty.
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Latest VW Emissions Scandal Will Make You Sick To Your Stomach
30 Jan 2018 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
VW has hardly recovered from 2015’s #dieselgate, and already another scandal concerning emissions has reared its ugly head.
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Thursday Morning Spice
07 Dec 2017 by Seth / No Comments
VW exec gets 7 years. Bitcoin surges. Sports star will not visit White House. Mobster child hawking coffee pods. Travolta Gotti movie pulled. World’s first blockchain stock exchange.
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Why VW’s ‘Greatest Scandal In Automotive History’ Was Still Worth It
20 Jul 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
The Volkswagen scandal could be considered the worst ever in the 130 years of automotive industry. The thing is, they kind of knew it was going to happen.
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Drive A VW Touareg Or Porsche Cayenne? You Might Have To Send It Back
30 Mar 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
VW are in more trouble, having to recall over 800 000 SUV models over a foot pedal issue. At least they didn’t lie this time.
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Tuesday Morning Spice
13 Oct 2015 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Leo takes on VW. Playboy stops nudes. Anderson in Top 10. Cecil killer charge verdict. 2nd largest tech merger ever. SABMiller proposal increased. Mob used toddler as shield. Local actor klaps fan. Calvin Harris hand job drama.
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SA’s Elon Musk Breaks Silence On Volkswagen Scandal
29 Sep 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As the stink around Volkswagen and their emissions scandal deepens Elon Musk has waded in with his views. He has a personal interest too.
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Worst Timing Ever? Volkswagen Launched The New Passat Last Night And It Was Beyond Awkward [Video]
23 Sep 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In what could possibly be the worst timing of a product launch in the history of automakers, Volkswagen managed to make the Passat launch more awkward than the car’s name itself.
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Things Go From Bad To Shit For Volkswagen As Global Scandal Impacts SA Jobs
23 Sep 2015 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Volkswagen’s lil mess has created a global ripple effect that has now hit South Africa, but until there is a more solid understanding of what those effects will be, experts can only predict for now.
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Probably The Worst Scandal Volkswagen Has Ever Had to Deal With
22 Sep 2015 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
This is what happens when you get too greedy and aim to become the world’s biggest car brand, but can’t because the environment gets in the way. Damn the environment.
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It’s Official: Volkswagen Drivers Are the Worst On The Road
02 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Roadhogs is a local site put together to report bad drivers on our roads. As it stands now, Johannesburg is voted the worst city to drive in (with 49% of the votes!) and Volkswagen drivers, the worst on the road
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Greenpeace Ad: The Death Star Is A Volkswagen [VIDEO]
29 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
You guys remember that VW commercial that ran during the Superbowl with a tiny Darth Vader? Well, Greenpeace does. And they’ve made a spoof follow-up in an effort to call attention to the automaker’s environmental record. Liberal media sentiments aside, it’s cute – click through for a tiny Vader and a Message About The Environment.
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Volkswagen Has A Car With Hands-Free Driving Now
27 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
VW are proposing a new technology that will allow drivers to take their hands off the wheel at speeds up to around 130km/h, and let the car’s system temporarily take over. Look, it isn’t exactly Knight Rider, but it’s good that VW’s looking after people who want to multitask while cruising down highways.
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The 21st Century VolksWagen Beetle Launches Today On Three Continents
18 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
It’s quite big day for Volkswagen, and a big day for the internet really. VW is about to launch the new Beetle simultaneously in Shanghai, Berlin and New York, and the best part is you can watch it live. We’ve got all the info and VW’s brilliant Superbowl ad for the new Bug.
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Mind-Controlled Cars: There Is No Way That This Doesn’t End Badly
03 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
German research facility BrainDriver has put together a kit that lets people make rudimentary driving commands with their brains – you know, without using their hands. I have serious concerns about how this system deals with those brief suicidal thoughts that tend to pop up when knee-deep in traffic on the 9/5 commute.
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Best VW Ad. Ever.
12 Oct 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Volkswagen just keep coming back for more! Remember the family-oriented advertisment from the good old days with David Kramer? Or the ones featuring “I remember the days of my life” by Andre de Villiers? Yeah, this advertisement is nothing like that, but damn it has its place.
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