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Automakers’ self-policing is clearly not doing the job.
Fancy shelling out a million bucks for some new wheels? You have a few options to choose from.
The popularity of the humble Polo is both a blessing and a curse, with crooks capitalising on exactly that to make a quick buck.
Volkswagen really needs to have a word with its marketing department before releasing another advert.
VW has hardly recovered from 2015’s #dieselgate, and already another scandal concerning emissions has reared its ugly head.
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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They say less is more, but when it turns out you purchased a stolen vehicle online you might wish you had spent some extra dosh with a reputable dealer.
Man, it must be nice having the second-highest GDP per capita in the world, like Qatar does. That way you can afford to kit out your police force with an entire fleet of deeply sexy Porsche and VW vehicles, which you can send out on parades whenever you feel like it. Like in this insane video.
I always find it quite hilarious that when a new hot hatch is launched it is almost immediately compared to the VW Golf. I don’t know when the Golf became the undisputed king of this segment, but what I do know is the last time I drove a hot Golf, it was without doubt one of the best cars I had ever driven. It was the all-wheel drive Golf R, and it’s going to take some beating. Enter the 2012 Astra OPC.
Bakkies might be sneakily becoming the new SUVs of our day. They come under a lot less GreenPeace-fire than big luxury 4x4s, and rightly so. They’ve got great diesel engines which are not only powerful but incredibly frugal to boot, and because the load bay is lined with melted rubber instead of the wool of rare sheep, you don’t mind getting it a bit dirty. I just can’t decide if this is a good thing.
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.
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.