Volkswagen Reveals the ID. Cross – Electric T-Cross Successor

Jul 15, 2026 In: Blogs News 0 Comment

Volkswagen has officially unveiled the all-new ID. Cross, a compact electric SUV that will sit alongside the recently launched ID. Polo as part of the brand’s growing family of affordable electric vehicles.

Positioned as an electric alternative to the popular T-Cross, the new model combines compact dimensions with a surprisingly spacious interior, a range of up to 427km (265 miles), and technology previously reserved for much more expensive vehicles.

But perhaps the biggest question for Volkswagen enthusiasts is whether the ID. Cross can capture the same appeal that made models such as the Polo, Golf and T-Cross household names.

Mighty Dub Fest 2026 – Our First Visit to Alnwick’s VW Festival

Jul 1, 2026 In: Blogs News Reviews Shows 0 Comment

One of our aims for 2026 has been to visit a few different events and experience some new corners of the Volkswagen show scene. Mighty Dub Fest had been recommended to us by several people, so when the opportunity arose to attend, we decided it was time to see what all the fuss was about.

Held in the stunning surroundings of Alnwick Castle, Mighty Dub Fest has grown into one of the UK’s best-known VW and family-friendly festivals. Unlike many traditional weekend shows, the event runs from Thursday through to Sunday, offering visitors a longer festival experience packed with live music, entertainment, camping and, of course, Volkswagens.

Volkswagen Unveils the New ID. Polo

Apr 29, 2026 In: News 0 Comment

An Electric Successor to a Motoring Icon

Volkswagen has officially taken the wraps off the new ID. Polo, bringing one of its most recognisable model names into the electric era.

With more than 20 million Polos sold worldwide, this is a significant launch for Volkswagen, and potentially for small electric cars more broadly. Developed in Wolfsburg and revealed first for the German market, the ID. Polo aims to blend affordable electric motoring, everyday practicality and traditional Volkswagen values, with prices expected to start from €24,995 when the entry-level versions arrive later this year.

For Volkswagen enthusiasts, the big question is simple: Can an electric ID. model truly carry the Polo name?

A Polo for the Electric Age

Volkswagen says the ID. Polo has been designed as a genuine successor to the combustion-engined Polo, rather than simply a smaller member of the ID. family.

At just over 4 metres long, it remains compact enough for urban life, but thanks to Volkswagen’s MEB+ platform, interior space and boot capacity are said to exceed the current petrol-powered Polo.

Boot space grows to 441 litres, with up to 1,240 litres available with the rear seats folded. That makes the

VW Festival Spring Social 2026 Review

Apr 29, 2026 In: Blogs News Reviews Shows 0 Comment

Sunshine, Frosty Mornings & a Field Full of Brilliant Volkswagens

The Volkswagen Owners Club of Great Britain spent the weekend at VW Festival’s Spring Social, and we’ve arrived home feeling rather refreshed after what turned out to be a cracking early-season event.

Held in its now-familiar laid-back style, Spring Social once again delivered a pleasing blend of show cars, camping, live music and an easy-going social atmosphere… all helped along by some glorious spring sunshine (once we’d scraped the frost off in the mornings).

For us, it felt like the perfect way to ease back into the outdoor show season.

A Sunny Start… and Some Very Cold Nights

We arrived on Friday to a beautiful morning, the camping fields empty, ready for the arrival of the weekend campers.

The trade arena was already populated with various stalls and plenty of VW goodies on offer. We set up our club stand, stocked with officially licensed Volkswagen merchandise and club favourites, and chatted to our neighbours for the weekend.

The weather was kind by day, but the nights told a different story.

Saturday morning greeted us with a proper frosty start, the camper dusted white as

Camper Mart Telford 2026 – Show Review

Feb 6, 2026 In: News Reviews Shows 0 Comment

Our 2026 VW show season officially kicked off last Sunday with a return visit to Camper Mart at the Telford International Centre, and we’re pleased to say it definitely wasn’t a one-off success.

As a relatively new addition to our events calendar, Camper Mart is quickly proving itself to be a worthwhile early-season show. We had another great day on the Volkswagen Owners Club of Great Britain stall, chatting with visitors, catching up with members, and shifting a healthy amount of club merchandise and officially licensed VW goodies.

Volkswagen Tops UK Sales Again

Jan 7, 2026 In: News 0 Comment

Volkswagen has been confirmed as the UK’s best-selling new-car brand for the fifth year running, and while that’s a headline the wider motoring world will shout about, it’s also great news for VW owners and enthusiasts across the country.

Figures from the SMMT show that 178,607 new Volkswagen passenger cars were registered in the UK during 2025, giving the brand an 8.84% market share. That continued success helps underline why Volkswagen remains such a strong presence in the UK VW scene – from classic air-cooled cars to modern daily drivers and electric models.

The Original Turns 50: Celebrating 50 Years of Volkswagen GTI

Dec 29, 2025 In: News 0 Comment

In 2026, Volkswagen will celebrate a huge milestone: 50 years of the Golf GTI. For many of us in the VW community, the GTI isn’t just a badge or a trim level – it’s a cornerstone of Volkswagen history, hot hatch culture and enthusiast ownership.

Since its launch in 1976, the Golf GTI has gone on to become the world’s most successful compact performance car, with more than 2.5 million examples produced. From Mk1 icons to modern GTIs still turning heads at shows and club meets, the GTI story is deeply woven into the wider VW scene.

VW Festival 2025 – A Weekend of Sunshine, Dubs & Mixed Feelings

Aug 10, 2025 In: News Reviews Shows 0 Comment

This past weekend, the Volkswagen Owners Club of Great Britain headed to VW Festival at Harewood House, near Leeds. Established back in 2005, this is a show I’ve attended almost every year (sometimes as a visitor, sometimes as a trader), and I’ve loved watching it grow into one of the UK’s biggest and best VW events.

Over the years, we’ve seen it evolve from a traditional VW show into more of a full-on festival. This year, that evolution continued… but perhaps it’s tipped a little too far away from its VW roots.

Tatton Park VW Show 2025 – A Field Full of Dubs and a Dash of Nostalgia

Aug 9, 2025 In: News Reviews Shows 0 Comment

Last weekend saw us make our annual pilgrimage over the Pennines to the beautiful grounds of Tatton Park in Cheshire for the ever-popular Tatton Park VW Show – or VWNW, as some may remember it.

We headed over on Saturday afternoon, squeezing in a cheeky stop at Cheshire Oaks (because who can resist a bit of outlet shopping?) before heading to the park to set up our club stall ready for the early Sunday rush.

Dub Odyssey 2025 – Rain or Shine, We Show Up!

Jul 21, 2025 In: Reviews Shows 0 Comment

Last weekend, we packed up and headed for the fields above Whiston in Rotherham to take part in Dub Odyssey 2025, hosted by the Sheffield VW Owners Club. The show has expanded into a four-day VW festival, with early birds arriving as soon as Thursday to make the most of the summer sun.

Unfortunately, our regular work commitments meant we couldn’t enjoy the sunshine on Thursday and Friday. We set up our stall on Thursday evening and returned after work on Friday to catch the last of the evening rays before the wet weekend arrived.

VW Festival Spring Social Camp Out 2025 – Our Weekend Round-Up

Apr 28, 2025 In: News Reviews Shows 0 Comment

We’ve just returned from an amazing weekend at the VW Festival Spring Social Camp Out, and what a brilliant few days it was!

The atmosphere throughout the weekend was fantastic – we loved seeing so many familiar faces, with plenty of people stopping by our club stand to stock up on extra goodies. It’s always special to catch up with friends we’ve met at previous shows and to share the experience with so many passionate VW enthusiasts.

Camper Mart 2025 – Our First Visit to Telford’s Camper Show

Feb 4, 2025 In: All Reviews Shows 0 Comment

Last weekend, we hit the road once again for another fantastic VW event—this time, it was Camper Mart, held at the Telford International Centre on 2nd February. This was our first time attending Camper Mart, as we’re looking to vary our event calendar in 2025, and we were keen to see what this show had to offer.

One unique aspect of Camper Mart is that it runs alongside Tattoo Freeze, a two-day tattoo convention held in the venue’s central hall. Camper Mart spanned three halls, flanking Tattoo Freeze, creating an interesting and diverse atmosphere throughout the event.

A Great Mix of Traders & Vehicles

The show featured a wide variety of traders showcasing camper conversions, leisure activity products, and all things camper-related. Nestled among them was our Volkswagen Owners Club of Great Britain stall, proudly representing the club and chatting with fellow VW enthusiasts.

In terms of vehicle displays, the show featured a handful of classic air-cooled VW vans, as well as a strong presence of later water-cooled Transporters. While most of them followed a familiar formula: air ride suspension and big wheels; there were still some standout vehicles to admire. Among them, we

VW Action 2024

Sep 30, 2024 In: All Reviews Shows 0 Comment

Approaching a VW Show is always a buzz. On the 30^th of August 2024, our bog-standard family wagon slipped neatly into a convoy of modified air and water-cooled VWs as we meandered through the country roads around Poddington. A sense of pride flowed through me as one child described to another what a swamp cooler on the side of a cal-look Beetle was for, and how it’s cool in more than one sense of the word.

We hit a hard left into Santa Pod and trundled to our pre-booked pitch, with the flags flying high and festival vibes creating excitement for all who decided to hang out at the world’s longest-running weekend show, VW Action.

Club Camping

Campers parked, tents pitched, the family-orientated show allowed for a flock of enthusiasts to roam freely viewing awesome club pitches from VWCaddy.com, Rust Dub Klub, and MKBBDC’s awesome display of what seemed to be Boxster Ss with 356 conversion kits. All conversions looked to be completed to concourse standard.

The Club Camping area is a show within itself, with many clubs adorning the fields and willingly happy to discuss the trials and tribulations attributed to our

Vee Dub Show 2024

Feb 28, 2024 In: News Reviews Shows 0 Comment

The absence of Dubfreeze left a February-sized hole in our events calendar. We had been regular patrons of the Dubfreeze and even Bugfreeze before that for those of you old enough to remember. Sadly, the final Dubfreeze was in February 2020. The saddest part was that none of us knew it would be the last Dubfreeze.

4×4 Expo to the rescue

Another regular event at Stafford Showground took an opportunity to expand its offering. Billed as the biggest, busiest and best indoor 4×4 show in the UK, 4×4 Expo opened the doors to other halls on the showground to welcome VW owners to a new event to fill the Dubfreeze void – Vee Dub Show was born.

It just so happened that 4×4 Expo was held at the showground around the same weekend that Dubfreeze would have been traditionally held.

We booked in for the first Vee Dub Show last year (2023). We had a gap in our calendar and thought it would be good to revisit Stafford Showground. We were also quite interested to see what was in the other halls with the 4x4s!

That first year was great. There weren’t many VW traders there, but there were a few big names from the

Volkswagen T-Roc R-Line Cabriolet (MY ’22) Review

Dec 11, 2022 In: News Reviews Uncategorised 0 Comment

Back in August this year (2022), I took VW’s latest T-Roc Cabriolet for a test. It’s the newly facelifted model and it comes in two engine sizes, a 1.0 and a 1.5 TSI. The one that I tested was the 1.5 TSI and it was hooked up to a seven-speed DSG gearbox.

I took the car to VW Festival at Harewood House in Leeds and what a weekend to have a convertible. It was the middle of a heatwave, 30 degrees. It was certainly a warm one. The car was quite the attraction. Not just because it’s the only convertible in VW’s range at present, but the colour drew everybody in. It’s a teal blue and it’s a really bright, summery blue. It looked fantastic in the sun.

On our way home from the show, I had the grace of a little cloud cover, giving a little respite from the sun over the top of my head. I’d never driven a convertible before, but driving one this weekend, I realised why so many people driving convertibles wear a peaked hat. When the sun is bright, and high

VW Action – Santa Pod Raceway – September 2022

Sep 12, 2022 In: News Reviews Shows 0 Comment

It’s when you’re within the 5-mile radius you can feel the buzz. The closer you get the more Dubs you see heading to their Mecca. All converging to the same Holy Ground from within the UK and Mainland Europe. A quarter-mile strip of pure flat tarmac surrounded by tents, stalls, live music, race cars, and a fairground. All steeped in lots of laughter.

VW Action is awash with VWs of all ages, air, water, and now evermore commonplace, batteries. Split into their club campsites, creating events and shows within the main event itself. With cars at your feet until the horizon, you lose yourself as you wander around viewing almost every model of car VW has produced, bumping into old friends and meeting new ones. Stinger exhausts rattle your chest as they make their way to the pits, we know the weekend will be action-packed.

Arrival Day at VW Action

Friday. Tents up. Vans parked. Stall set. Beers cracked. It’s time for the Pit walk. With the deep burbling of Green Goblin’s 2276, the pssst of TTK’s turbo 4 motion, and the eclectic mix of Taz Racing’s compendium of cars, Saturday’s racing was shaping up to be

VW Festival – Harewood House – August 2022

Aug 17, 2022 In: Blogs News Reviews Shows 0 Comment

It had been 3 years since the last VW Festival at Harewood House near Leeds. Covid restrictions meant that the 2020 and 2021 shows couldn’t go ahead, so we were looking forward to a weekend in the grounds of the Harewood Estate.

VW Festival always brings out an awesome selection of cars, and this year was no exception. Our club stall was positioned on the row right at the front, so we had a great view of all of the show cars as well as the house. A great place to be.

Tatton Park VW Show – August 2022

Aug 9, 2022 In: News Reviews Shows 0 Comment

We were up bright and early for a drive over the Pennines on the first Sunday of August, the traditional date for Tatton Park’s VW show. As we neared the grounds of Tatton Park, we spotted the Ghostbusters car, it looked really cool and very detailed. Surely it was heading to the same place.

Beautiful Day, Beautiful Cars

It was a beautiful summer day with loads of beautiful cars on the show field. We had our usual spot next to Alan H Schofield. Our club stand had a T4, a T5, two Beetles (both with a movie connection) and an EOS on display.

The Last Deva Dubs

Jun 14, 2022 In: All News Shows 0 Comment

Two years later than planned, the final Deva Dubs n Rods was held at West Mids Showground, Shrewsbury. The show was due to take place in 2020, but as with everything planned for 2020… COVID did its thing.

The organisers of the show didn’t want to disappear without a last hurrah, so it was bumped from 2020 and again in 2021. We finally got the go-ahead for 2022.

Quiet Trade Areas

We headed to the show straight from work, so we got there a little bit later than the other traders. What surprised me when we arrived was the number of gaps in what has usually been a very busy trade field. I guess that the years of delays in holding the show has seen too many traders suffer from the consequences of lockdowns and a lack of trade opportunities. Or, it could have been that there were 6 other events over the same weekend.

We met up with Melita, Stuart, Amelia and their dog Clara who had already set up camp on our trade plot. They were joining us for the weekend to display their Herbie Bug and help out on the club stall. We’d

Stanford Hall VW Show 2022

May 2, 2022 In: All News Shows 0 Comment

It was great to kick off the year with another fantastic Stanford Hall VW show, although it was damp to start with, it didn’t put people off, judging by the numbers I noticed around the show.

Our Club Stand was well stocked with VW merchandise & had a display of various vehicles.

A TAGIO took the stand at the front while a Trekker or Thing had much interest at the side.

There was an unusual vehicle in the For Sale pitch, a MIAG Motor Karren MK2000 that was Manufactured in 1953 in Germany.

For young children, a course was set up with straw bales & a selection of battery-operated mini Split-Screen vans for them to practice their driving skills.

Review by: Matt Capper
Photos by: Hylton Sillett

Ultimate Season Opener

Mar 23, 2022 In: All Blogs News Shows 0 Comment

For the Volkswagen Owners Club of Great Britain, the season opener has always been Dubfreeze (Bugfreeze for those that are old enough to remember). Unfortunately, Dubfreeze doesn’t feature on the show calendar anymore. It was looking like we’d have to wait until Stanford Hall in May to get out-and-about.

ID.4 First Edition from Volkswagen

Dec 17, 2021 In: All Blogs News Reviews 0 Comment

So here we have the ID.4 from Volkswagen. VW Press kindly lent us this car so we could take it down to VW Action at Santa Pod Raceway.

Now, this is the first time that I’d driven an electric car, and in the run-up to our trip to VW Action, I was quite apprehensive about being able to get to Santa Pod and back, with a little bit of range anxiety.

I’d had a look, and there are no chargers at Santa Pod. So I was a little bit worried about how I was going to manage. But as it turns out, the car arrived with just over 200 miles of range in the tank, so to speak. I plumbed in our location to the sat nav and set off on our 120-mile journey to the ‘Pod.

ID.4 Range & Charging

I think the biggest factor for anybody, looking at the viability of an electric car, is the range and the charging infrastructure. How is that all going to work?

Now overall I’m really surprised with how well I adjusted to driving an electric car as this was

Top Day at Tatton

Oct 22, 2021 In: All Blogs News Reviews Shows 0 Comment

Back in August, we popped along to one of our favourite VW shows, Tatton Park. In the run-up to the show, we didn’t know whether it would go ahead or not. Several other shows had pulled the plug late in the day, so we were pleased when the day arrived and we could head over to Cheshire for our first show as a club for 18 months.

As Tatton Park is a one day show, we were up bright and early on Sunday morning, arriving at the grounds for around 8:30 am. We were greeted on our stand by Rich in his Caddy who had beat us there. Soon after, Derek, Peter and Phil joined us in their Eos, e-Golf and T5 Caravelle.

Despite a bit of drizzle early on while we were setting up, the weather was reasonably kind to us. The show field was full of amazing cars as per usual, we really don’t envy the judges that have to pick the winners.

Amazing line-up

Our favourite cars included a gorgeous lime green Polo GTI, a super clean gold Mk1 Golf Cabriolet and it was great to see Keith Vipond’s military Beetle looking splendid and being looked after by its new owners.

Junior committee

VW Drive-in Festival – 5th & 6th June 2021

Jan 24, 2021 In: All News Shows 0 Comment

Pop this date in your diary… 5th & 6th June 2021. We’re inviting all our members along to the inaugural Volkswagen Owners Club of Great Britain Drive-in Festival.

Yes, you read that right, we’re bringing you our very own VW Drive-in Festival. The start of 2021 and pretty much the entirety of 2020 hasn’t been kind to the VW show scene. We’ve already lost some great shows from our calendar. So when we were offered the opportunity to host our own event, we jumped at the chance. We’d already been talking to a promoter to talk about plans to celebrate our 70th anniversary in 2023, but a chance conversation opened up an opportunity to bring you a COVID safe VW Drive-in Festival.

Exclusive VW Drive-in Festival for Volkswagen Owners Club of Great Britain Members

The Drive-in Festival will be held on the weekend of 5th & 6th June 2021 at Market Harborough Showground. Throughout the weekend you can expect:

TWO VW Themed Drive-in Movies on a state of the art LED outdoor cinema screen
Saturday Night Live Music/DJs (TBC)
Quality Trade Stands
Quality Food Stalls
Onsite Bar
Fun for All

COVID Safe

We’re planning this VW Drive-in Festival to be COVID safe right from the

DubFreeze 2020

Mar 2, 2020 In: All Blogs News Reviews Shows 0 Comment

Storm Dennis couldn’t keep us from paying our annual pilgrimage to DubFreeze, although it did throw a few obstacles in our way.

We set off early Sunday morning from Sheffield in the T-Cross that we had borrowed from VW. The roads in South Yorkshire were fine, the winds were not too blustery, nor was there much in the way of precipitation.

Flooded Roads

As we neared the County Showground in Staffordshire, and deviated from the main A roads, things started to worsen. We were heading through a small village just past Uttoxeter when the road we were travelling on stopped being a road, and turned into a river. Being in a village that we were unfamiliar with, we decided that we needed to turn around and not try to cross the torrent running across the road.

Despite Storm Dennis’ best efforts, we made it safely to the Showground to meet up with our Chairman, John Renshaw who was already in the hall, quite aptly in his T2 Katastrophenschutz Bus (Disaster Bus). John had reportedly managed to wade through some quite deep waters in his van!

This year, the organiser; Terry ball, had changed things around slightly and moved our stand down onto the lower floor,

VW T-Cross R-Line 1.0TSI 115PS 7-Speed DSG

Feb 23, 2020 In: All Blogs News Reviews Water-Cooled 0 Comment

So this is the T-Cross R-Line, 1 litre petrol, 115 ps, DSG. It’s the first time I have driven a DSG. And I quite like it.

I’m a bit of a fan of small cars. I’ve owned a few Polo’s and Lupo’s over the years, so when the opportunity arose to have a go in VWs smallest SUV, I was a little bit excited.

We currently own a VW Tiguan, so we’re quite familiar with VWs SUV range, but the T-Cross hadn’t been launched when we were car shopping.

VW’s Smallest SUV

The T-Cross is ever so slightly bigger than a VW Polo. Just 55mm longer and 97mm taller. Yet inside, it is more spacious. While we were car shopping, we tried a Polo, but we couldn’t fit our daughter in the backseat in her car seat. She fits in the back of the T-Cross just fine.

VW say that the compact SUV will accommodate up to five adults. They’d have to be a bit skinnier than me though!

The load space is variable and class leading. Thanks to a sliding back seat, capacity can be increased to 455 litres with the seats up… although that doesn’t leave much leg room in the back,

VW Festival at Harewood House 2019

Aug 12, 2019 In: All News Shows 0 Comment

Rain seems to have been a bit of a feature on our show calendar this year, and our visit to VW Festival at Harewood House was no different.

Volksfling 2019

May 27, 2019 In: All News Shows 0 Comment

For the Spring Bank Holiday weekend, we travelled over the Scottish border to Volksfling in Biggar.

We’ve been to this show a few times over the years, but it’s the first time in a long while that we visited the show as a club.

Avoncroft Aircooled 2019

May 19, 2019 In: All News Shows 0 Comment

The rain held off for our second visit to Avoncroft Aircooled, a great show in the grounds of Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings.

Stanford Hall VW Show 2019

May 6, 2019 In: All News Shows 0 Comment

Stanford Hall VW Show has been a long time favourite on our show calendar. The turnout of vehicles in the Concours d’Elegance is amazing, year after year.

Happy 45th Birthday to the Golf

Mar 29, 2019 In: News 0 Comment

The most successful European car, the Golf is celebrating its 45th Birthday.

Best Seller

On 29 March 1974, the Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg officially started production of what would become its best-seller. Back then, nobody at Volkswagen had any idea that the successor to the legendary Beetle would end up selling more than 35 million units all over the world – and still selling to this day. In purely mathematical terms, a new Golf has been ordered somewhere in the world every 41 seconds, every day, without interruption, since the start of production (SOP) 45 years ago. That is an average of around 780,000 vehicles per year.

At the Heart of the Volkswagen Brand

Ralf Brandstätter, Chief Operating Officer of Volkswagen: “The Golf is at the very heart of our brand. It stands for progress and technology like no other car. For example, the Golf made safety technology affordable for millions of people for the first time. Thanks to this, it made its mark on an entire generation.” Brandstätter went on to emphasise: “For seven generations, the Golf has made a contribution to the development of Volkswagen as a brand and as a group – into one of the most

Big Wins for VW at What Car? Awards 2019

Jan 22, 2019 In: News 0 Comment

January 2019 brought the 42^ndannual What Car? Car of the Year Awards, and Volkswagen managed to take home a raft of awards.

Polo Triumphant

The Polo triumphed in the Small Car of the Year category, fending off close competition from the Audi A1 and the Dacia Sandero. The judges commented “The Polo sets the standard for comfort, practicality and refinement in the small car class, while its frugal 1.0-litre petrol engine and strong resale values make it a good long-term buy, and Volkswagen has kept the pricing sensible. There are no weaknesses in its armour.”

T-Roc Success

Along with the Polo’s success, the T-Roc took a win in the Best Small SUV for more than £20,000 category. The judges said: “The T-Roc is a cracking small SUV. Its 1.5-litre petrol engine offers a strong turn of performance, and Design versions come loaded with kit. This is also one of the best-riding cars in this class, and it handles tidily too. That it costs a lot less than some rivals is just an added bonus.” The T-Roc was also named Small Car of the Year by Company Car and Van earlier this month, adding to an already successful 2019 awards collection.

Practical Touran

The awards didn’t stop

AGM Report 2018

Nov 25, 2018 In: News 0 Comment

Well the 2018 AGM has been and gone, if you didn’t make it to Coventry on the day, there’s always next year! All members are welcome, and we try to hold it somewhere of interest for the members.

This year, the club has stayed financially stable gaining a net increase of 50 members over last year.

The Committee has seen some big changes, with the departure of a number of long-standing committee members.

VW Beetle Production at a Dead End

Sep 14, 2018 In: News 0 Comment

Today, the motoring press is alight with news of the production of the VW Beetle reaching a dead end.

It’s a sad day in the VW world, but one that isn’t surprising. Sales figures of the current Beetle are very disappointing. VW report that they have sold less than 1,000 Beetles (including cabriolets) so far this year in the UK*.

Volkswagen’s Pikes Peak Record – 7 minutes 57.148 seconds

Jun 28, 2018 In: Motorsport 0 Comment

History has been made at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Volkswagen have powered to a new all-time record with the I.D. R Pikes Peak racing car.

Romain Dumas defeated a field including cars with conventional drivetrain technology and made history driving the 500-kW (680 PS) I.D. R Pikes Peak. Dumas not only broke the previous record for electric vehicles, but also smashed Sébastien Loeb’s previous record from 2013 – by a massive 16 seconds.

More Downforce Than Weight

May 23, 2018 In: Motorsport 0 Comment

Volkswagen’s first fully-electric racing car has been designed to take on the most famous hill climb in the world; Pikes Peak.

Avoncroft Air-cooled 2018

May 14, 2018 In: Shows 0 Comment

On Sunday 13th May 2018, we popped along to Bromsgrove in rural Worcestershire, to the Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings.

Recall Announced for 2018 Polo for Seat Belt Issues

May 11, 2018 In: News Water-Cooled 0 Comment

Volkswagen has confirmed a technical issue has been identified on the new Polo (model year 2018). There is the possibility that in rare situations (e.g. sudden quick lane changes with five passengers on board) and when the rear center seat and the rear left seat are occupied at the same time, the left seat belt lock could be unintentionally released.

All-Wheel Steering Touareg

May 9, 2018 In: News 0 Comment

The new Touareg will be released onto the market packed with a range of innovations. The new Touareg is the first Volkswagen model available with the Night Vision assist system and the first to include an actively steering rear axle.

Car Hacking Concerns Over Golf GTE Infotainment System

May 1, 2018 In: News 0 Comment

Security researchers at a Dutch cyber-security firm, Computest, have discovered that the in-vehicle infotainment system in the Golf GTE along with other models from the Volkswagen Group has a weakness that can be exploited over WiFi.

The two researchers that discovered the flaw, Daan Keuper and Thijs Alkemade, described how they have successfully tested their findings on a Golf GTE and an Audi A3 Sportback e-tron. They explained how they use the car’s WiFi connection to gain access to the Harman infotainment system via an exposed software component.