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Coming in the second half of this year is Volkswagen’s updated 2.0-liter TDI Clean Diesel engine, designated EA288. It makes its appearance on the 2015 Mk7 Golf, Jetta, Passat, Beetle, and Beetle Convertible (the only diesel convertible sold in America).

We analyze why automakers have not come up with an affordable car using a diesel electric-hybrid powertrain. Seems obvious, right?

Diesel vehicles are more polluting than gasoline vehicles and do not return better mileage. Europe is finally seeing its mistake.

The Tail of the Dragon is a portion of US 129, located on the North Carolina / Tennessee border. Its claim to fame is its America's number one motorcycle and sports car road, with 318 curves in 11 miles. This stretch of road has some of the sharpest curves have names like Copperhead Corner, Hog Pen Bend, Wheelie Hell, Shade Tree Corner, Mud Corner, Sunset Corner, Gravity Cavity, Beginner's End, and Brake or Bust Bend.

The practicality of current electric vehicles on the market, with the exception of the Tesla Model S and its huge battery pack, is inhibited by the energy storage capability of lithium-ion batteries. Volkswagen is working on a new battery that could change the game entirely.

The very first VW Eos retractable hardtop convertible debuted as the Concept C at the 2004 Geneva Motor Show - a mere year after the New Beetle Convertible made its mid-model season intro in 2003. As hard as that is to conceive, that was a decade ago.

If you have been delaying your Beetle purchase, anticipating the arrival of the new, and much improved 1.8T base engine, your wait is finally over. After launching this remarkable new TSI motor in the 2014 Jetta and Passat, Volkswagen has finally gotten around to making the same transformation for its iconic Beetle. This changeover suddenly makes 2014 Bugs equipped with the old 2.5L archaic and potentially eligible for deep discounting to move quickly off of dealers’ lots.

VW's new plug-in gasoline hybrid electric engine is the torque champion of the line as well as the clear green car buyer's choice.

Volkswagen employees in the Chattanooga, Tennessee plant have voted against representation by the UAW in a historic vote that was marked by a lot of media attention and some often questionable statements from the peanut gallery on both sides of the debate. Many things can be learned here.

Ford Racing’s RallyCross program took another huge hit this morning when it was announced that 2-time GRC champion Tanner Foust was leaving Ford to race in an Andretti Autosport Volkswagen Polo for the 2014 Global RallyCross season. Whoa is right.

An historic vote in the coming weeks may make or break Volkswagen's future in America.

Many auto brands know that there is nothing like a high performance, well styled, be-spoilered halo model to sit atop their model line-ups even if they don’t sell in huge numbers volume wise. Evidence of this can be seen in industry legends like the Subaru WRX, the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, Hyundai Genesis Sport Coupe R all the way up to the Ford Mustang, Chevy Corvette or anything that is fast and utterly lacking in visual subtlety.

Volkswagens have always been like cherished members of the family to people who have owned them whether we are talking about the original Beetle or the VW ‘s current lineup of TDI clean diesel models. And if a car can be like a beloved member of the family, then surely the family dog fits into a very similar category that can make you appreciate your Volkswagen and your dog more than your human relatives that can unfortunately talk.

It seems that the folks at Volkswagen have decided after a few years of chasing the mainstream market with the Jetta and Passat to return to the brand’s German sporting roots that spawned their old tagline “Driver’s Wanted.” How so, exactly?

To the surprise of everyone but Volkswagen engineers themselves, the concept of the double-clutch automatic which this German brand pioneered has seemingly overnight become a much copied fuel saving and performance enhancing technology by the automotive competition.

In a move that was not widely announced, Volkswagen of America altered its free maintenance package on all new models sold from 3 years or 36,000 miles in 2013 down to 2 years and 24,000 miles.

A few years back Volkswagen’s parent company in Germany announced a very, very ambitious plan for expansion that called for 800,000 units a year sold in the United States by 2018. So far this year up until the end of November Volkswagen of America’s sales tally has reached 373,689 units with just one more month left until people start making those 2014 New Year’s Resolutions that they will have broken just a week into January.

A detailed look at the 2015 Volkswagen Golf TDI and its heavily revised diesel engine.

Volkswagen in America is danger-close to being irrelevant. In an effort to help turn things around VW is moving to all turbo engines. The bad news is the new engines are not even as fuel efficient or as powerful as the competitor's non-turbo engines are.

Combining ultra-light weight and extremely good aerodynamics, the XL-1 is an extremely efficient car at over 260 miles/gallon fuel efficiency.

Volskwagen recognized for efforts at greenhouse gas reduction in their vehicle fleet, and the corporate environmental management processes.

Affirming yesterdays pledge that VW would make a major move into electrified vehicles, the company is showing two all electric cars, the e-up and e-Golf, in Frankfurt.

Volkswagen, late to the game of electrified cars, says they have the technology lined up and ready to use across the vehicles manufactured by Volkswagen Group companies.

Wolfgang Duerheimer has had a checkered role at the VW Group for years, moving from office to office repeatedly. Now, reports say that the former Bentley CEO is leaving for good.

One of Volkswagen's most iconic vehicles, the Karmann Ghia, first shown 60 years ago, and still has a huge fan base, raising the question of if VW would ever resurrect it like they did with the Beetle.

Volkswagen has revealed the new 2015 Volkswagen Golf R sports car variant before its official reveal in Frankfurt and it's coming with more horsepower.

Diesel advocates consider the fuel a greener choice than gasoline. The facts seem to say otherwise.

Volkswagen is shaking things up with new turbocharged engines for the 2014 Jetta, Beetle and Passat and a sporty new 2014 Beetle GSR that is faster and more fuel-efficient.

We compare the 2013 Volkswagen Golf TDI and the Nissan Sentra, which have the same MPG, to see which produces less greenhouse gas. The answer is surprising.

2013 Volkswagen Passat TDI gets astonishing 77.99 mpg and sets a new Guinness World Record for fuel consumption.