Volkswagen celebrates Golf's 50th birthday
The Volkswagen Golf turns 50 years old today, the Mk1 having entered production on 29 March 1974.
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The first VW Golf was built exactly 50 years ago today
Replacing the venerable Beetle was a daunting task for Volkswagen. The brand experimented with dozens of prototypes, many different drivetrain layouts, and numerous approaches to design ranging from evolutionary to revolutionary. The end result was the first Golf, which entered production in Wolfsburg, Germany, on March 29, 1974. In hindsight, the little hatchback was exactly the right car at the right time.
Here are the 2025 Volkswagen ID.7's standard features
Due out later in 2024, the ID.7 will take Volkswagen into the electric sedan segment for the first time. We'll need to be patient to find out how much it costs and how far it can go on a charge, but the German company has detailed the features its latest EV will come standard with.
Volkswagen-backed Xpeng launches in Germany, starting with G9 flagship SUV and P7 sedan
Xpeng entered Germany today, its fifth European market, following Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Denmark. The Guangzhou-based EV maker left its entry-level cars in China and introduced two upper models: the Xpeng G9 flagship SUV and the Xpeng P7 sedan. Sales and test drives will start in May.
Junkyard Gem: 2006 Volkswagen GTI
Remember when Volkswagen of America ran its «Unpimp ze Auto» series of television commercials (Peter Stormare ftw! -Hurd), showing furious and presumably fast tuner cars (a Mitsubishi Eclipse, Honda Civic and Ford Focus) being destroyed by a Swede representing the engineers of Deutschland? Let's all watch them again, because they never get old even after 18 years.
What's Cupra? Here's what the brand makes now, and what could come to America
With VW's announcement that its Cupra subsidiary will be hitting the U.S. by the end of this decade, we thought it was a good time to take a little look at the brand that not many Americans may be familiar with. And while it doesn't have any history in America, as a standalone brand Cupra's history is pretty short in Europe, too. It launched in 2018, and the brand has its origins as the performance line of Spanish SEAT, which was yet another VW subsidiary. But its focus on performance remains, even as its own brand. Its lineup is a bit unusual, though, as it has its own Cupra models, but also still has high-performance variants of the SEAT line.
2025 Volkswagen ID. Buzz GTX is one wooly Bulli
The endearingly retro Volkswagen ID. Buzz is scheduled to hit dealers in the U.S. this year, but in typical VW fashion, the automaker has plans for some interesting variants that may never reach our shores. The ID. Buzz GTX is a high-performance van with all-wheel drive, a sporty, a black- and red-clad interior, and a bafflingly low 99 mph top speed. Volkswagen will open the order books for the van this summer, and pricing details will become available closer to the release date.
VW is bringing Cupra to the U.S. by the decade's end
The list of “forbidden fruit” cars that Americans can’t get is frustratingly long, from long-roof BMWs to quirky, affordable EVs. That said, there’s a bit of good news on this front, though to avoid raising your hopes, we’re not getting an M3 Estate anytime soon. Cupra, part of the VW family, recently announced its plans to bring two models to the U.S., including an electric Formentor crossover and a larger SUV.