Volkswagen To Defend Dakar Honour With Five Race Touaregs
Volkswagen will field five Race Touaregs as the team bids to defend one of the most challenging international motorsport events, the Dakar Rally.   Taking place across the South American continent for the second consecutive year, the 31st ‘Dakar’ Rally will see the five Volkswagen teams encountering some of the most demanding terrain on the planet. The 2010 ‘Dakar’ Rally course starts from Buenos Aires in Argentina on 1 January.  The five teams will be tested...

Volkswagen Caddy Maxi Sets Transeurasia World Record
A Volkswagen Caddy Maxi has set a new world record by travelling 9,630 miles non-stop across the Transeurasia route from the Atlantic coast in Portugal to the Pacific coast in Russia in eight days, 13 hours and 30 minutes.The Transeurasia is the world’s longest west-east route on one continent, which took the Caddy Maxi from Portugal through Spain, France, Germany, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and on to more than 3,000 miles of challenging, poor quality roads in Russia.Drivers, Matthias...

The Best Finance Offers For The Best Vans From Volkswagen
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ end of year offers give customers even better value for money – especially for any remaining stocks of the current Transporter. Ahead of the launch of the new generation Transporter in January 2010, the Contract Hire or Finance Lease offer starting from £229 a month for the current Transporter continues at the same price, but now also includes three years/45,000 miles servicing, plus an ‘S’ pack upgrade while stocks last, which includes...

New Volkswagen Caravelle And California To Make World Debut At Frankfurt
First details of the new Volkswagen Caravelle people carrier and California campervan are released today ahead of their world debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month.No other manufacturer can compete with Volkswagen’s rich heritage of iconic people carriers and campervans, and the enhancements to the latest generation of these VW van models offer the latest technology, comfort and safety features, with lower emissions and improved fuel economy by approximately ten per cent across the...

Adding the X Factor: Volkswagen Introduces VW Sportline Limited Edition X Model
Volkswagen’s dynamic Sportline van range is proving more successful than ever.  Despite the current economic climate, VW Sportline sales are already ahead of this time last year, and if success continues at the same rate, boosted by the introduction this week of a Transporter Sportline Limited Edition X model, sales are predicted to be over 30 per cent ahead of 2008.Part of this great performance is thanks to the addition of the VW Caddy and Caddy Maxi Sportline models in late 2008, which are...

VW Crafter Wins RAC Award for Best Large Van 2009
VW Crafter range of vans has won the award for Best Large Van in the 2009 Van Fleet World Honours. The trophy was presented at a special ceremony held at the Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall on Wednesday 20th May. The Fleet World Honours are presented annually to those motor manufacturers, service companies and individuals who have, in the opinion of the judges, achieved the highest possible level of excellence in their sector. The judging panel is chaired by industry professional, George Emmerson...

Escape to Your Reality This Summer at vwescape.co.uk
Over the last 60 years, Volkswagen campers, vans and kombis have become unique style icons, used to escape from our daily routines to the reality of having fun doing what we want in our leisure time.   To celebrate this heritage, Volkswagen has launched a new website, www.vwescape.co.uk to showcase the modern equivalents of these vehicles - the Caravelle people carrier, Transporter kombi and California campervan.  The website will also encourage people to share their own personal...

Volkswagen Transporter Van’s New “Appearance Pack” Adds Style And Value
 A new 'appearance pack' is now available for Volkswagen's best-selling van, the Transporter, which not only adds style and kerbside appeal, but is also bound to add valuable desirability when it comes to resale. The 'appearance pack' is available on the entire range of short and long wheelbase Transporter panel vans as well as passenger-carrying window vans.  It enhances the appearance of the Transporter by including body-coloured bumpers previously only available with the Caravelle...

Volkswagen’s Latest 'Blue' Crafter Vans Demonstrate Green Credentials
The latest Volkswagen Crafter panel van, chassis and double cab ranges are set to become among the cleanest and most refined vehicles in their class.  Substantial changes have been made to the drivetrain to make it both quieter and smoother thanks to greater torque.  Conversely, fuel economy rises and emissions fall to not only meet but exceed the latest Euro V standards. As a result, the new VW Crafter Euro V BlueTDI range has achieved certification as an EEV Enhanced Environmentally...

Volkswagen Scores Series Of Track Successes In 2009
Volkswagen has enjoyed an extremely promising start to 2009 on race tracks across the globe, with success in a wide variety of different race formats.  From the rugged terrain of Argentina and Chile to the unforgiving ‘Green Hell’ of the Nürburgring in Germany, Volkswagen has battled the elements, and won. Dakar Rally Back in January, Volkswagen Motorsport secured a 1-2 finish at the ‘Dakar’ Rally in South America and made history in the process, as the Race...