Volkswagen GTI News

Yes, the VW GTI is our Automobile of the Year. Again. The last-generation car got the nod only three years ago and now its successor, the sixth-generation GTI, walks away with the trophy as well.

While its Golf companion undergoes a name change for 2010, VW's GTI stays pretty much the same for the new model year.

With a base price of $19,105 for the Clubman and $22,545 for the Clubman S, the prime competition for the MINI wagon includes the likes of the 2010 Volkswagen GTI , the 2010 Audi A3 , and the 2010 Mazda3 and Mazdaspeed3.

The compact hatchbacks offer a choice of four-cylinder gas and diesel engines, manual and automatic gearboxes or in the TDI, a dual-clutch transmission.

The biggest auto show award in our quaint little hemisphere is likely the North American COTY award, which, we would have thought included Canada, Mexico and our United States.

Let's get this out of the way first: The Volkswagen GTI is based on the new 2010 VW Golf.

Michael Bettencourt Published on Wednesday, Nov. 04, 2009 5:13PM EST Last updated on Thursday, Nov.

The photo last week gave a bit of the 2010 Volkswagen Golf, a small hatchback that is entering its sixth iteration.

America is a nation that drives. Sadly, for many it's a chore, a necessary slog off to work or shuttling the kids about.

This is Volkswagen's hardcore Scirocco R, the most potent variant yet of the firm's Golf-based three-door coupe.

Sports/Performance Lively beats brawny in battle of performance cars 2010 Volkswagen Golf GTI The Germans take the Sporting prizes, with VW's GTI the victor in the under $50,000 group, and Audi S4 in the over $50,000 category Michael Bettencourt From Thursday's Globe and Mail Published on Wednesday, Nov.

Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced the Jetta TDI Cup "Street" Edition will be available in dealer showrooms January 2010.

Sold in the States as the Volkswagen Rabbit, the early front-wheel-drive hatchback had a transverse-mounted 1.5-liter four-cylinder rated at just 70 horsepower.

The government on Thursday ordered carmakers Audi and Volkswagen to recall a combined 1,662 vehicles sold in Korea between Sept.

It's over: Production of the first-generation VW Golf has ended after 35 years. The last units have rolled off the production line in Uitenhage, near Port Elizabeth, South Africa, in the past weeks, but the car will be available as long as supplies lasta 'likely until early 2010, VW South Africa announced today.

In this case, quite literally as the next model that comes from Mini will reportedly be the long-expected Countryman crossover, which we can expect to hit the market in the first quarter of 2010.

If you're looking for marketing around Volkswagen's new GTI car, you'll only be able to find it on the iPhone.

Michael Bettencourt Globe and Mail Update Published on Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 5:56PM EDT Last updated on Friday, Oct.

There goes another one -- a Mercedes-Benz S-class, doing at least 100 mph, shoulders aside my Volkswagen Golf TDI on a rain-lashed German autobahn.

When you're in hot pursuit of trend-setting enthusiasts, you can't afford to let your looks slip, especially in the automotive world.