Consumer Reports Activates "Defeat Device" while Driving VW Jetta TDI, Fuel Efficiency Drops
12 Oct 2015, 16:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Fuel consumption goes up while emission go down – from 53 mpg highway to 50 mpg on the 2015 model and from 50 down to just 46 mpg highway on the 2011 Jetta
Bugatti Hypercar and Wolfsburg Football Club Affected by Dieselgate Scandal, New Phaeton Safe
9 Oct 2015, 08:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Muller defends former CEO Martin Winterkorn: “Do you believe that a board member has the time to delve into engine software?”
European VW Diesel Recalls to Start in January, Multiple Fixing Solutions Are Being Considered
7 Oct 2015, 13:46 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Dieselgate has passed the critical phase and has now entered the mopping up phase. Fixing will apparently start early next year in Europe
New Volkswagen CEO Matthias Muller Cancels or Postpones Nonessential Cars to Save Money
7 Oct 2015, 10:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Some of the most exciting projects in the entire automotive industry may have to be stopped due to the Dieselgate scandal
VW Dieselgate Jetta TDI Dyno Run Shows Emission Testing vs. Street Driving HP Loss
2 Oct 2015, 10:35 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / When a Dieselgate Jetta TDi hits the dyno, the difference between the emissions testing ECU setup and that used during normal driving becomes obvious
Study Confirms Trust in Volkswagen and Audi Cars Has Gone Way Down
1 Oct 2015, 16:36 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The majority of respondents doesn't think too highly about the VW Group following the Dieselgate scandal, but not everything is as grim as it first appeared
Volkswagen Launches Website to Answer Frequently Asked Questions about TDI Diesel Engines
29 Sep 2015, 12:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / DieselGate is only a week-old scandal, but the way the Germans are handling it is admirable to say the least. Still, the company's reputation will be damaged
Mercedes Models Emit 50% More Than Claimed, NGO Asks for Gas Engine Defeat Device Probe
28 Sep 2015, 17:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / “On average, two-thirds of the claimed gains in CO2 emissions and fuel consumption since 2008 have been delivered through manipulating tests
John Oliver Makes fun of Volkswagen, 2015 Jetta Performs Fellatio as Standard
28 Sep 2015, 13:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Dieselgate reaches HBO as John Oliver makes fun of Volkswagen, connecting the TDI scandal to Adolf Hitler and Lenny Kravitz... somehow
Bosch and Its Employees Warned Volkswagen About Diesel Defeat Devices As Early as 2007
28 Sep 2015, 12:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / While the EPA continues to investigate, information continues to leak out from Volkswagen to suggest they knew what they were doing
All-New Volkswagen Passat Alltrack Launched with 4 Engines
3 Sep 2015, 11:50 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The 2015 Passat Alltrack could be considered the most rugged car yet built on the MQB platform, but it's also at home on the highway
Volkswagen Quietly Discontinues Polo TDI BlueMotion Due to Slow Sales
31 Jul 2015, 09:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Polo BlueMotion is now only available with a 1-liter turbocharged petrol engine. The same TDI engine with 75 PS is still available
Volkswagen Golf TDI Sets Guinness World Record of 81.17 mpg US
9 Jul 2015, 08:32 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Golf TDI is now the holder of the "lowest fuel consumption - 48 U.S. contiguous States for a non-hybrid car" record, but it's also better than a hybrid
Spyshots: 2016 SEAT SUV Production Prototype Spotted after 20V20 Concept Debut
27 May 2015, 15:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The first SEAT crossover SUV will debut in 2016. Reports sugggest production may take place in the Czech republic, but Spain just received an investment
2015 Skoda Superb Combi Officially Revealed with 660 Liters of Trunk Space
26 May 2015, 08:13 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The new Superb Combi will bebut in the fall of 2015 and will be the most expensive Skoda model in the lineup, a flagship if you will
2016 Audi SQ7 Spied Inside and Out, Shows Off On the Test Track
21 May 2015, 09:57 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / We've seen it free of camouflage once, but now the 2016 Audi SQ7 hits the circuit and lets us catch a glimpse of its interior styling
2016 Audi SQ7 Revealed Bare Naked in Fresh Spyshots
23 Apr 2015, 16:49 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Our tenacious spy photographers caught the upcoming 2016 Audi SQ7 performance SUV testing without wearing any camouflage
2015 Golf R Variant and GTD Variant Spec Sheets Reveal 1,575 KG Weight
4 Feb 2015, 15:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / 2015 Golf R Variant weighs almost 1.6 tons, as much as a BMW 335i. All that added tech may really show if you throw it at a corner
2016 Audi A4 Spied with Production Body During Winter Testing Session
21 Jan 2015, 16:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / These latest spy photos show the all-new Audi A4 sedan, undergoing winter testing in Scandinavia ahead of its debut. Underneath the camouflage, the bodywork appears ready for production and is compl...
Audi Shows 2015 Q7 in New Tofana White Color, Reveals Obsession with Mountains
21 Jan 2015, 15:14 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We're still waiting for Audi to stop all this marketing chit-chat and actual stop making the horrible old Q7. But while that move is pending we try to digest every bit of information we can fin...