Not due on our shores till mid-09, we’re guessing there still will be a considerable wait for the next generation Golf. Previewed at the on-going Paris Motor Show 2008, the new Golf GTI doesn’t look much different from the outside, the tout lines and stance look the same though the grill, lights, and some redesign work does make differentiating it possible.

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The VW Golf is one of the most successful automobiles of all time. True there are others that sold more units but so has the Golf, it’s easily recognisable and widely available all over the world. It has been in Malaysia for about two years now and it’s successful here as well, just take a drive along any federal roads and you’ll see, chances are, even you own one.

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We reported on the VW pick-up named Robust a while ago and VW has finally lifted the wraps off its forthcoming 1-ton pick-up to reveal a pre-production model simple called ‘PickUp’ at the International Automobile Exhibition in Hanover. The concept carries a lot of the design cues from the production model except for maybe its interior.

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Convertibles, as girly and poseur as they may be, are fun, a lot of fun. They may not be big here in Boleh-land due to our mad weather but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t any. Infact Volkswagen Group Malaysia (VGM) has brought down the Eos, one of the smoothest, coolest and dare I say, cutest convertibles to ever carry the VW badge.

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Back in 2001, VW presented its Microbus concept at the Geneva Motor Show. Many believed that it would see the light of day in 2005 as an attempt to revive the official flowerpower vehicle of the 60’s but that was before the US dollar took a plunge prompting VW boss Bernd Pischetsrieder to swing the axe on the concept. Read more

One way or another, many people love the VW Beetle, although most just can’t get over its ‘cute’ and feminine styling. Knowing this well, the new Beetle will attempt to deviate from the ‘chick car’ image attached to it in the previous years. VW designers have been ordered to create a sportier, more modern and sleek style for the next-gen Beetle. Read more

The Audi TT has always been criticized for packing less than convincing horsepower compared to its rivals such as the BMW z4 and Porsche Cayman. Apparently that is about to change as Audi are currently working at a high-performance TT version that will wear the famous RS badge. With an anticipated power output of 365 bhp, the new TT will give serious headaches to its competitors. Read more

For the first time since Volkswagen introduced the Golf Cabriolet will they be building the car totally
in house at its plant in Wolfsburg Germany. All previous Golf Cabriolets have been built by Karmann at the
independent vehicle manufacturers facility also in Germany. Read more

Volkswagen was only planning to unveil its sixth generation Golf on Wednesday, August the 6th and to later display it at October’s Paris Motor Show but the power of the Internet strikes again. Not much is known about the new Golf except for the visual differences, its bigger in size than the current model and shares some design cues with the Scirocco. Read more

Volkswagen has been working on its forthcoming truck dubbed the Robust for a while now but except for spy shots, little is known of how the VW truck will look like, till now. Dedicated CarScoop reader and a graduate of UBA, Argentine Joel L. Fernandez came up with these renderings of the Volkswagen Robust. Read more