Wheel life 1 min readFirst Pikes Peak, now for the NurburgringBack in June Volkswagen’s electric tour de force the I.D. R shattered the Pikes Peak hill climb record record. At...
Wheel life 1 min readCops go in pursuit of PassatVictoria Police have topped up their fleet of Volkswagens with 15 high performance Passat wagons. The specially adapted Passat 206...
Wheel life 1 min readTouareg claims title as top dogVolkswagen has claimed the crown for most powerful diesel SUV from a German manufacturer. The new Touareg V8 TDI pumps...
Wheel life 1 min readGTI: the choice is automaticIt’s sad when a performance car comes only with an auto to change gears. So it is with the iconic...
Wheel life 2 min readFive-seat Caddy camper sleeps twoIn Europe they like to go camping and caravaning, but the caravans are relatively small by our standards. Then again...
Wheel life 2 min readNext Amarok could be a RangerIf you can’t beat ’em, join ’em — or so Ford and Volkswagen’s recently forged alliance suggests. The two companies...
Wheel life 1 min readAnnie gets new lease of lifeKathleen Brooks is still driving the VW Beetle she bought way back in 1966. In the 51 years that have...
Wheel life 1 min readOld Kombi seeks big restoIt defies the imagination that someone paid $81,000 for one of these old bangers. My old man had one of...
Test drive 3 min readKombi comes chock full of memoriesWhat is it? First thing that entered my mind when I saw the Kombi 70 was Surfin’ Safari, by the...
Test drive 3 min readThrummy Polo strikes a chordWhat is it? I LIKE three-cylinder cars – for many reasons, including efficiency, sound and nostalgia. I first drove three-potters...