Volkswagen Future & Concept Cars

For the Electric Lifestyle: VW Charges Up Minicar... more

R32 Successor Caught Testing... more

The Volkswagen Scirocco, a revival VW nameplate which first surfaced at the 2006 Paris Motor Show in the form of the IROC Concept, has been the subject of much speculation since the concept debuted.... more

The so-called four-door coupe -- kicked off in 2004 by Mercedes-Benz' E-class based CLS-class -- has become, along with crossovers, a vehicle type that seemlingly every automaker is rushing to develop.... more

Set to share a platform with the next-generation Rabbit and upcoming Scirocco, the 2010 Volkswagen Beetle will once again be styled in California and engineered in Germany, according to our sources. That, however, is where the similarities will end.... more

Early intel suggests the 2009 Volkswagen Golf will be readied by late next year. The Golf is arguably the most important vehicle in the automaker's lineup and a sales generating machine.... more

Motor Trend takes a quick look at a collection of SUVs headed your way in 2007 and beyond.... more

Motor Trend takes a quick look at a collection of sporty cars headed your way in 2007 and beyond.... more

The show car is painted Viper Green, like the 1974 Scirocco.... more

While it would appear that only three parts-two headlights and a grille-have been changed to freshen the Touareg for 2007, Volkswagen clams that they've added more than 2300 redesigned parts. It's what's inside that counts, right? After all, that's where the o... more

The company hints that VW's quick and smooth twincharger four, a supercharged and turbocharged 170-horse, 1.4-liter would make its North American debut in a vehicle by late 2008, and the Scirocco is the likely choice.... more

In lieu of a resurrected Microbus, the Dodge Caravan-based Volkswagen minivan will be released in 2008. (Apparently your Fast has kids. Who knew?) It will be built exclusively for North America--likely at Chrysler's Saint Louis plant--and will feature VW-speci... more

We love wagons and, while it may not be the most exciting estate in the world, we're excited to report Volkswagen will finally revive the Jetta Wagon later this year. Known in Europe as the Golf Variant, it's being shown at the Geneva Auto Show, and we should... more

This sleeker Passat is Vee-Dub's take on the four-door-coupe thing. Look for a trick liftgate that can open as a regular trunk or like a hatch. A 3.6-liter VR6 should provide 280 hp in base spec and 400 hp in turbocharged guise. Automakers, particularly German... more

VW hasn't had a sport coupe since the Corrado disappeared in 1994, but in 2008 we'll get an all-new Scirocco based on the next-generation Rabbit chassis. A 230-hp version of VW's 2.0-liter turbo four should power the base model, and an upmarket all-wheel-drive... more

The fifth-generation Volkswagen Golf (badged Rabbit for the States) is only now in American showrooms, two years after its European debut. VW is, however, already busy working on the next version, due in 2009. The basic chassis will carry over unchanged, but t... more

VW's Concept A is a realistic look at the company's long-rumored 2009 Golf-based sport/utility vehicle.... more

Here they are, the 59 hottest cars, trucks, SUVs, and concepts headed your way in 2006 and beyond.... more

VW Chief Wolfgang Bernhard is finally putting some flesh into his promise to introduce 10 new VW-branded vehicles by the end of the decade, even though some models haven't been determined.... more

Volkswagen says niche models are its future: "Today this spectrum ranges from the Fox to the Phaeton," says one well-placed insider.... more