Future Volkswagen Vehicles: Page 2

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

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

Volkswagen calls the Concept A "the child of a new era," but we think a more likely parent has to be the Hyundai HCD-9 Talus Concept shown at January's Detroit show. Both feature all-wheel drive, suicide rear half-doors, huge wheels, and styling that blurs the... more

The only real surprise of the Los Angeles Auto Show was the wacky GX3, the second small and athletic but eco-friendly concept to come from Volkswagen--the first was the EcoRacer from the 2005 Tokyo motor show. The roofless, three-wheeled GX3--which is essentia... more

This larger, more upscale VW Cabriolet replacement uses Golf and Passat components, but it's the smallest of the three here.... more

The 250-hp R32, based on the fifth-generation Golf/Rabbit. A DSG dual-clutch manu-matic transmission will be standard, as will a base price of about $30,000. VW would love to have produced an R36 using the 3.6-liter VR6 from the Passat, but there's not enough... more

The Concept C that was shown at Frankfurt two years ago is now a production reality called Eos. Based on the new Passat platform, the coupe/cabriolet--it employs a folding metal roof--will be available in Europe with a range of engines giving power outputs bet... more

2006 Volkswagen New Beetle facelift... more

After all the rumors, the delays, and the speculation, the outrageous 252-mph Bugatti Veyron 16.4 will hit the road later this year... more

VW boss Bernd Pischetsrieder has finally signed off the production version of the awesome Bugatti Veyron.... more

2004 Paris Auto Show Volkwagen GTI... more

Volkswagen's Passat W8 is a short-timer, but VW isn't abandoning the segment between its midsize sedan and the new Phaeton flagship. This is a look at what's being considered beyond 2005, when the automaker introduces an all-new Passat. The next Passat shifts to a transverse-mounted engine layout, s... more

Named in the spirit of great explorers before it, Volkswagen has begun to explore the sport/utility market with an all-new hybrid "crossover" concept vehicle that is part car, part truck, and part SUV.... more

The Volkswagen Microbus Concept stole the hearts of everyone who attended the North American International Auto Show in Detroit-not an easy task, as nearly every manufacturer served up at least one "world debut" concept vehicle. But the talk of the show floor, among media and the public alike, was, ... more