Usually Volkswagens inspire cute and happy emotions, but this Touareg painted in military matte green is more hazardous duty than suburban cutie. Lots of companies make civilian vehicles with Rambo alter egos — Land Rover’s Discovery, Hummer’s H1, the Mercedes Benz G-Wagon — and now Volkswagen has the Touareg.
It’s safe to say this military […]

We love hatches, not just because they look cool — they do — but because they’re largely practical and normally pretty cheap in the used market. This Golf GTI is a tight example of the excellent crossbreeding of cool custom and commuter car that hatches normally deliver.

If you’re feeling flush and craving a truly unique ride, maybe Tein can satisfy your need. They designed and built this 2006 VW Golf V GTI to promote all the sponsors who contributed parts to it. The massively tuned GTI debuted at car shows across the country and showed up in magazines surrounded by […]

Europeans have embraced diesel-powered cars in a big way — which accounts for an average fuel consumption among European cars of 40 mpg.  BD Diesel gives us another reason to love diesel: a  power module that plugs into the ECM (Emissions Control Module)  of  1998-2006 VWs with the 1.9L TDI engine.  The power module […]

Even though I don’t yet own a VW, I still enjoy the classy design of the O-Pod, a vented gauge designed for the MKV Jetta and Rabbit as well as the GTI/R32. You can fit the O-Pod to any of the four air vents on the front dash — it still allows air to […]

This ain’t no love bug and the name’s not Herbie. This is what happens when you dig American rods and German bugs. This little beetle — nicknamed “Rubber Chicken” — is a classic example of hot rod budget gone right. It’s not going to break any land speed records, but it’s tight in that Mad […]

Christmas is over, and you’ve returned all the gifts you got – now you can buy what you really want.  And if you own a MKV GTI or an Audi A3 you might want to give your engine “carbon treatment” with Neuspeed’s carbon fiber engine cover.

Three German automakers — BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Volkswagen — are aiming to change Americans’ attitude toward diesel engines.  Each of these companies wants to offer cars that burn ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel, with improvements that’ll make you forget about the noisy, loud, smoky, and frustratingly slow cars that were first associated with diesel engines.
 

Caractere’s sport mesh grill surrounds the Rabbit’s standard VW badge with mesh instead of cheap plastic, resulting in a cleaner, more expensive look. I’d gladly spend $230 for this simple nip/tuck — it’s a direct fit for the standard OEM piece.
Caractere Sport Mesh Grill [TMTUNING]

Leave it to the Germans to combine screaming speed with fuel efficiency.  Volkswagen’s new TSI Twin-Charger engine does just that — it pushes VWs really fast: 0-62 mph in 7.9 seconds in one model that still gets 39 mpg.