Can the TSI-Golf beat the TDI?
A whole segment is named after the Golf, because it has long dominated the admission statistics there. A comparison with small engines from petrol to diesel. The VW Golf is not a car for individualists, it is...
This W12 VW T3 is the hottest van you can ever have!
This W12 VW T3 might be a bit old, but it rivals some of the newest and fastest cars today. The owner of the car installed a W12 engine from the Audi A8 and now the car is capable for over 470 hp and equipped...
Featured Car of the Week: Ali’s VR6 Swapped Mk2 VW Golf
This week on GT Speed we feature Ali’s VR6 Swapped Mk2 VW Golf The VR6 engine is perhaps one of the most amazing pieces of engineering to ever stem from Volkswagen, and when combined with a lightweight...
Supercharged LS powered Baja Bug terrorizes San Diego
This Supercharged LS Pre-runner style Bug spreads mayhem through the streets of San Diego. The vehicle in question, a supercharged LS Volkswagen frame, is driven in a way that seems inspired by Grand Theft...
Must see: insane radial Volkswagen Beetle
This radial Volkswagen beetle is proof lunacy sometimes gives glorious results. You know that fine line between lunacy and brilliance? Builder Mike Neiman, who owns a motorcycle shop in California, takes...
The W8 Passat Sounds Glorious When Straight-Piped
The beastly powered W8 Passat was a strange animal. Developed to compete with muscular luxury sedans such as the BMW 5-series, the W8 was a product of needing to fit eight cylinders in a space typically...
Turning Unassuming Hatchbacks into Cardboard Supercars
A Dutch artist and photographer named Max Siedentopf has found a new hobby; turning ordinary cars into devious super-cars. It doesn’t involve ridiculous engine swaps, wide-body kits or even turning a...
Volkswagen’s Plans to Save Itself by Going Electric
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past two months, you’ve probably heard that Volkswagen is in some serious trouble. Estimates place the cost of the Volkswagen emissions scandal at a...
How Much More Power and Efficiency Did VW’s Emissions Cheat Create?
Consumer Reports recently did a test. They wanted to figure out how much power and fuel economy VW TDI’s gained through their emission defeat device. To do this, they tested two VW TDIs: one in ‘normal...
Real Life Polish Tokyo Drift!
If you’re a young gearhead like me, there’s a good chance you grew up obsessed with the Fast and the Furious. There’s no denying the impact it had; it affectively created today’s ‘JDM’ scene...