Volkswagen is currently the best-selling car brand in the world, and they offer one of the most eclectic and appealing range of vehicles anywhere on the market. People tend to love the simple but stylish looks of Volkswagen vehicles, combining luxury and utility in decent harmony. On top of that, they like their mechanical reliability […]
Category: Volkswagen Technology
Those with a strong eye for detail might wonder why “Volkswagen” and “CVT” would appear together when the fact remains that the CVT — Continuously Variable Transmission — is a technology that the company has not embraced as others have. In today’s blog, we’re going to talk about the relationship between VW cars and CVT […]
Volkswagen has been something of a leader in the development of transmission technology, further aided by their corporate union with brands such as Audi whose “Vorsprung durch Technik” motto (Advancement through Technology) has long led to incredible developments and advancements. Perhaps VW’s proudest creation to date is that of the so-called “Direct-Shift Gearbox” or DSG […]
The Volkswagen Group, commonly just shortened to Volkswagen or “VW” is a German multinational automotive enterprise that designs, builds, markets and sells cars all over the world. Beyond their own flagship VW brand, the Volkswagen Group (VAG) is also the owner of many other well-known and successful car brands, such as Audi, Bentley, Porsche, Skoda […]
As one of the largest automotive manufacturers in the world, a group like the Volkswagen Group couldn’t possibly survive without a strong arm of research and development. It’s not just about hardware design anymore, either, when it comes to making a successful vehicle design that the public love. With the competitive angle moving sharply towards […]
The pressure to make the switch to an electric car seems to be growing by the day. The government’s 2030 moratorium on new petrol and diesel car sales is creeping ever closer, and while that doesn’t mean we can’t keep driving existing internal combustion engine vehicles after the deadline, there’ll be no more new ones […]
How much do you know about your car’s AWD system? If you drive a SEAT, for example, and you were told that you have a Haldex clutch system, would you know what that meant? While these things are not exactly a matter of life and death, knowing more about your car’s drivetrain, powertrain and other […]
Those familiar with vehicle transmissions may already know what an ASG is, but for those not in the know, it stands for automated shift gearbox. It’s one of the most significant automotive innovations from Volkswagen in recent years, and in today’s blog we’re going to spend some time looking at what they are, what sets […]
The Volkswagen brand is known for many great achievements over the years, and is now closely associated with high-quality yet affordable cars across a wide spectrum of vehicle types, including a growing range of electric cars. Among the group’s many technical achievements, one that simply has to be counted is the creation of the world’s […]
New technology is one of the most exciting parts of new automotive development. As new cars roll off the production line each model year, many of us wait eagerly for OEMs to tell us all about the brand-new technology that will be featured in the new models. Since most of us don’t have the privilege […]