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Know Your VW: GTI History

Trust is good, control is better.

Car buyers increasingly are buying used and Certified Pre-Owned vehicles. WorldAuto Certified Pre-Owned helps take the worry out of purchasing a vehicle that isn’t new.

Volkswagen’s old curiosity shop

Go behind the scenes in VW’s own warehouse of rare and remarkable cars

#TBT: 1987 Volkswagen Golf Twin-Engine Pikes Peak car

No motorsports event carries quite the challenge or history of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. First completed in 1916, and run nearly every year since, Pikes Peak has become synonymous with masterful drivers and brutal machines able to speed up the 12-mile, 156-curve route, where one mistake can lead to a dangerous lesson in gravity. In the 1980s, Pikes Peak was the second home of the Group B rally cars – turbocharged monsters of road and gravel rallying. And it was a top target for

Air heads unite for a 1,700-mile cruise

For the past 19 years, groups of intrepid air-cooled Volkswagen owners have set out on a 1,700-mile journey along the Pacific Coast, driving south from Washington State to the U.S.-Mexico border. Since its inception, this “Treffen Cruise” has been organized by Airhead Parts—a Ventura, Calif.-based distributer and manufacturer of components for air-cooled Volkswagen models. Volkswagen of America decided to get in on the fun this year, joining the California leg of the trip with two rear-en

Volkswagen Remixes: Seven custom vehicle builds for 2019

Just as the summer starts with a dance remix hit or two, Volkswagen annually takes some of its most popular models and builds special remixed versions to inspire enthusiasts across this country. The 2019 edition of the Volkswagen enthusiast fleet ranges from off-road haulers to ‘90s-themed throwbacks—all built with the sense of fun that’s an essential part of Volkswagen. Created at the Volkswagen Technical Service Center in Auburn Hills, Mich., this Golf Alltrack Combi brings a global loo

Preserving a piece of civil rights history: The Jenkins’ Bus

Most vehicles that sit outside unattended for four decades aren’t destined to ever move again. But this 1966 Volkswagen Type 2 Deluxe Station Wagon isn’t just any Bus – it’s a piece of civil-rights history, and a memory of a family that spent decades working to make the country a better place. Esau and Janie B. Jenkins spent several decades fighting to improve the lives of their neighbors on Johns Island, S.C.  From the 1940s through the early 1970s, the Jenkins family built a network of

Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross Wins Red Bull Global Rallycross Manufacturer’s Championship

With Tanner Foust’s race-winning performance in Seattle, Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross clinched VW's first Red Bull Global Rallycross Manufacturer’s Championship title, the latest in a long list achievements the team has accumulated in only three years of competition. Volkswagen becomes only the second manufacturer in series history to claim championship honors, despite running only two cars through each Red Bull GRC round in 2016—fewer than any other competing brand. Winning the Manufactur

The Best Museums You’ve Never Heard Of

What do a one-man band, a former shoe factory, and a rocket-like 1981 Volkswagen Rabbit have in common? They’re all draws at these seven lesser-known, yet seriously brake-worthy, museums across the country. They all have a little something for everyone (young, old, and everyone in between).

Volkswagen Motorsports:
Over 50 Years of Fast

Over a half-century in, U.S. and European Volkswagen Motorsports show no sign of slowing down.