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Volkswagen is expanding the drive range of the best-selling Tiguan and Passat as well as the new Tayron with the most powerful turbocharged petrol engines (TSI). These are coupled to the intelligently controlled 4MOTION all-wheel drive as standard. The combination of TSI and 4MOTION enables towing capacities of up to 2,200 kg (Passat and Tiguan) and 2,500 kg (Tayron with appropriate equipment). The Tiguan and Tayron SUVs can be configured as 2.0 TSI 4MOTION with 150 kW (204 PS) or 195 kW (265 PS). The Passat 2.0 TSI 4MOTION always comes in the more powerful 195 kW version. Sales of the new Volkswagen all-wheel drive models have begun in some markets in Europe. The turbocharged petrol engines complement the most powerful TDI engine with 142 kW (193 PS).

The new engines and the 4MOTION all-wheel drive equipped as standard on the Tiguan, Tayron and Passat can provide added safety and driving stability in all weather and road conditions. They are also superior towing vehicles. The all-wheel drive of all three models uses a 4MOTION clutch for power transmission to the rear axle, which is characterised by intelligent energy management. Under normal driving conditions – for example, in the city on dry roads without maximum load requirements – only the front axle is powered. This saves fuel. The rear axle is integrated into the drive system by means of the 4MOTION coupling and propshaft only in the event of higher load requirements or when there is a risk of a wheel losing grip. However, the all-wheel drive can also be engaged manually, for example, in order to have the best possible traction on snowy roads.

The all-wheel-drive models with optional ball coupling offer another technical special feature: as soon as the 4MOTION system detects a coupled trailer, the additional Trailer driving profile is automatically activated. The intelligent 4MOTION clutch optimally distributes the power between the front and rear axles for trailer towing. The Tiguan and Passat 2.0 TSI 4MOTION are designed for trailers weighing up to 2,200 kg; the Tayron 2.0 TSI 4MOTION is depending on equipment approved for towing capacities of up to 2,500 kg (braked with 12 per cent gradient in each case).

150 kW plus 4MOTION. The Tiguan and Tayron are available in the first TSI output level with 150 kW (204 PS). In combination with a seven-speed direct shift gearbox (DSG), the TSI already transfers its maximum torque of 320 Nm towards the all-wheel drive from an engine speed of 1,400 rpm. WLTP consumption figures of 7.5 to 8.3 l/100 km, depending on the product line and equipment, show how efficiently the TSI works. This is accompanied by dynamic performance of well above 220 km/h for the top speed and under 7.5 seconds for the sprint from 0 to 100 km/h. The Tiguan 2.0 TSI 4MOTION is available at prices from 48,175 euros06, the larger Tayron from 50,770 euros06 (as from the Life equipment line in each case).

195 kW plus 4MOTION. It is the most powerful TSI engine in the Tiguan, Tayron and Passat: the TSI with 195 kW (265 PS). A look at the maximum output and the engine code reveals that a counterpart to this exact engine with identical output also powers the iconic Golf GTI07. However, Volkswagen engineers have specifically adapted the engine for use in the larger Tiguan, Tayron and Passat models and increased the maximum torque for these product lines. Instead of 370 Nm as in the front-wheel drive Golf GTI, the engine in the all-wheel drive Tiguan, Tayron and Passat produces a maximum torque of 400 Nm from 1,650 rpm. The most powerful four-cylinder TSI of these three product lines is always coupled with the sportiest equipment specification: R-Line.

To give an idea of the performance of the 2.0-litre turbocharged engine: the Passat 2.0 TSI 4MOTION (62,990 euros06) with this petrol engine accelerates from a standstill to 100 km/h in 5.8 seconds; the top speed is 250 km/h. The corresponding values for the two SUVs: 5.9 seconds and 242 km/h (Tiguan, 57,995 euros06) and 240 km/h and 6.3 seconds (Tayron, 59,755 Euro06). Depending on the product line and equipment, the WLTP values lie between 8.0 and 9.0 l/100 km – outstanding values for vehicles of this size and performance.

Article source: www.volkswagen-newsroom.com

06. All equipment details, prices (incl. 19% VAT) and power specifications apply to the model range offered in Germany

07. Golf GTI – Fuel consumption: combined 7.3-7.1 l/100 km; CO₂-emissions: combined 167-162 g/km; CO₂-class F

The Volkswagen Passat scooped three prestigious accolades at the 2025 What Car? Awards. The ever-popular car – which has been in production for more than half a century – was named Estate of the Year and Tow Car of the Year. It also won the Safety Award, following extensive testing by Thatcham Research, and replicating the success of the all-electric ID.7 at last year’s What Car? awards.

What Car? also handed awards to the Volkswagen T-Roc, ID.7 Tourer, Golf GTI and the ID. Buzz with long wheelbase (LWB) – bringing the total on the night to seven for stablemates Volkswagen Passenger Cars and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.

The ninth-generation Passat went on sale in the UK in January last year and quickly accumulated awards and plaudits from reviewers. In June it was crowned the overall winner in the What Car? Tow Car Awards. This was followed a few weeks later by a top rating of five stars in Euro NCAP (European New Car Assessment Programme) tests, and it was named Best Hybrid Estate Car at the What Car? Electric Car Awards.

“The Passat has always been a great family estate, and the latest version is the best yet,” said Steve Huntingford, What Car? Editor, after the three latest awards were announced. “It's a comfortable, refined and hugely practical choice with a smart interior, plus it can make a cheap company car if you go for one of the plug-in hybrid versions. In fact, the Passat is such a superb all-rounder that it's not only the best estate on sale, but also the best tow car and one of the safest cars Euro NCAP has ever crash tested.”

The latest Passat is one of the most aerodynamic estate models that Volkswagen has produced so far. Its coefficient of drag (Cd) is just 0.25 – lower than many sports cars – making this a particularly economical and cost-effective choice for anyone looking for a modern estate car. It is built on the latest version of Volkswagen Group’s hugely successful modular transverse matrix platform, MQB evo, which allows for a host of new systems to be included and is being used also for the new Tiguan.

More than 34 million Volkswagen Passat models have been sold worldwide since the covers came off the first generation in 1973, and the ninth-generation model is continuing this success.

Awards also for T-Roc, ID.7 Tourer, Golf GTI and ID. Buzz
Four more awards were handed to Volkswagen models at this year’s What Car? Awards:

T-Roc named Best Small SUV for Comfort
Steve Huntingford said: “Comfort is something the T-Roc does better than any other small SUV. It's among the quietest and most spacious cars of its kind, and has a plush ride that's brilliant at soaking up bumps. What's more, its elevated seating provides easy access and a great view, and finding an ideal driving position is a doddle.”

ID.7 Tourer named Best Electric Estate
Steve Huntingford said: “Not so long ago, estate buyers after pure electric power had few prospects to pick from, but that's all changed in the past couple of years, making the ID.7 Tourer's win all the more impressive. It is composed and reassuring to drive, offers a longer range than rivals and, of course, delivers all the space and practicality you’d expect.”

Golf GTI named Best Hot Hatch for Everyday Usability
Steve Huntingford said: “The Golf GTI flows beautifully with bumps and undulations in the road, so is exceptionally comfortable by hot hatch standards. Yet, it still offers the sort of driving fun that will tempt you to take the twisty way home. Combine all this with a practical interior and it's a pleasure to live with day to day.”

ID. Buzz LWB named Best Electric Seven-seater
Steve Huntingford said: “No rival can match the ID. Buzz LWB for sheer roominess; it's a vehicle that can take seven people and their luggage with ease. And because it uses the same mechanicals as Volkswagen’s other electric vehicles, it has a comfortable ride and handles with real aplomb. It even makes financial sense, thanks to strong predicted resale values.”

Article source: www.vwpress.co.uk

At today’s works meeting in Wolfsburg, Thomas Schäfer, CEO of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand, presented plans for the future of the core brand. Employees also had a first glimpse of the design of the Volkswagen brand’s future entry-level electric model at a price of about €20,000. “With the conclusion of negotiations in December, we set the largest future plan in Volkswagen’s history in motion. We are pursuing an ambitious path to ensure we achieve our shared goals with full commitment. A key step in this is making e-mobility attractive for everyone – that is our brand promise,” said Schäfer. At the same time, the Volkswagen brand CEO emphasized that Wolfsburg would remain the center for innovation and production competence. He said that the main plant would set new standards in automobile production.

Volkswagen plans to present the show car for the new entry-level model to the public at the beginning of March. The world premiere of the production model is scheduled for 2027. With a base price of about €20,000, the new entry-level electric model will be attractive for a wide variety of user groups. Schäfer: “An affordable, high-quality, and profitable electric Volkswagen from Europe for Europe – that's the Champions League of automotive engineering!”

Daniela Cavallo, ChairwomN of the General and Group Works Council of Volkswagen AG: “The new all-electric entry-level model will be a Volkswagen in the genuine sense of the term. It is therefore appropriate that our employees at the Wolfsburg plant will be the first to have a preview of the design – before the general public.”

Low-cost entry-level mobility in the electric era will be one of the cornerstones of the brand’s future plan. Together with the production version of the ID. 2all02, the new electric model is part of the new electric small car family developed under the umbrella of the Brand Group Core within the Volkswagen Group. The model family includes compact all electric vehicles based on the new stage in the evolution of the modular electric drive (MEB) platform. The first new model will be the production version of the ID. 2all show car, which is to reach dealerships in 2026 as Volkswagen’s first all-electric small car – at a base price of less than €25,000.

Volkswagen is already well positioned in the field of all-electric battery electric vehicles (BEV). Since the launch of the ID. product family in 2019, the brand has sold a total of more than 1.35 million ID. vehicles throughout the world, including about 500,000 ID.3. Last year, the Volkswagen brand sold 383,100 all-electric vehicles.

Clear perspective for the Wolfsburg plant
At the works meeting, brand CEO Thomas Schäfer emphasized that the Wolfsburg plant would remain the heart of the Volkswagen brand in the electric age: “The Wolfsburg plant has a clear future ahead. By relocating Golf production to Mexico, we are creating space for modern technologies. New production processes will be introduced in Hall 54. Our goal is to build the next-generation electric Golf on the new SSP platform there, along with the high-volume electric T-Roc. This will establish Wolfsburg as the capital of our new all-electric compact class”

The Scalable Systems Platform (SSP) will represent the next generation of an all-electric, fully digitalized, highly scalable mechatronics platform based on a uniform system architecture.

Cavallo: “Wolfsburg, the heart of the Group world, will face crucial tasks that we will need to tackle with determination. Technical Development will be performing pioneering work for all the other passenger car brands with the SSP platform, which will be used throughout the Group. This lever will be just as important for our future success as our platform strategy for our current ICE models. At our main plant, we will not only be working on development but also producing strongly over the next few years. The future electric flagships – the Golf and the T-Roc produced in Wolfsburg – currently represent a volume in excess of 500,000 units per year. The main plant has therefore secured a highly attractive vehicle segment and will be continuing the tradition of the Golf from Wolfsburg, which has a history of more than 50 years. It will now be crucial to work consistently on the preparations required for success in the years to come. Volkswagen must set the course in terms of complexity, work procedures and synergy effects. The Works Council and top management will cooperate closely on these developments. Our cooperation will include a joint progress meeting every quarter.”

The Volkswagen brand’s “triple A” plan: accelerate, attack and achieve
With the “Zukunft Volkswagen“ (Future Volkswagen) agreement, Volkswagen AG agreed with employee representatives at the end of December 2024 on a vision for the future combining economic stability, employment and technology leadership in the field of sustainable mobility. Binding targets and the measures agreed to reach them lay the foundation for projects in the future. The jointly agreed goal is for the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand, as the core of Volkswagen AG, to become the technologically leading volume manufacturer globally by 2030.

For this purpose, Volkswagen has adopted an ambitious three-stage plan:

• Catch up: competitiveness is to be strengthened by optimizing cost structures and extending the existing model portfolio in a targeted way.
• Attack: There will be nine new models by 2027 including the production version of the ID.2all for less than €25,000 and the entry-level electric car for about €20,000.
• Lead: as the technologically leading brand in the volume segment, Volkswagen is setting new standards and forging ahead with mobility throughout the world.

Article source: www.volkswagen-newsroom.com

A versatile small car for everyone: the Polo has been delighting people for 50 years. With more than 20 million units sold worldwide, it is a true success model. To kick off the 2025 anniversary year, Volkswagen is presenting a duo from the first generation at the Bremen Classic Motorshow: a Polo L from 1975 and a hill climb Polo from 1977.

The Volkswagen Classic team has selected two special models from the first Polo generation for the vintage and modern classic car exhibition in northern Germany: the Polo L from 1975 represents the beginnings of the small car from Wolfsburg. Small, functional and with a pared-down design, the model in Oceanic Blue shows how the foundation was laid for the success story of the Polo, which was only 3.50 metres long at the time. With a 0.9-litre engine and an output of 29 kW (40 PS), the Polo with a weight of just 685 kilograms boasts a top speed of 132 km/h. The more upscale, optional L equipment gave the Polo the insignia of a certain luxury – with side trim strips, two-speed blower and carpet. In addition, with its large boot lid and folding rear bench seat, the Polo L could be loaded with a generous 900 litres. "Small size. Large space” was how the sales literature described it at the time. “A solid, reliable and economical Volkswagen, with space for four people and a modern, water-cooled drive system” – a concept that would prove itself. Quality, innovative spirit, versatility, comfort and economy have characterised all six model generations of the Polo right up to the present day – making it a national and international bestseller with 20 million units sold.

The anniversary model will be accompanied by an athlete: the hill climb Polo from 1977 impressively demonstrates the model’s sporty DNA. The wider and lowered motorsport vehicle was used as a race car for around 20 years. After around two years of restoration, the overhauled model raced again for the first time in 2022 at the Osnabrück hill climb race as part of the International Hill Climb Cup. The one-off model based on a Polo I in Bali Green with a capacity of 1,300 ccm impressed with an output of 81 kW (110 PS) and a top speed of approx. 150 km/h. It was also equipped with a shorter gear ratio and a safety-relevant rollover cage for use in racing.

The key data for a visit. Both Volkswagen Polos will be on display at Stand D08 in Hall 5 at the Bremen Classic Motorshow from 31 January to 2 February 2025. Volkswagen Classic will be present here together with Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Oldtimer, Audi Tradition, Škoda and the Autostadt in Wolfsburg; they will also do their part to make it possible to experience automotive history first-hand. The exhibition is one of the most important events for classic vehicles at the start of the year and traditionally attracts numerous interested visitors from all over Europe. Around 50,000 visitors are expected this year.

Article source: www.volkswagen-newsroom.com