Were You Aware That VW Built An (Almost) 500bhp Golf Mk6 VR6 Beast?!
This previously unseen Golf Mk6 prototype was equipped with a 3.2-litre VR6 lump and was originally constructed back in 2009.
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Automotive News
We’ve made it part of our job to bring you a regular round-up of the very latest manufacturer news.
Whether it’s covering rumours of yet-to-be-confirmed models circulating, affording you the ‘head’s up’ on the impending launch of a brand-new model, or mourning the imminent demise of a much-loved model.
Generally, just an eclectic mix of factoids of interest to owners of VW’s, Audi’s, SEAT’s, Skoda’s, Bentley’s and Porsche’s. Be sure to return to our ‘Automotive News’ page every week to be furnished with all you’ll ever need to know.
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- May 27
- 4 min
REVEALED: New Bentley Batur Convertible With 740bhp On Tap From Iconic W12 Engine
Because Bentley wished to create a Holy Trinity of superfluous supercars as part of the esteemed W12 engine’s emotional swansong.
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- May 14
- 4 min
Audi And The F1 Driver Question
What we’re talking about is Carlos Sainz Jnr and Sebastian Vettel would make the dream ticket driver pairing for Audi’s debut season in F1,
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- May 1
- 3 min
All-new Mansory Porsche P9LM Evo 900 REVEALED!
the internet virtually exploded when these images of its P9LM Evo 900 dropped recently.
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- Apr 15
- 7 min
What is ChatGTP?
What is ChatGTP? That’s a very prudent question, and topical right now too. For ChatGTP, read dark matter and KSI. In so much as you...
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- Apr 7
- 6 min
Personalised Car Registration Plates: Discuss
We need YOU to settle a light-hearted debate that’s been raging here at WCC Towers of late. Personalised car registration plates that...
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- Mar 25
- 3 min
Audi Says Auf Wiedersehen To Confusing Model Naming System
In a compendium of damn fool things people have invented, Audi creating a car boot badging schematic that focused purely on estimated...
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- Mar 20
- 3 min
All-new Skoda Epiq: First Pictures
Just days after bemoaning the untimely demise of the Skoda Yeti on our social media channels, we bring exciting news. No, the much-missed...
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- Mar 11
- 5 min
Will Anyone Other Than Max Verstappen Win The 2024 F1 Driver’s Championship?
Answer: Probably not. Whilst from a brand perspective, we have no obvious interest in who wins the Formula One Constructors Championship...
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- Feb 27
- 4 min
Volkswagen Scirocco Might Return As 1970’s-inspired EV
Exciting prospect ahoy! - even though nothing has been confirmed by VW at this stage - as the rumour mill is spinning off its very axis...
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- Feb 19
- 7 min
Demise of The TV Car Show
Bad news folks. The penultimate episode of the now sporadic, The Grand Tour has dropped. That’s right. The second to last one EVER. Which...
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- Feb 16
- 3 min
Volkswagen Play An Absolute Blinder With Its Superbowl LVIII Ad
Have You Seen Volkswagen’s Latest Ad? You Should Do; It’s Epic Once upon an early 1990’s time there was a budding copywriter who dreamed...
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- Feb 6
- 5 min
Brace Yourself. There’s A New Audi RS6 Avant GT On The Loose
The headline might sound like a zoo-break. And as sure as lions are lions, the new RS6 Avant GT will emit sounds like a pack of wild...
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- Jan 25
- 3 min
New 2024 VW Golf GTi Mk8.5 Revealed
Sorry (not sorry) to drag this one out but as you might have worked out by now, we kinda have a thing for Volkswagen Golf’s. Especially...
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- Jan 15
- 4 min
Blue Monday And The Fundamentals of CARing
Blue Monday. Myth or Opportunity to Educate? Part of us doesn’t want to give credence to a construct seemingly borne out of social media,...
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- Jan 3
- 5 min
Cars We Said Goodbye To In 2023, And Four We’re Welcoming With Open Arms In 2024
Births and deaths. Always tricky ground. So, we’ll begin with traditional year-ending business from the latter part of 2023....
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- Dec 12, 2023
- 6 min
The Ultimate Christmas Road Trip Playlist
It’s December, right. We can therefore no longer ignore the spectre of the festive season. The season of hope and goodwill to all men and...
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- Dec 5, 2023
- 4 min
Bentley Passes The Baton
We're always pleased to see a Bentley First rule of Bentley. You NEVER question what Bentley does. EVER. Second rule of Bentley. Please...
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- Dec 1, 2023
- 4 min
Era-defining Hot Hatches: MkII Volkswagen Golf GTi 16v
When I was an adolescent my bedroom wall distanced itself from your archetypal Lamborghini Countach’s and Ferrari Testarossa’s. Not...
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- Nov 25, 2023
- 7 min
Top Gear Shelved: BBC’s Flagship Motoring Show Set To Take Indefinite Hiatus
To even its most diehard fanbase, there was always a lingering sense of inevitability about its demise. The writing had been on the wall...
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