The hottest Polo is our favourite small car. Or is it? We compare with next year’s Ford Fiesta ST.
Tag: VW
Is the VW Golf still the King of small hatches? We check out the new R-Line version for www.stuff.co.nz to find out.
Anyone who truly loves driving can appreciate a good Hot Hatch – a small car with big power (relatively speaking, of course) that is built with “enjoyment” being its sole purpose in life. So, of course, we here at OVERSTEER love them… While the current breed of traditional Hot Hatches have all grown in size, […]
Okay, as far as we are concerned, the pinnacle of technology has now been reached – it seems mankind has finally arrived at the point where it is technically possible to make real life cartoon cars. Don’t believe me? Then just check out the vids above and below! That is the Surf Seeker, a mind-bending cartoonish VW […]
Here’s a quick bonus BLAST FROM THE PAST in the form of a great advertisement for the Volkswagen Beetle that proves that, not only do they not make ’em like that anymore, they thankfully don’t try and sell ’em like that either…
The Volkswagen Polo has alway been one of our favourite small cars, but the car buying public in New Zealand seems less convinced. To them, the Polo is pretty much their seventh favourite small car, as that is exactly where it sits in the sales charts. But Volkswagen NZ is determined to change this situation […]
The Volkswagen Golf has always been one of those cars that has covered the entire spectrum of car uses, from basic company rep car to searingly quick high performance icon. And let’s face it, as good as the Golf is in any form, the really hot one is always the most interesting one. It is […]
While the Tiguan is starting to get on a bit, Volkswagen NZ has just decided to release the FWD version of its successful small SUV into the local market, in turn reducing the entry price point to $39,990 and remaining remarkably competitive in the process. But does the Tiguan lose anything (other than drive to […]
Feast your eyes on this thoroughly magnificent video that is pretty much just Seb-2 and his co-driver Julien Ingrassia in slow motion. Who is Seb-2? Sebastien Ogier, of course, with Sebastien Loeb being Seb-1, while Sebastian Vettel is commonly referred to as “That annoying little German twat” and Sebastien Bordais is just “who?”
GTI; three little letters that, in any other order, wouldn’t spell anything more meaningful than “git”, but when arranged in this particular order spell out one of the more legendary badges in motoring history. Especially to any fan of the Hot Hatch genus. Now the car that took the concept of the Hot Hatch to […]
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