Weighty Question

Dear Doctor Re: Modern vehicles and their specified towing weights: Would you please explain the relationship between vehicle kerb weight and trailer gross weight? It would seem the Caravan Club’s advice of 85 per cent for trailer weight against towing vehicle weight is no longer valid in the modern vehicle manufacturers’ world. Your data […]
2019 Diesel Car & Eco Car Used Car Top 50 – Volkswagen’s Polo is rated as number 41

While the Fiesta continues to dazzle supermini customers with its driving experience, the last-generation Polo wins over motorists with its classy interior and grown-up motorway manners.
Disappointed David

Dear Doc Diesel, I have a Polo Match Edition 1.2 TDI with the EA189 engine and am disappointed by the absence of information on the effects of the 23R7 recall for a software update. To date, I have received three letters from Volkswagen, none of which gave any meaningful information. The website www.volkswagen.co.uk/owners/emissionsinfo is […]
Volkswagen adds equipment to Polo, Golf and Passat model ranges

Volkswagen is gearing up for a busy start to 2016 with a raft of trim upgrades across the brand’s core models.
VW & Kenwood team up for Sat-nav upgrade

Love your new Volkswagen GOLF, POLO,PASSAT but wish the factory navigation option had been ticked?
The Time Tunnel: July 1994

Join us in our diesel-powered DeLorean as we head back in time. This week we’re rolling back the clock 24 years to July 1994.
Leaner and greener Polo priced

Volkswagen has announced pricing for the new Polo, starting from £11,100 RRP ‘on the road’.
VW offer improved value for money with Polo

Volkswagen is giving its customers even better value for money, with extra standard equipment on Polo models, along with the introduction of the stylish yet economical Polo R-Line Style.
Volkswagen opens new factory in China
The Volkswagen Group is creating new facilities in the growing market of China.
Bluetooth now standard on Polo S and above
Customers buying a new Volkswagen Polo will now get value worth talking about, thanks to the addition of standard Bluetooth hands-free phone connection kits on all models above S specification.