[Editor's note: While Jamie Orr was loading his Wörthersee Treffen-bound Golf Harlequin onto the MV Goodwood, he was offered the opportunity to take a look around the ship.  This is his account of what it's like to be aboard one of the world's largest transportation vessels.] Think of it as...

Believe it or not, we're halfway through December already, with holidays approaching (or already over) at a rate that we're not quite ready to accept.  In order to assist in the gift-buying process, DriverGear has extended an offer of 20% off on much of their catalog, exclusive to VWvortex users...

Just in time for the busiest week for internet retailers, Volkswagen DriverGear has launched a week-long promotion on multiple items from their catalog.  To sweeten the pot even more, they've sent us a promo code, which we're passing on to you.  Visitors to drivergear.vw.com can enter...

Somehow, despite what the calendar suggests, we're still seeing temperatures in the 50s and 60s on a regular basis at our Pennsylvania offices, and quite a few leaves have yet to hit the ground.  It seems that traditional Fall weather may linger through Thanksgiving and into December, and that...

It's been raining for the past few days outside of our East Coast offices, and the weather man says that we should probably get used to it for the next week or so.  Couple that with the blizzard of pollen that seemed to bury our cars every morning for the weeks prior, and the result is a parking...

We're just about a week away from Southern Worthersee and the temperatures are creeping back towards what we'd describe as 'tolerable', which can mean only one thing- Summer is almost here.  To celebrate, Volkswagen DriverGear has released their new Spring/Summer collection, chalked full of...

Volkswagen's DriverGear can officially count themselves among the 300 million members of Instagram. Just a few weeks ago DriverGear began posting with their @VWDriverGear account, regularly featuring the latest and greatest to come out of Volkswagen's accessories and apparel line.  Volkswagen...

We've successfully made it through both Black Friday and Cyber Monday, meaning that the holiday season is officially upon us. Each year this website attempts to piece together a nearly perfect Holiday Gift Guide including the coolest pieces that we've encountered over the past year to enhance...

Volkswagen of America has announced today that they will extend their partnership with PeopleForBikes for an additional two years.  The PeopleForBikes and Volkswagen partnership has reached nearly five million riders at 165 bike and lifestyle events around the country, engaged more than 800,000...

Who says your car is the only thing that can have modifications. Shift into Spring with the all-new WV DriverGear collection. With over 100 new items from model cars, R, Beetle and GTI line there is sure to be something to accessorize yourself in. Shop the new collection today- drivergear.vw.com

Hey All, This is VW DriverGear's very first official... uh, newb post. As providers of "VW stuff" we figured it made sense for us to setup a profile on Vortex to talk to you, our customers, directly. We are working on a ton for the Spring: new site, new products, etc. but would love to hear...