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Designed alongside the original Golf, the Scirocco actually hit markets six months earlier than its sister, in 1974. That’s because both were based on the same platform—although almost every one of the Scirocco's parts was reengineered to be sportier—and Volkswagen wanted to get any teething...

Sadly, the treffen has ended. The good news is, though, that it's now time to take a look back at some of the best that the lake had to offer, which, today, means Mk1s. Way back in 1974, this little hatch helped pull Volkswagen out of financial difficulties after sales of the Beetle started...

Late last week, design icon Giorgetto Giugiaro has resigned from his position at the helm of ItalDesign, his family firm in which Audi has held a controlling (90.1%) stake since 2010. The designer sold his remaining shares to Audi, departing  reportedly along with his son  Fabrizio who was also...

Last week the Wall Street Journal profiled Giorgetto Giugiaro, designer of such cars as the first-generation Golf, Scirocco and Jetta among others.  As of recent, Mr. Giugiaro's firm Italdesign Giugiaro has been acquired by the Volkswagen Group, and he's been exclusively working on brands within...

According to British buff book AutoCar, Audi is seriously considering a production version of its Paris show stopper the quattro Concept. AC's source is none other than quattro GmbH boss Stefan Reil who suggested Audi has had a team of dedicated engineers in Ingolstadt 'advancing plans that it...