We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again
An empty dirt or gravel lot just begs for some old fashioned hooning. Oh, and as much as we adore the Mk1 Golf GTI, here we bet the 1600 owner had more fun Hat tip to (recurring contributor) Amaury...
View ArticleDoesn’t look especially funny but..
..the cars are beautiful. More cars, less yammering celebrity comedians, please.
View ArticleThis would be more amusing if it weren’t so sad
The solution? Buy old cars The Rise of the Fake Engine Roar To make engines sound better, some automakers are broadcasting motor noise through speaker in the cabin. Is this progress—or an affront to...
View ArticleSweet car van (no, really)
Always loved the VW Transporter (Type 2), and the T3 in particular. We see one in our (far-ish) future. Image by Adam Simmons
View ArticleSo long, old friend
After many years of faithful service, the GTI is sold. That was a great car, but the time had long since come to move on (as long-time readers of this blog might have surmised). God willing, perhaps...
View ArticleA €40,000 ($50,000) Golf (!)
In the EU, no one would think twice about this price tag. Some things are better over here. However, it’s very pretty in the not-available-Stateside Minzgrün (though not enough to get us to sign on the...
View ArticleHappy winter
Winter doesn’t need to be dark and dreary. But when it is, the results are often dramatic. Image: Nico86
View ArticleGuest contributor: Steven Moy on his 1993 Volkswagen Corrado VR6
Who doesn’t love the Volkswagen Corrado? Certainly not the automotive press. Tiff Needell once said, “Handling-wise, the Corrado is classic front-wheel drive, and it’s really very, very good indeed,”...
View ArticleLower Wacker Drive, R32 and
The R32, as you might recall, was the predecessor to the current generation Golf R. Although we prefer the MkIV, it’s still a lovely car with one of the nicest six-cylinder exhaust notes to come...
View ArticlePlease choose: 2004 Volkswagen Golf R32 (MkIV) or 2006-07 Subaru Impreza WRX...
If you had to choose one of these for a high-altitude climate with seasonal wintry conditions, which would it be and why? Assume that the primary purpose of the vehicle is to be a ‘fun’ car, and that...
View ArticleTravelogue: Paris to Toulouse in a MkII Golf GTI
Lovely minimalist photos by Pierre Sautelet— and who knew that the sturdy interior of the MkII Golf anchors photos so perfectly? Rest of the set here. We look forward to seeing what else Pierre has up...
View ArticleCripes
We want one. And we can only hope that these don’t follow, say, the E30 M3′s price trajectory by the time we’re ready to purchase— how maddening that would be. It is the anti-modern car – which packs...
View ArticleThe old look-back-in-admiration-while-walking-away
We’ve done it countless times and look forward to countless more. To be honest, if you find that you’ve stopped doing so.. it’s probably time for something new. Life’s too short to be driving a...
View ArticleScirocco and Scirocco
Fantastic images (more here), although given our druthers, we prefer the wedge-y, Giugiaro-penned MkI. Surprised? No, we didn’t think so. We don’t know if the latest ‘rocco is coming to the US (stop...
View Article1964 Volkswagen Beetle
This beautiful car belongs to reader kiwi_obecny. Power comes courtesy of a 1200cc motor with a Judson Supercharger. But best of all is the color! Java Green is so perfect on this old Käfer. We love it.
View ArticleYour moment of zen
Volkswagen Type 2 (colloquially, “VW Bus”) going through the Corkscrew at Laguna Seca. Just when you think you’ve seen it all, this thing comes along and shows that no, you haven’t. Hat tip to Stipistop.
View ArticleGuest contributor: Graham Blyth on doing 6,000 miles (in ten days) in a 1984...
Guest contributor Graham Blyth’s latest adventure perfectly epitomizes, we feel, what Motoring Con Brio is all about. Read on.. Earlier in 2013, I decided that I wanted to go for a substantial...
View ArticleWhat’s the modern-day spiritual successor to the MkI Golf (Rabbit) GTI?
We think it’s the Ford Fiesta ST. Adjusted for inflation, the GTI’s $8,350 in 1984 is roughly $18,800 today. The Ford Fiesta ST lists at $21,400. If we were in the market for a brand new small,...
View ArticleVan life: Nao Tomii on his 1999 Volkswagen Eurovan Winnebago Camper
As much as we’d like for it to be so, man – not least of all the family man – can’t live on driver’s cars alone—occasionally, he needs practical transportation, too. And when it comes to transporting...
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