Tag: Volkswagen
Exclusive: interview with Flavio Manzoni
We report the exclusive translation of an interview with Flavio Manzoni made by Virtual Car. VW's Director of Creative Design talks about the Up! Concept and the brand's future design direction.
Volkswagen Space Up! Concept
Volkswagen has unveiled the Space Up! concept, a second variant of its upcoming "New Small Family" production models. It features a minivan layout, with four doors and four seats, and a total length well under 4 meters.
VW Touareg R50
Volkswagen has unveiled the Touareg R50, the high-performace version of the SUV, powered by a 350-hp V10 TDI unit which allows for a 0-100 km/h sprint time of 6.7 seconds.
VW Tiguan: design history
An official video that shows the different steps in the Tiguan development, from the first design drafts to the production model.
VW Up! Concept: design images
A set of sketches, renderings, photos and additional information about the design process of the Volkswagen Up! Concept, unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
Volkswagen Up! Concept
Designed by Walter de Silva, the Up! Concept is a rear-engined compact four seater vehicle based on a new platform and drivetrain. It shows a new design direction with simple and iconic styling elements.
VW Tiguan: 3d animation
A short 3D video animation of the Volkswagen Tiguan, from the official website www.tiguan.com.
VW Concept Tiguan: design story
An official video that documents the design process of the Concept Tiguan, unveiled by Volkswagen at the 2007 LA Auto Show. Audio in German. English subtitles are available on www.tiguan.com.
Volkswagen Tiguan: first images
Volkswagen has revealed the first images of the Tiguan, the new compact 4x4 SUV which will debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September.
Volkswagen Microbus Concept
The official promotional video for the Microbus, a concept vehicle created back in 2001 by Volkswagen’s design studio in California and unveiled at the 2001 Geneva Motor Show.
Volkswagen Neeza 3D animation
An official 3D animation video of the Neeza Concept, presented by Volkswagen at the Beijing Auto Show in 2006.
Volkswagen Tiguan: design story
The official VW Tiguan microsite documents the development process of the car with movie clips and images, including new design studies and sketches.
VW Golf GTI W12-650 Concept
At the Wörthersee GTI meeting Volkswagen has unveiled the Golf GTI W12-650 concept, the most powerful golf ever built. Equipped with a biturbo W12 engine delivering 650 hp, this one-off can reach 325 km/h and features a unique aerodynamic...
VW Iroc Concept video
An official video that shows the Iroc concept car running on the skid pan. The prototype was unveiled by VW at the 2006 Paris Motor Show.
VW Golf Variant
At the Geneva Motor Show Volkswagen will unveil the new Variant wagon version of the Golf, with the largest loading space of any Golf to date. It will go on sale in summer 2007.
Flavio Manzoni is VW’s Head of Creative Design
Flavio Manzoni has been appointed Head of Creative Design at the Volkswagen Group. He will report to Walter Maria de’Silva, the new Head of Group Design.
VW awarded for its Corporate Design Book
Volkswagen was awarded the Silver 2007 Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany for its corporate book “Volkswagen Corporate Design Essentials”.
Walter de’ Silva to lead VW Group’s design
According to Italian magazine Quattroruote Walter de' Silva is going to become the Head of Design of the whole VW Group, following the recent company reorganization.
