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German Car Scene (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
LONDON/HANOVER - October 9, 2008: Again, a legendary artist is “Going Mobile” with Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles: Pete Townshend, Mastermind of The Who, is now driving a Volkswagen Transporter as his private vehicle. He recently swapped his camper van for the latest Volkswagen Transporter Sportline – a stylish, high specification model available in the UK. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has now got...
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Listings Lab Blog (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
When you own & run old cars (as I always do) it’s usually bad news when it’s in the garage. A new clutch, new brakes or the thing’s just plain broken down is more usual. But not today. I’ve been slowly doing up my 10 year old Volkswagen Transporter over the past few months, [...]
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German Car Scene (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
Australia’s leading vehicle safety organisation, the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP), has awarded its first 4-star rating for a commercial van – to the Volkswagen Transporter.
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Auto Channel (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
The stylish Transporter Sportline is available as a van with standard and long wheelbases, and now as a fiver-seater kombi as well. The Sportline range is distinguished by lowered suspension, special 18 inch alloy wheels, chrome side rails, a rear roof spoiler, plus a lower front spoiler and chrome upper and lower front grilles.
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Auto Channel (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
LONDON - July 12, 2008: Helen Simpson and Michael Broadwith set off from England in their Volkswagen Transporter campervan, from the specialist converter Bilbo’s, and travelled through more than 30 countries, including Ukraine, Russia, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Kazakhstan, China and Pakistan. Once they reached the southern tip of India, they turned the Transporter around and returned home again...
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Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 05/27/2008
When you come upon a seemingly endless line of air-cooled VW Type 2s grinding up a tough grade, the good news is that you'll probably be able to pass them all in just about any motor vehicle. Why, even the new water-cooled '84 Volkswagen Transporter- loaded with seven passengers, no less- can do the job (if you're patient enough and oncoming traffic obliges).
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Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
Remember the really, really low Volkswagen Transporter? When you get used to driving a bus that low, it just makes sense to add a Thing to your collection and make it even lower ... and when you've dropped it down onto the pavement, then you convert it to right-hand drive. That's what this air-cooled Alameda madman has done here, and the result makes quite an impression. Is it a US-market Thing, a...
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Auto Trader Blog (Free subscription) | 04/18/2008
From the Volkswagen Golf Harlequin to the Mitsubishi i, there are plenty of weird and wonderful cars on the road – but which one is the strangest? We’ve rounded up the best assortment of special edition cars, including a Union Jack-style Volkswagen Transporter featuring paintwork of The Who. Have you spotted an unusual car in your area? [...]
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Auto Channel (Free subscription) | 04/14/2008
Building on the success of the existing panel van and Sportline brand, the new kombi model features the same distinctive Sportline styling including lowered suspension, 18-inch alloy wheels, chrome grilles and side rails, front and rear spoilers and body coloured bumpers, door handles and mirrors. Sliding windows for the rear seat passengers, a three-seater folding and tipping rear bench seat, and...
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German Car Scene (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
UK charity Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT), together with legendary rock band, The Who, are launching a worldwide competition to win a unique 1965 ‘split-screen’ Volkswagen Transporter van with special The Who ‘Magic Bus’ branding.
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Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
After I was caught in a camera-challenged condition when spotting the '70 Fiat 500 near my office in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood and was forced to use the 640x480 so-called camera in my cellphone, I resolved to start carrying a real camera at all times. Naturally, I totally spaced on the camera thing when I caught sight of this 21-window Transporter while out for some Bánh mì on my...
