Statistically, most people don’t like change, so taking a household name and transforming it in almost every way seems a bit of a risk. That’s exactly what VW is doing with the new Volkswagen ID Polo, ...

The MEB+ platform uses a front-mounted motor, with most of the mechanicals underneath the bonnet (no room for a frunk here). The electric motor is the Volkswagen Group’s latest-generation APP290 unit, ...

Kyle has written professionally across the motorsport and motoring world since graduating from Plymouth University in 2018, and has acted as the MotoGP editor for Motorsport Week and as a Features ...

The brand-new electric Volkswagen ID. Polo might just be around the corner, but customers not ready to make the switch to an EV will be thrilled to hear they won’t be left behind. That’s because ...

I live in New Jersey, one of the states that mandates inspection for all vehicles newer than 1995. My daily driver, a Jeep Cherokee, happens to be a 1996 model year with an OBD-II sensor, meaning I ...

Scroll to find out what other new VW's on the way in 2026 MUNICH. Harry Kane’s back garden. Home of Europe’s biggest motor show. Volkswagen played a blinder with three new strikers — ID Polo, ID Polo ...

Volkswagen is now using its iconic nameplates for its new era of electric cars. Changing their naming strategy, the brand has reverted to using its old nameplates with a new prefix, "ID". The result, ...

Evan Williams is an automotive journalist and mechanical engineering technologist with more than a decade of experience in the industry. He has written for the Toronto Star and AutoTrader Canada and ...

Well, that was fast! Volkswagen recently announced that the Polo is going electric for the next generation, with the ID. prefix attached to it, and now, the future subcompact hatchback has been ...

Volkswagen is reviving some of its most popular nameplates for its next-generation electric vehicles. Starting with the ID.Polo next year, Volkswagen will begin transferring names from ICE models to ...

FRANKFURT, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Volkswagen on Wednesday said it would use the Polo brand name for its planned compact hatchback electric vehicle, previously dubbed ID.2, a key model in the carmaker's ...

Volkswagen is taking a bold step to bring some much-needed familiarity to its expanding electric car line-up. From 2026, the brand will begin reintroducing its most recognisable model names – starting ...