The new Mk8 Volkswagen GTI and Golf R hatchbacks — when equipped with a manual transmission — are brilliant to drive. The lone caveat to giving both cars a full-throated endorsement is the new digital ...

Volkswagen has been listening. All of the complaints, from both customers and media members, about its move to touch-sensitive steering wheel and interior buttons have been heard and VW is getting rid ...

A potential loss of steering for the 2015 Volkswagen and its performance-oriented GTI counterpart has resulted in Volkswagen issuing a stop-sale for units currently sitting on dealership lots, and it ...

In a somewhat surprising decision that is unforeseen but has made many people happy, Volkswagen is bringing back buttons to its steering wheels. It is not yet clear what model will get them back first ...

When Volkswagen first introduced touch-sensitive steering wheel buttons, the feature was promoted as futuristic. However, these capacitive controls have since caused widespread frustration. A new ...

Whoever they are, this ‘Nobody’ person has a lot to answer for. For instance, did you know that Nobody asked for capacitive buttons, that Nobody liked them and that Nobody was even remotely happy when ...

Over the past few years, there's been a shift in interior design for a handful of car manufacturers that sees actual, physical buttons being replaced by touch-capacitive versions. While the new ...

Volkswagen is replacing its touch-sensitive (haptic) steering-wheel control panel in favor of more user-friendly physical buttons. The news comes via LinkedIn post from CEO Thomas Schäfer who said the ...