Volkswagen Ameo

Finally we get our hands on one of the most important cars for Volkswagen India, the Ameo! We tell you how this made in India, for India Volkswagen is to drive

As Indians we have a lot of unique things about us. Be it our food habits, culture or diversity across the nation to name a few. Unsurprisingly, our car market is pretty unique too and the biggest example of this are the sub 4-metre sedans on our roads. The status symbol that a sedan is, we prefer a three-box saloon even if it isn’t as spacious as an equally priced hatchback! Now that’s something that isn’t going to change for a while – perhaps why Volkswagen decided to develop a car specifically for the Indian car market, the Ameo. It’s exactly a year since Volkswagen confirmed plans of launching a sub 4-metre sedan developed specially for India, and we got to see the car first a day prior to the 2016 Auto Expo. And then came the pricing, along with the elaborate feature list which we’re sure has got other players thinking. We’ve finally spent a day driving the car, so here’s what it feels like in reality. Exterior and design 4/5 The Ameo looks identical to the Polo and Vento from the front. This is a good thing since it thus gets the ‘family face’ but on the flip side I was disappointed that...read more »

Learning the dark art of racing in a 205PS Ameo Cup racecar

Learning the dark art of racing in a 205PS Ameo Cup racecar

The final round of the inaugural Volkswagen Cup comes to an end with veteran Karminder Singh being crowned the champion

The final round of the 2017 Volkswagen Ameo Cup was held at the Madras Motor Race Track from September 15 to 17. The drama was at an all time high as for the first time, the race had the rain God's blessings. Karminder came into the final round having dominated the previous three. His championship title was almost guaranteed as with 384 points, he had a lead of 104 points on the table. But, the other two positions were locked in a close four-way battle between Dhruv Mohite (280), Saurav Bandyopadhyay (260), Sandeep Kumar (230) and Jeet Jhabakh (222). The drama started right from the qualifying round with Karminder suffering a mechanical problem in the car, and having to settle for the 8th position on the starting grid. Saurav Bandyopadhyay took pole, while A Sandeep Kumar started from the third spot. Splitting them was this round's guest rider - Anning Sun from Shanghai (China). Race 1 In the first few moments of the race itself, the safety car had to be called on as two drivers - Aditya Pawar and Jeet Jhabakh - spun off the track. After about three laps, the race was resumed and the first three positions were intact. Karminder, though, had moved up two places... read more »

A rain-lashed Chennai racetrack played host to Round 3 of the 2017 Volkswagen Ameo Cup championship, where Karminder Singh extended his lead over his competition even further

South African guest driver Devin Robertson had a positive impact on the competition. New faces added to the podium in two races