Research Vehicles

Our proudest moments occur when innovation moves from the computer screen to the model studio to the test course. We build advanced automobiles, and are in the exciting business of materializing ideas.

The primary objective of research vehicles is to demonstrate various research projects on a common platform. Close cooperation among the different research disciplines is vital for success. Achievements such as the 1-liter car or the EcoRacer are the result of teamwork throughout the research division.

Volkswagen Group Research can look back on a long tradition of dramatic innovations, including the automatic parking system, DSG gearbox, pump/nozzle technology and direct injection gasoline engines, all of which is now available.

When drivers experience one of our innovations and feel they’ve just witnessed true progress, we know we’ve achieved our highest goals.