The refreshed VW Golf R is one of the most technically sophisticated hot hatches ever sold in the United States, and the system at the heart of its handling advantage is the Magna torque-vectoring rear differential. It’s the component that makes Drift Mode possible, eliminates the understeer that plagued previous Golf Rs, and allows the…
Owning a VW ID.4 in Morgantown means trusting your range every single day, whether you’re heading downtown, across campus, or out toward Fairmont on the interstate. The difference between a well-maintained ID.4 that delivers its full range and one that quietly loses miles over time comes down to whether the right service is being done…
Last month, a 2021 VW Jetta came in after the owner hit a particularly bad pothole on Beechurst Avenue near the WVU coliseum. He had noticed uneven tire wear developing over the following weeks but kept putting off an inspection. By the time he came in, the front left tire had worn unevenly across the…
Last month, a 2022 VW ID.4 Pro came into our service bay with a battery that had degraded far faster than expected for its mileage. The owner had been charging to 100% every night and letting it sit depleted after long drives through the Mon National Forest. After just 28,000 miles, the pack was showing…
If you have ever walked out to your Volkswagen on a cold Morgantown morning and been met with nothing but a click, you already understand the frustration of a battery that has given up without warning. What most drivers do not realize is that high-altitude storage combined with West Virginia winters can cut a starter…
Last spring, a VW Jetta came into our service bay pulling hard to the right. The owner had noticed it for a few weeks but figured it wasn’t serious enough to deal with. After putting it on the alignment rack, we found the front camber was so far out of spec that both front tires…
The drive from Morgantown into the Laurel Highlands starts pleasantly enough on US-48 east toward Kingwood, but once the road begins dropping into the deeper terrain past Terra Alta and toward Bruceton Mills, the nature of the drive changes in a way that your brake system notices even when you don’t. Summer is when most…
