Autos Reviews

Volkswagen Golf 1.9 TDI SE Estate - If ever a range of family cars had something for everyone, it’s Volks­wagen’s Golf line-up. As well as three and five-door hatchbacks, there’s the Jetta saloon, high-roofed Plus, Touran MPV, Eos convertible and forthcoming Tiguan SUV. (more…)

Volkswagen Golf 1.9 TDI SE Estate - If ever a range of family cars had something for everyone, it’s Volks­wagen’s Golf line-up. As well as three and five-door hatchbacks, there’s the Jetta saloon, high-roofed Plus, Touran MPV, Eos convertible and forthcoming Tiguan SUV. (more…)

Volkswagen rabbit Preview - The year was 1975, and Jungle Boogie was on the charts. Atari’s Gran Trak 10, a racing video, was all the rage among “gamers,” and VW, maker of the lovable Bug, debuted the Volkswagen Rabbit to America, known as the Golf everywhere else in the world. (more…)

Volkswagen Concept A - For a little while, Volkswagen lost its way. But now it’s figuring out, once again, that it is the people’s car, leaving its corporate siblings Audi, Bentley, and Lamborghini to be rich peoples’ cars. That means the Touareg SUV, as good as it might be, is too expensive for the middle-class customers who always turned to VW for affordable German engineering and performance – and for something different that what all the neighbors were driving. (more…)

Volkswagen Rabbit First Drive – Raumwunder is a German expression for small on the outside and big on the inside, and it’s how VW describes the 2006 Volkswagen Rabbit, which returns this summer as an all-new, fifth-generation replacement for the venerable Golf. With this new car and revived nameplate, VW is hoping customers will get all warm and fuzzy for the old Rabbit and subsequently judge the new model to be a fun, high-value, entry-level compact like the original. Initially engineered for the constricted and speedy streets of Europe, and first shipped across the pond in 1975, the Rabbit sold more than 1.3 million units in the U.S. during its hey-day after American buyers grew to appreciate its nimble handling, versatile packaging and fuel efficiency. (more…)

Volkswagen Jetta GLI - Everybody on our staff who took the 2006 Volkswagen Jetta GLI for a spin loved driving it. Some didn’t like looking at it, others didn’t like sitting in it, but everyone loved driving it, which is exactly the reaction that a German sports sedan is supposed to evoke. The latest in a long line of fun-to-drive Volkswagen sedans, the new Jetta GLI is, all at the same time, a performance bargain, an economical family sedan, a European car with pride-inspiring brand cachet, and, if you’ve been watching TV lately and been jarred from your reverie by the unmistakable crunching sounds of a car wreck, you know that the Jetta is safe, too. Sure, there were things we didn’t like much, like the grabby brakes, the sticky gearing, the stiff seat bolstering, and the way the interior squeaked and rattled. But the 2006 VW Jetta GLI is so much fun to drive, so supremely competent in most of the areas that matter, that its pros far outweigh the cons. If you love to drive but you’re in need of a $25,000 sedan with a big trunk, good crash-test scores, room for the kids, and real-world fuel economy greater than 20 mpg no matter how hard you flog the thing, we can’t think of a better car for you to buy.

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Volkswagen Jetta Wagon – Long viewed as one of the least desirable segments in the automotive realm, station wagons are forging a comeback at a time when buyers look for solutions that blend utility, style, and efficiency. (more…)

The Volkswagen Touareg is luxurious and comfortable.

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