All Entries in the "Volkswagen" Category

2012 Volkswagen Touareg – Capable Off-Road And Luxurious

Pros High towing capacity; confident driving dynamics; fuel efficient and powerful engine options; high class interior; impressive equipment roster. Cons Upper trim levels get expensive; lacks 3rd row seat; spongy brake pedal feel. Introduction 2012 Volkswagen Touareg is a larger, more spacious sport utility vehicle, which is designed and engineered to be more economical, yet lighter. Delivering a surprising level of luxury, it is a serious rival amongst more established high end brands. With the available power sliding panoramic sunroof, you can make the great outdoors an ultimate addition to your ride. You will have a gorgeous view of blue sky while you are riding or driving inside it. Whether you are driving in a downpour or a light drizzle, the rain sensing windshield wipers have you  [...]

2012 Volkswagen Tiguan – An Affordable Compact SUV

Good Solid build quality; compose handling and ride; lively turbocharged engine; premium interior appointments. Bad Expensive as compared to rivals; shy on cargo space. Introduction 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan is a compact sport utility vehicle with European sophistication and design, offering different flavor in bland segment by trading some practicality for European driving manners and high quality interior. It is a sport utility vehicle with design parallels to bigger Touareg. All variants of Tiguan receive freshened exterior styling along with tweaks to automatic transmission, which boost 2mpg of fuel economy in highway driving. The high end models feature 19 inch alloy wheels, LED daytime running lamps and adaptive HID headlamps. A sport utility vehicle, which is a versatile, ideal companion  [...]

2012 Volkswagen Passat – A Sophisticated Car with High-Quality Interior

Good Top notch interior; voluptuous rear seat; plenty of upscale features come standard; offered fuel efficient turbodiesel powertrain. Bad Offset pedals; ho-hum performance from 2.5 liter engine; below average braking distances. Introduction 2012 Volkswagen Passat is the biggest passenger vehicle in the company’s lineup that has all the refinements and technology expected of sophisticated German car, but is now designed and developed in United States of America especially for North American market. Engineered and designed in Germany, but made in America for Americans, the fully redesigned Passat deserves serious consideration from midsize family saloon shoppers. It has been completely redesigned for 2012 model year with newly offered turbodiesel engine and spacious cabin. Its Automatic  [...]

2012 Volkswagen Eos – Deserves Consideration

First Look: Eos is the name of a goddess of ancient Greeks. She was the goddess of dawn and was said to open the gates of heaven for welcoming the sun. The same can be said about the 2012 Volkswagen Eos having retractable hardtop convertible top or the exclusive in-built sunroof. But unlike its goddess namesake, the VolksWagen Eos do not get lot of respect – and by respect we doesn’t means offerings in the form of goat meat and wine. When it comes to convertible rankings, the Volkswagen Eos almost gets forgotten despite its plethora of niceties. In addition to the ground-breaking roof, the VW Eos also comes with a 2.0 ltr 4-cylinder turbo engine, which is shared with GTI, but is capable of delivering punchy power and has superb fuel economy and also a quickly-shifting DSG automatized  [...]

2012 Volkswagen GLI – Practical- and Fun-To-Drive

First Look: Usually there haven’t been a lot of models to pick from between the luxurious sports sedan from German automakers and the Japanese manufacturers’ "econosport" compact sedans. This probably is what Volkswagen saw years ago and introduced their GLI. This GLI was a VW Jetta, but with the engine of the performance-oriented GTI and suspension tuning. The last iteration of the car impressed us a lot, (VW dropped the model after 2009) and now we hear that the concept has been relaunched in the market as the 2012 Volkswagen GLI. Now, considering the fact that we haven’t been a huge fan of the all-new small Volkswagen sedan till now, its perfect to be a tad concerned about the snappy variant of the new VW Jetta. The car flaunts plethora of changes introduced primarily for making  [...]

2012 Volkswagen CC – Typical VW

First Look : Seeing at the recent cars from the German auto maker Volkswagen, it became pretty apparent that the company is foraying into a completely new forte of car making, where economical prices and abundant size will be taking over the expensive and luxurious cabin materials and different styling. But the all new 2012 Volkswagen CC that we are taking about here, is different from those cars and will attract people who don’t mind paying a tad extra for the top-notch construction, terse engines, Germanic driving dynamics and brilliant styling. So, if you liked all those aforementioned features in your previous VW’s then the 2012 Volkswagen CC surely is a welcome remnant from Volkswagen’s not-so-old school. While the 2012 Volkswagen CC shares its platform, dashboard design and  [...]

2011 Volkswagen Routan – Not the Best Minivan

First Look: If you thought that you’ve seen 2011 Volkswagen Routan somewhere, you are absolutely right and we’ll tell you why. But let’s have a first look at the Routan. Volkswagen vans have been the first choice for hippies and camping fanatics for decades, so when the 2011 Volkswagen Routan entered the market people were delighted to see a Volkswagen van. But now although the 2011 Volkswagen Routan does have a VW in its grille, but considering the fact that its more of a mainstream van and is intended for modern families, many of the of people will be disappointed. Though, they might be solaced from the fact that the Routan is actually a Volkswagen Van, but that too only in name. Positioned behind the exclusive front façade and underneath the faintly higher-quality interiors of  [...]

2013 VolksWagen Golf Could Be Developed In U.S

German auto major Volkswagen motors mulling over its plans for production in their all new production plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and we have some of the ideas that the automotive giant is considering. There is a strong probability that VW will be producing their 2013 VolksWagen Golf at their Chattanooga plant in Tennessee. It is worth noticing that VW intends to sell close to 800,000 cars with their badge in US by 2018. Now, insiders from Volkswagen reported that a major part of Volkswagen's ambitious plan of selling around 800,000 VW cars in the USA by 2018, is largely pending decision as to whether they should be manufacturing the next generation 2013 Golf hatchback at their Chattanooga plant in Tennessee alongside the all new VW Passat. The Chief Executive of the Chattanooga plant,  [...]

VW Golf TDI – Iconic Hatchback Is Back

Small hatchback cars has always been in demand in the global auto market, but not many of the small hatchbacks have stood up the expectation and has delivered what was expected of them. But among the very few which have delivered up to the expectations, there is the Volkswagen Golf. The Golf definitely is one of the widely prominent small hatchbacks of all time. VW Golf debuted in 1974, and since then around 27 million models have already been sold, which makes it world’s 3rd best-selling car. The current Gold is the 6th generation of the car and in its sixth generation, the VW Golf comes with a complete redesign and with a TDI clean-diesel engine, which is compliant with 50-state. So let’s see what the VW Golf TDI has to offer to its potential customers. The VW Golf TDI comes with an  [...]

2011 Volkswagen Tiguan – Different Flavor

First Look If you have to put the 2011 Volkswagen Tiguan in a shelf in the automotive world, it will be placed in the gray area between the luxury SUV models and mainstream crossover SUV. It’s the niche where the utility and economy comes face to face with badge gratitude and upscale appointments. Now the big question to be asked here is that can a vehicle be both luxury and mainstream? The true answer to this question will be a blathering, "Perhaps." The interiors for VW Tiguan's are a welcome departure from the conventional plastic-trimmed cabin for the typical compact crossover. The quality of material used here comes near to some of the premium brands such as Audi, whilst the strong construction of the interiors here eclipses its competition. Even the road manners of Tiguan's attain  [...]

Review of 2011 Volkswagen Jetta

The latest Jetta with a refreshed face and interiors{according to Volkswagen} has been launched. A worthy rival for its peers including Honda Civic, Toyota’s best selling sedan across the world Corolla and not to mention the Mazda3. Our first impression of the Jetta was going around and having a look and checking if Volkswagen have given us the new Jetta or the globally developed Vento sedan. Visually you would be hard pressed to know the difference between both. However a review is a review and we get down to the task of shredding the car apart literally{pun, unintended}.. Looks As discussed earlier, the new Jetta looks like a grown-up Volkswagen Vento. The Vento is a budget sedan built for third world countries and is based on the Polo hatchback. It would soon be introduced to Europe  [...]

Appreciably Enhanced 2012 Volkswagen EOS Will Be Seeing At LA Auto Show

The forthcoming Los Angeles Auto Show starting in November will be seeing the debut of Volkswagen’s "appreciably enhanced" 2012 Volkswagen EOS. The Los Angeles Auto show will be starting from November 17. The exteriors of the car have been completely revamped to pursue “the code of Volkswagen design DNA”, and the car comes with a widespread grill that has shiny black louvers, a redesigned back bumpers finished with diffuser and two-part back LED lighting having fiber optics. Get in the “appreciably enhanced” all new 2012 Volkswagen EOS and you will see a multi-function instrument console having color display, a fresh keyless access system that has the capability of controlling the roof remotely, VW's second-generation park assist, and there also is a Light Assist characteristic  [...]

2011 Volkswagen GTI – A Sporty Hatchback

First Look Don’t know about you people, but to us “statistics” is just another type of lie. And if you evaluate the 2011 Volkswagen GTI on the basis of the statistics available for the car it clearly is one of the least desirable sports hatchbacks available in the market in current times. But as we said earlier, “statistics” are just another type of lie and so is it. The truth here is that the Volkswagen GTI actually is a likely victor among the competition. We would admit the fact that the 2011 Volkswagen GTI surely isn’t the fastest to reach the 60 mph mark among the competition. Now you would be asking how the VW GTI can be ranked so high in such a sport-oriented segment. The simple answer to this could be: refinement and drivability. What’s New for 2011 Volkswagen  [...]

Volkswagen Polo to debut in India

Introduction European automaker Volkswagen plans to launch its hatchback model Polo in India.  The Polo will be available in two versions petrol and Diesel. It is expected that the Polo edition will be priced between 4-5 lakhs and will be available at the VW dealers by March 2010. The VW Polo edition will compete with Maruti Swift, Tata Indica and Hyundai Getz. VW has signed a pact with the Maharashtra Government for manufacturing this edition from the Pune plant. Silhouette Volkswagen Polo is designed to offer a stylish appearance to the exterior body style. Its front fascia is well styled with body colored bumpers, aggressive front grille and impressive headlamps that enhances the exterior look of this edition. The door handles and the rear view mirrors are wrapped in body color which  [...]