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Volkswagen Polo Dune

Volkswagen Polo Dune

A strange thing is happening to the supermini market... Conventional hatchbacks are being turned into 'urban on-roaders'.
Road tests
2 Jun 2004
Volkswagen Touran

Volkswagen Touran

New race season - new paddock bus. But while the Uniroyal Team Challenge race series is expanding, our circuit HQ is getting smaller. In successive ca…
Long-term tests
18 May 2004
Volkswagen Caddy Life 1.9 TDI

Volkswagen Caddy Life 1.9 TDI

It's tough being a caddy. While the golf star hogs the limelight, the bag carrier never gets any credit. So what sort of 'Caddy Life' is this new Volk…
Road tests
12 May 2004
Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI DSG

Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI DSG

While it might seem a good idea to get rid of a pedal in the driver's footwell, we have often been disappointed by the clutchless manuals offered in r…
Road tests
5 May 2004
Volkswagen Fox

Volkswagen Fox

It's party time for Volkswagen! The slow-selling Lupo has been given a Brazilian makeover and reborn as the Fox, an innovative city car which insiders…
Road tests
13 Apr 2004
Volkswagen Sharan

Volkswagen Sharan

When snow brought most of the country to a freezing halt earlier this year, we couldn't help feeling a little smug. We had decided to practise what we…
Long-term tests
13 Apr 2004
Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet TDI

Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet TDI

Let's face it, no one buys a Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet to travel incognito. Despite the advancing years of the original design, the drop-top version…
Road tests
23 Mar 2004
Volkswagen Sharan Carat TDI

Volkswagen Sharan Carat TDI

Although the VW Sharan and Ford Galaxy are basically the same vehicle, UK buyers have always preferred the blue oval machine. However, things could be…
Road tests
18 Feb 2004
King of komfort

King of komfort

With acres of interior space, immense practicality and budget pricing, cars such as the Renault Kangoo, Citroen Berlingo Multispace and Peugeot Partne…
Road tests
18 Nov 2003
Bug bows out

Bug bows out

All good things must come to an end. After a massive run of more than 21,550,000, Volkswagen is finally pulling the plug on the original Beetle, which…
Road tests
28 Oct 2003
Half baked?

Half baked?

Sometimes, it pays to do things by halves. We're not saying that VW has cut corners on the new five-cylinder diesel version of its Touareg - but, at £…
Road tests
14 Oct 2003
Used Volkswagen Polo (2003) review

Used Volkswagen Polo (2003) review

Superminis always hold their value well. They have a broad customer base that ensures they are popular new or used.
Used car tests
7 Oct 2003
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Sharan

Sharan

They say motorsport is expensive, but our paddock bus for this year's Uniroyal Team Challenge proves that not every aspect has to be - our VW Sharan m…
Long-term tests
7 Oct 2003
Tour of duty

Tour of duty

Here's another people carrier that aims to save you money on fuel. Buy any Volkswagen and you are usually better off going for the costlier TDI models…
Road tests
19 Aug 2003
Volkswagen Phaeton W12

Volkswagen Phaeton W12

Arrive in a Mercedes S-Class and you ooze style, roll up in a BMW and you are thrusting and dynamic, but what does it say about you if you drive a Vol…
Road tests
27 May 2003
Volkswagen Phaeton TDI

Volkswagen Phaeton TDI

Check out these statistics: two turbos, 308bhp and a whopping 750Nm of torque. Only Bentley's Arnage and the Mercedes S600 can offer more pulling powe…
Road tests
9 Apr 2003
VW Golf 25th Anniversary 1.9 PD

VW Golf 25th Anniversary 1.9 PD

What a difference 25 years can make. A quarter of a century ago, VW's hot hatch revelation, the Golf GTI, was the talk of the motoring press. But it c…
Road tests
19 Nov 2002
Volkswagen Polo FSI SE 5-dr

Volkswagen Polo FSI SE 5-dr

They're all getting a bit smug at Volkswagen. Not content with redefining the diesel hatch market with the PD range, they're now using the technology …
Road tests
16 Oct 2002
Volkswagen Golf GTI

Volkswagen Golf GTI

It's the jubilee year - and Volkswagen is celebrating in style! But rather than mark the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, the German firm is marking …
Road tests
23 Jul 2002
Volkswagen Beetle

Volkswagen Beetle

It was the car that started the current trend for retro styling and it gave a new life to one of motoring's greatest icons
Used car tests
15 May 2002
Volkswagen Touareg SUV to be unveiled

Volkswagen Touareg SUV to be unveiled

VW’s flagship SUV is on the cards for production
News
1 Jan 1990