by Frank A. Aukofer As crossover utility vehicles continue to insinuate themselves into the automotive market, manufacturers fill out their lineups to offer more sizes and styles, as Germany’s Volkswagen has done with its all-new 2022 Taos. It now is the... Continue Reading →
by Frank A. Aukofer Volkswagen’s all-new electric 2021 ID.4 shines competitively as a small crossover sport utility vehicle, with decent performance, range, inside space and ride comfort. But it requires a steep learning curve and a willingness to cuddle with the... Continue Reading →
by Frank A. Aukofer It looks like Volkswagen slipped some of its Cross Sport into the family lunker, the 2021 Atlas crossover sport utility vehicle. That’s the initial reaction to the tested Atlas SE R-Line model with the Technology package, mainly... Continue Reading →
by Frank A. Aukofer The leaders at Volkswagen weren’t kidding when they tacked the “Sport” designation on the 2020 Atlas Cross Sport 2.0 SE. Sure, it likely was dreamed up to boost sales of the company’s new midsize crossover sport... Continue Reading →
by Frank A. Aukofer Volkswagen’s 2019 Arteon exudes streamlined styling and comes with an attribute that could entice customers attracted to the increasingly popular crossover sport utility vehicles. Though it doesn’t look the part, the Arteon is a hatchback sedan... Continue Reading →
by Frank A. Aukofer The most tired cliché in the automotive world is “fun to drive,” used everywhere and on everything from kiddie cars to 18-wheelers. Still, Volkswagen is faithful to the original idea with its 2019 Jetta GLI 35thAnniversary... Continue Reading →
by Frank A. Aukofer As with the 2019 Volkswagen Atlas, sometimes the lesser of two choices makes all the difference — in this rendering, the $37,000 version versus the one north of $50,000. You might say that about many new... Continue Reading →
by Frank A. Aukofer Light a few candles. The Volkswagen Rabbit GTI has been resurrected, though now it is called the 2019 Golf GTI Rabbit Edition. As ever, it is a hatchback performance model of what basically is an economy... Continue Reading →
by Frank A. Aukofer Sniffles. After so many years it sounds so, well, final: the 2019 Volkswagen SE Beetle Final Edition, for this review the two-door convertible model. There will be waves of nostalgia. This is a thoroughly modern automobile... Continue Reading →
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