Volkswagen Saloon car reviews

Volkswagen Saloon car reviews

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• Volkswagen ID.7 Saloon (2023 onwards) Review

  Roomy, comfortable, relaxing – an excellent long-distance cruiser

  

  Parkers rating: 4.2 out of 5 4.2

  New price: £51,550 - £55,650

  PROS

  • Huge official range
  • Nicely judged interior
  • Comfort and refinement

  CONS

  • Infotainment still a bit fiddly
  • Not Tesla fast
  • High list prices

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• Volkswagen Arteon Coupe (2017 - 2024) Review

  Volkswagen’s slinky five-door coupe is a desirable mile-eater

  

  Parkers rating: 3.2 out of 5 3.2

  Used price: £10,428 - £40,737

  PROS

  • Loads of space for people and luggage
  • Generous standard equipment
  • Great on the motorway
    

  CONS

  • Ride is too stiff in R-Line form
    
  • Can’t match premium rivals’ image
  • Not so great on B-roads
    

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• Volkswagen Passat Saloon (2015 - 2021) Review

  Passat is an accomplished, well-rounded four-door

  

  Parkers rating: 3.9 out of 5 3.9

  Used price: £4,553 - £25,280

  PROS

  • Classy image with high-quality interior
  • Broad range of engines and trims available
  • Plug-in hybrid has good range on battery
    
  • Cheaper alternative to a 3 Series, A4, C-Class

  CONS

  • Higher-specification models are pricey
  • We'd take the estate version over this
  • Big wheels look good but rob it of comfort
  • Good, but a Skoda Superb makes more sense

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• Volkswagen CC (2012 - 2016) Review

  

  Parkers rating: 4 out of 5 4.0

  Used price: £2,933 - £11,526

  PROS

  Attractive looks, plenty of kit, abundance of safety systems, frugal and strong diesel engines

  CONS

  Not as practical as Passat saloon, lacks real driver engagement

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• Volkswagen Jetta (2011 - 2018) Review

  

  Parkers rating: 4 out of 5 4.0

  Used price: £2,075 - £11,228

  PROS

  • Large amounts of boot space
  • Improved rear passenger space
  • Cheaper alternative to Passat

  CONS

  • Firm ride
  • Lacks any real driving excitement
  • Dull image

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• Volkswagen Passat Saloon (2011 - 2014) Review

  Thoroughly sensible Passat saloon is a thoroughly sensible used buy, too

  

  Parkers rating: 4.5 out of 5 4.5

  Used price: £1,942 - £8,221

  PROS

  • High quality interior
  • Good range of engines
  • Incredibly efficient BlueMotion models

  CONS

  • Bland styling
  • Not as fun to drive as Mondeo
  • Low-powered engines need to be worked hard

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• Volkswagen Passat CC (2008 - 2011) Review

  

  Parkers rating: 4 out of 5 4.0

  Used price: £1,443 - £6,669

  PROS

  Stylish and upmarket looks, innovative packaging, useful practicality, well equipped as standard

  CONS

  Premium pricing

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• Volkswagen Passat R36 (2008 - 2010) Review

  

  Parkers rating: 4 out of 5 4.0

  Used price: £4,925 - £10,374

  PROS

  Sleek understated looks, very quick, excellent build quality, comfortable ride

  CONS

  Thirsty engine, not particularly exciting to drive, engine strangely muted

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• Volkswagen Jetta (2006 - 2010) Review

  

  Parkers rating: 4 out of 5 4.0

  Used price: £578 - £3,686

  PROS

  Well built and reliable, cheaper and smaller alternative to a Passat, good choice of engines

  CONS

  Not as practical as a Golf, dull image, noisy TDI engines

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• Volkswagen Passat Saloon (2005 - 2010) Review

  

  Parkers rating: 4 out of 5 4.0

  Used price: £625 - £5,510

  PROS

  Clean styling, upmarket image, good sized boot, classy interior, comfortable ride

  CONS

  No hatchback version, not particularly exciting to drive, older TDI engines are noisy

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