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Volkswagen Ranges

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  • Volkswagen California (2015 onwards) Review

    Iconic camper is pricey but brilliant

    Parkers rating: 4.4 out of 5 4.4
    New price: £63,049 - £83,083
    PROS
    • Stunning piece of product design
    • Comfortable and easy to drive
    • Lots of clever packaging and storage
    CONS
    • Not cheap – but still good value
    • Unsurprisingly not that nimble to drive
    • Limited engine range
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  • Volkswagen Golf Hatchback (2020 onwards) Review

    The benchmark hatchback is no longer best in class

    Parkers rating: 3.6 out of 5 3.6
    New price: £26,705 - £36,800
    PROS
    • Wide range of engines and models
    • High-tech interior with online connectivity
    • Solid image and reputation
    CONS
    • Digital cockpit might be off-putting
    • Simpler suspension on cheaper cars
    • Some interior plastics feel underwhelming
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  • Volkswagen ID.3 Hatchback (2020 onwards) Review

    An excellent all-rounder usefully improved

    Parkers rating: 3.9 out of 5 3.9
    New price: £37,255 - £49,185
    PROS
    • Good real world range and efficiency
    • Impressive performance, space
    • Cheaper than other European rivals
    CONS
    • Large battery models expensive
    • A Cupra Born still has a nicer interior
    • Fiddly controls poorly conceived
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  • Volkswagen ID.4 SUV (2021 onwards) Review

    Electric SUV that majors on usability

    Parkers rating: 3.6 out of 5 3.6
    New price: £46,175 - £53,005
    PROS
    • Up-to 323-mile range
    • Relaxed and quiet cruising
    • Entry-level models nicest to drive
    CONS
    • Fiddly touch-sensitive controls
    • Rivals are cheaper
    • Gets pricey with options
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  • Volkswagen T-Roc Cabriolet (2020 onwards) Review

    Volkswagen reboots its Cabriolet heritage... with a soft-top SUV

    Parkers rating: 3.5 out of 5 3.5
    New price: £35,415 - £39,710
    PROS
    • Traditional SUV attributes with wind-in-the-hair fun
    • Very practical for a cabrio
    • Well-equipped as standard
    • It certainly makes a statement...
    CONS
    • Rear seats not as useful as SUV's
    • Cabriolet quite a bit pricier, too
    • Reduced engine range with no diesel
    • Handling becomes a bit wobbly
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Volkswagen is one of the undisputed titans of the automotive industry. It’s the best-selling brand in the Volkswagen Group, which also includes Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT and Skoda.

It has one of the most comprehensive ranges of cars, commercial vehicles and dealerships in the UK. The VW stable includes the up!, iconic Beetle, Polo, Golf, Jetta, Passat, Scirocco, Touran, Sharan, Tiguan, Touareg, Phaeton, Caravelle and California motorhome.

Volkswagen can trace its roots right back to 1937. The firm was charged with building an affordable ‘Peoples’ Car’ in an effort to mobilise the masses in Germany. During the Second World War the firm switched to building arms, but switched back to cars after British Major Ivan Hirst took charge on behalf of the British Government after the war ended. 

In 1950 the firm expanded production to two vehicles with the introduction of the incredibly popular Type 2, which became known as the ‘Bully’, or Volkswagen Bus. Fast forward to 1973 and the Passat became the first of the new wave of Volkswagens. A year later the first Golf was built, with the iconic Golf GTi following in 1976.