Volkswagen Family car reviews
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Volkswagen Family car reviews
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Volkswagen Passat Estate (2024 onwards) Review
A great choice for long-distance drivers
New price: £44,445 - £51,310Read full reviewPROS
- Excellent refinement
- Comfortable ride
- Stacks of room
CONS
- No diesel model
- Annoying luggage cover
- Touch-sensitive controls
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Volkswagen ID.7 Tourer (2024 onwards) Review
Spacious and a long range. Highly commended
New price: £51,730 - £59,315Read full reviewPROS
- Very comfortable
- Tremendous electric range
- Spacious interior
CONS
- Expensive in top-spec trims
- Over-reliance on touchscreen
- GTX trim not worth the money
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Volkswagen California Campervan (2024 onwards) Review
All-new VW campervan sets new standards for cleverness and is now much better to drive
New price: £66,331 - £83,347Read full reviewPROS
- Car-based design improves the driving experience
- Sliding doors on both sides for the first time
- Packaging is very clever, making it even easier to use
CONS
- Less interior storage than before
- DSG transmission can be jerky and tiresome
- Mercedes Marco Polo offers self-levelling suspension
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Volkswagen Taigo SUV (2022 onwards) Review
Stylish coupe-SUV is sensible but not scintillating
New price: £24,770 - £33,125Read full reviewPROS
- Excellent engines shared with T-Cross
- Comfortable ride
- Spacious rear seats
CONS
- Slightly smaller boot than T-Cross
- Frustrating touch-sensitive controls
- No more exciting to drive
- Excellent engines shared with T-Cross
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Volkswagen California (2015 - 2024) Review
Camping icon deserves all the attention its cult status commands
Used price: £21,211 - £70,730Read full reviewPROS
- 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 Caravelle (2015 - 2022) Review
Loads of space, surprising grace and now even more tech
Used price: £14,425 - £49,100Read full reviewPROS
- Blends spaciousness, practicality and versatility
- Surprisingly refined and comfy to drive
- Van-based underpinnings should last well
CONS
- Expensive, but feels very plush
- Its height can limit where you can park
- No disguising the van-like styling
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Volkswagen Caddy Maxi Life (2015 - 2021) Review
The van-based people carrier with VW quality
Used price: £7,248 - £17,837Read full reviewPROS
- Very spacious for seven and luggage
- Frugal engines with plenty of torque
- Standard kit covers all the basics
- Good build quality – for a van
CONS
- Bouncy ride
- Limited choice of trim and engine
- Not cheap
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Volkswagen Passat Estate (2015 - 2024) Review
Enormously practical and pleasingly comfortable
Used price: £4,430 - £36,076Read full reviewPROS
- Comfortable ride and seats
- Roomy loadbay and interior
- Excellent build quality
CONS
- Ride can be firm on larger wheels
- Some rivals are better equipped
- DSG transmission can be sluggish
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Volkswagen Passat Estate (2011 - 2014) Review
Used price: £2,168 - £8,559Read full reviewPROS
- One of the largest boots in its class
- Good residuals
- Sharper looks than saloon
CONS
- Not as fun to drive as a Mondeo estate
- Servicing may cost more than rivals
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Volkswagen Caddy Maxi Life (2010 - 2015) Review
Used price: £2,461 - £9,067Read full reviewPROS
High quality cabin, spacious interior, can seat seven people, good value
CONS
Van-like appearance, interior feels spartan
