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: £44,035 - £51,105Read full reviewPROS
- Hugely refined at speed
- Comfortable ride
- Loads of room
CONS
- No diesel model
- Automatic-only
- Touch-sensitive controls
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Volkswagen Taigo SUV (2022 onwards) Review
Stylish coupe-SUV is sensible but not scintillating
New price: £25,650 - £33,420Read 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 onwards) Review
Iconic camper is pricey but brilliant
New price: £60,829 - £80,863Read 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: £15,718 - £56,030Read 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: £8,779 - £21,930Read 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: £5,304 - £33,459Read 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: £2,425 - £10,381Read 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: £3,348 - £12,213Read full reviewPROS
High quality cabin, spacious interior, can seat seven people, good value
CONS
Van-like appearance, interior feels spartan
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Volkswagen Caddy Maxi Life (2008 - 2010) Review
Used price: £1,712 - £4,575Read full reviewPROS
High quality cabin, masses of passenger space, can seat seven, large boot, sliding side doors
CONS
Van-like appearance, rearmost seat difficult to remove, other people carriers are more user-friendly inside
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Volkswagen California (2005 - 2015) Review
Used price: £10,345 - £37,705Read full reviewPROS
Less expensive to buy than a proper motorhome, top quality fittings, strong TDI engine
CONS
Lacks the charm of the original 'Camper Van', high prices
