2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport V6 SEL R-Line 4MOTION

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  • 2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport V6 SEL R-Line 4MOTION: Longer in name than content

    2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport V6 SEL R-Line 4MOTION: Longer in name than content

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    Automakers continue to invest a significant amount of time and energy to ensure that we don’t mistake their product for a wagon. Quite often that means chopping the back of a crossover to make it more coupe-like in profile. Volkswagen already makes the Atlas midsize crossover, but now there is something called the Atlas Cross…

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  • 2020 Volkswagen Passat 2.0T SEL: The Road to Redemption

    2020 Volkswagen Passat 2.0T SEL: The Road to Redemption

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    Journalists generally shouldn’t have biases. They get in the way of impartial reviews and could lead to errant advice for the reader. However, we’re human, so they very much exist. One of mine has historically been Volkswagen. In a “once bitten, twice shy” type of scenario, I had a horrendous experience with a brand new…

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  • 2019 Volkswagen Golf – old Golf with a new heart

    2019 Volkswagen Golf – old Golf with a new heart

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    This 2019 Volkswagen Golf may look like any other seventh generation Golf but its secret is under the hood – a new engine. To go with that engine is either a new six-speed manual transmission, which replaces the old five-speed, or a new eight-speed automatic transmission, which replaces the old six-speed slushbox. So far, so…

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  • A Tale of Two Golfs – Hatch and Wagen

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    I recently had the opportunity two drive two similar but different 2018 Volkswagen Golfs. The first was a Golf S SportWagen. The second was a conventional Golf SE hatchback. The differences in trim between the two were limited to a sunroof, leather seats, and a bigger infotainment screen on the Golf SE. The two vehicles…

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  • Review: 2017 VW Alltrack SE 6MT – Dog-hauler deluxe, enthusiast’s fantasy, not so much

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    When my brother’s Chevy Avalanche looked like it was on its way to the great Car Lot in the Sky, therein lain a decision: what to take its place? His list of wants and needs yielded something seemingly impossible to find. Among those many qualities were: all-wheel-drive, a manual transmission, an interior of good quality,…

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  • Quick Spin: 2018 Volkswagen Golf GTI SE

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    The GTI shouldn’t need an introduction. Even its model name, despite being used on many other cars, can only be related to one vehicle without further specification. In the decades that the GTI has been around it remained shockingly true to its roots – a hot-hatch version of the Volkswagen Golf. For 2018, the evolution…

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  • 2018 Volkswagen Golf R: The Best Premium Hot Hatch You Can Buy In North America?

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    You would think that a car like the Volkswagen Golf R (which, TL;DR I liked a lot), would lend itself to an easy review.  But it does not.  In fact, this is something like the sixth go at crafting something I’m willing to let see the light of day. The reason for this is the…

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  • Quick Spin: 2018 Volkswagen Passat 2.0T SEL Premium

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    There’s a problem with mid-size sedans. They’re not selling. Seriously, no one is buying them. Everyone wants an SUV these days. It’s so much of a problem that Ford, a huge automaker by any measure, gave in and decided “hell, let’s just not make any ‘cars’ for the U.S. market”. And others might follow suit,…

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  • First Drive 2019 Volkswagen Jetta: Mainstream American Family Sedan

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    When Volkswagen moved the Jetta down market with the sixth generation model, specifically designed and built for the North American market, there were more than a few enthusiasts who were disappointed as previous Jetta’s especially in GLI trim, gave you a bit of that BMW M driving experience at half the cost. The thing is,…

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  • 2017 Volkswagen Golf GTI: The Gray Man’s Hot Hatch

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    What is a “gray man”? Urban Dictionary says, “A man who can blend in to any scene or situation without standing out, hiding his skills and qualities”  OK, the red GTI that I had in for the week isn’t exactly subtle, but take off the minimal badging ( badges, we don’t need no stinkin’ badges)…

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