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Comparing The Volkswagen Atlas With The Subaru Ascent

June 10th, 2025 by
Volkswagen Atlas

The 2025 Volkswagen Atlas is a serious family vehicle. It is a three-row SUV that can seat up to seven people with more space than most vehicles in its class. We recognize that consumers want to cross-shop our vehicles with those of other competitors. Kelley Blue Book recently compared the Atlas with the Subaru Ascent…

The New Taos Arrives To Rave Reviews

June 5th, 2025 by
Volkswagen Taos Driver's Side View

For 2025, Volkswagen updated the Taos with a new look and more power. The changes have helped invite customers to enjoy an SUV that will take them where life leads them. Car and Driver recently reviewed the updated 2025 Taos.   Before we get into what Car and Driver had to say about the 2025 Taos,…

Seventy-Five Years of the Volkswagen Bus

June 1st, 2025 by
Original Volkswagen Bus

Seventy-five years ago, a Volkswagen icon was born. The Volkswagen Type 2 came off the Wolfsburg assembly plant to transform family transportation for the next seven decades. Notably, it was a minivan before the category became popular. The Type 2 was known by several names. American consumers simply called it “the Bus.”   Volkswagen took the…

Safety Tips for Traveling with Pets

May 15th, 2025 by
Dog in Rear seat buckled in safety harness.

Pets are rarely ambivalent about riding in cars. They either love it and jump enthusiastically into vehicles or loathe it with a passion, complaining loudly while dashing about the cabins, searching for ways out, trying to find the tiniest crevice in which to hide from the experience. Conventional wisdom holds that dogs are the car…

The Taos Is High on Usefulness and Low on Nonsense

April 20th, 2025 by
2025 Volkswagen Taos Front View in Motion

There is no shortage of crossovers; sometimes, manufacturers will add a few gimmicks to try to stand out from the crowd. Some allow you to configure your Daytime Running lights a certain way, while others just go overboard on the interior tech, assigning vent position to the touchscreen, for example. The enthusiast site The Autopian…

All-New 2025 Tiguan Brings a European take on Affordable Luxury

April 15th, 2025 by
2025 Volkswagen Tiguan R-Line Rear View Parked at Home

The compact crossover category is the best-selling automotive segment in the US, and it is hard to find a manufacturer without a model entry. However, with as many compact crossover models as there are, only one hails from Europe without a luxury badge and commands a luxury price. That is the Tiguan, which has been…

​​2025 Jetta GLI Keeps the Fun Alive​

April 10th, 2025 by
2025 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Front View In Motion

At a time when discussions of electric vehicles often mention the concept of one-pedal driving, some among us still yearn for three times as many pedals. That’s one more pedal than feet to press them, resulting in a bit of a Texas two-step on the floorboard as you accelerate to cruising speed or shift up…

The Volkswagen Atlas Is an Extraordinary Family Vehicle

April 5th, 2025 by
2024 VW Atlas Front Side View

In the 1980s, families discovered the tremendous usefulness of minivans. They could carry three rows of people or convert to hold a large amount of cargo. They drove like cars and had car-like fuel efficiency. Minivans clicked a lot of boxes for families, except for one thing. They looked really boring.   Three-row crossovers stepped into…

MotorWeek Wrap Up Time with Long-Term Atlas Cross Sport

April 1st, 2025 by
2024 VW Atlas Cross Sport

During the summer of 2024, MotorWeek, the vehicle-reviewing television show, received an Atlas Cross Sport for evaluation. This Bud Brown Volkswagen post summarizes MotorWeek’s findings after covering over 2,000 miles and living with it for several months. Reviewers often get top-of-the-line models to evaluate all the bells and whistles, but for this test, MotorWeek opted…

​​Reintroducing the Volkswagen ID.4​

March 20th, 2025 by
2024 Volkswagen ID.4 Aurora Red Metallic rear

You’ve waited to get a new one. Now, the wait is over. The Volkswagen ID.4 is back!   In the coming weeks, the Chattanooga, Tennessee plant will start producing the ID.4 again, which means that a fresh batch of this award-winning electric SUV will be coming soon!    For 2024, the ID.4 received significant upgrades to the…

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