The best-selling vehicle segment in the U.S. is the compact SUV category. Vehicles in this category are often a manufacturer’s best sellers and are crucial to their bottom line, so everyone puts their best foot forward when entering this category. But when you test them together, as one might when comparison shopping, there can be only one…
The Volkswagen Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport are truly an all-American affair, ingrained with German engineering. They are the vehicles we needed at a time when families were looking for more out of their SUVs. The three-row Atlas was introduced in 2016 at the Chattanooga, Tennessee, assembly facility. This was followed by the two-row Atlas Cross Sport in 2019. Both mid-size SUVs were successful because they offered maximum passenger and cargo space in…
Volkswagen is making some of the best cars the company has ever produced, as evidenced by the attention and awards the vehicles are receiving. First, it was the 2026 GTI and Golf R being named co-winners of the MotorTrend Car of the Year Award, and now it’s Car and Driver naming the GTI, Golf R, and Tiguan to its annual Editors’ Choice list. A Word from Volkswagen “We are…
Volkswagen gave the world an all-new Tiguan in 2025, but in 2026, the crossover is still winning everyone over and beating the competition. As the best-selling Volkswagen vehicle in America, the company went all out with this latest generation, offering a bolder design, more standard safety and convenience technology, and better driving dynamics. The Annual Best Family Car Awards For their…
The goal for every Volkswagen model is to protect you from harm. Every one of our vehicles was developed to keep you and your fellow occupants safe. Crash testing by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety measures how a vehicle will handle several collision scenarios. The result is based on their ratings system and awarding…
Cars have a practical purpose and can also be a source of considerable enjoyment. When a model does both beautifully, well… it wins awards. Thus, Bud Brown Volkswagen is proud to announce that, fresh from being selected as Motor Trend’s “Car of the Year”, the 2026 Golf R and GTCar aI have been named among Car and Driver’s “10Best”. Neither vehicle is a stranger to…
The Tiguan is the best-selling model in the VW lineup, which is an additional reason why Bud Brown Volkswagen is pleased to announce that the 2025 Tiguan earned a 5-star overall safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), its highest rating. The NHTSA’s New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) has been conducting crash tests on vehicles and providing consumers with data since 1978. The…
The industry may be dominated by SUVs and crossovers, but each year, Motor Trend reviews the latest models of sedans, coupes, hatchbacks, and any other body style still considered a “car” for itsprestigious Car of the Year Award. For the 2026 edition, Bud Brown Volkswagen is pleased to announce that Motor Trend selected the…
It is a testament to how much things have changed that the company that once famously told us to “Think Small” now produces a vehicle that is 16 feet, 8 inches long, 7 feet, 4 inches wide, comfortably seats seven people, and is called Atlas. But Volkswagen means “people’s car,” and most people have families….
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…
