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…
Summer is approaching, and school will be out, which may mean it’s time for the family’s summer vacation or a quick road trip. Ironically, the very summer weather that draws us to over-the-road travel can be the most challenging part of such trips. Fortunately, Volkswagen models have several features to help you keep your cool. Bud Brown Volkswagen wants to remind you…
Volkswagen crossovers and SUVs are some of the most capable vehicles on the market for customers to buy. Not only does each vehicle offer great cargo space, fuel economy, technology, luxury, and comfort, but Volkswagen ensured that each model can easily tow a healthy amount of weight. Let’s break down the individual towing capacities for each model, starting from the smallest crossover to the largest SUV…
It has been said recently that the 2026 Volkswagen Taos and the Tiguan look identical. However, they are two very distinct SUVs in different size classes. Because they follow the latest Volkswagen design language, showing a bold face, with a lower air intake grille and LED lighting elements, they have a similar look. In the rear, they also use similar LED taillight designs, including…
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…
Motor Trend evaluated the 2026 Tiguan, redesigned in 2025, and the Forester Hybrid, which emerged around the same time, and compared the two. It may be odd to compare a hybrid and a non-hybrid model, but the magazine was intrigued by how both models are targeting the same customer from different directions. This Bud Brown Volkswagen post shows how the comparison went. The…
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…
We knew we had something special when Volkswagen added a more powerful turbocharged engine to the 2026 Tiguan. The addition of the SEL R-Line Turbo added more adrenaline and luxury in a superbly engineered package. Recently, Cars.com took a “quick spin” in the 2026 Tiguan SEL R-Line Turbo. Right off the bat, they said that this new trim level is “the solution…
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 2026 Volkswagen Tiguan SEL R-Line Turbo has become one of the most desirable vehicles in its segment. It is already one of the most powerful vehicles in its size class. While offering the most standard horsepower and torque, the Tiguan also provides a lot of style, an elevated interior, and ample space for the…
