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  Volkswagen Phaeton (2002 - 2010) (Classics Reviews)
  and still maintain an ambient temperature of 22 degrees centigrade. Volkswagen Phaeton 6.0 W12 2003 Road Test
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  Volkswagen Lupo (1999 - 2004) (Classics Reviews)
  Launched in 1989, the Lupo was designed to fill the gap below the ever-expanding Polo in the Volkswagen model range. Based on a shortened version of the Polo/Ibiza platform, its sister car was the Seat Arosa. Initially, Lupo was only available in two trim platforms – the entry-level E
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  Volkswagen Vento (1992 - 1996) (Classics Reviews)
  Like the Ford Orion and the Vauxhall Belmont, the Volkswagen Vento totally failed to capture the imagination of 1990s new car buyers. It was, quite frankly, a bit of a flop – which for a car maker still riding high on the success of the Mk2 Golf and Scirocco must’ve stung a bit
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  Volkswagen Corrado (1988 - 1995) (Classics Reviews)
  Volkswagen’s 1988 replacement for the Scirocco successfully updated its the Mk1’s three-door hatchback style and origami creases. Closely related to the Golf Mk2, but with a Passat dashboard, it debuted with a 1781cc engine in 16V (136bhp) form. Topping the range initially
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  Volkswagen Passat (1988 - 1997) (Classics Reviews)
  The Volkswagen Passat was marketed as the 'great big car' when it was introduced in March 1988. The B3 marked a step-change in the Passat's development, as it was the first transverse-engined Passat, no longer sharing its underpinnings with the Audi 80. It was based largely on the Golf's
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  Volkswagen Jetta (1984 - 1992) (Classics Reviews)
  The Volkswagen Jetta was based on the second generation Golf, and was launched months after the original. Like the original 1979-'83 Jetta, this second car was effectively a three-box Golf with rectangular, rather than, round, headlamps - but the improvments that this car benefited came from
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  Volkswagen Jetta (1979 - 1984) (Classics Reviews)
  The Volkswagen Jetta was an interesting addition to the range - especially as it was Golf-based, and didn't actually hit the market until five years after the car that sired it was launched. It was designed to appeal to conservative customers, primarily in the USA, for whom the hatchback was too
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  Volkswagen Passat (1973 - 1980) (Classics Reviews)
  The Volkswagen Passat represented beginning of the real front-wheel revolution for its maker. After the NSU K70 false start, the Audi 80 was badge-engineered into the Passat, and it proved to be the perfect product at the right time
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  Volkswagen K70 (1970 - 1974) (Classics Reviews)
  Had history turned a different way at the end of the 1960s, and Volkswagen hadn't bought NSU and Audi, then the giant from Wolfsburg as we know it today may well not have been with us today. It was these two companies that introduced front-wheel drive technology to Volkswagen - leading us
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  Volkswagen Passat W8 (2001 - 2003) (Classics Reviews)
  Around the millennium, there was a point in time where Volkswagen decided it had had enough of being the people’s car maker. It watched helpless as premium brands like BMW and Mercedes-Benz poached sales from more mainstream models like the Passat and decided it wanted a piece
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  Volkswagen Golf Mk4 (1998 - 2004) (Classics Reviews)
  Fourth generation Volkswagen Golf is by no means the best version, but it still has plenty going for it, including a comfortable and well-finished interior along with a strong image for durability. And with so many Volkswagen Golfs on the second hand market, you certainly won't have any
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  Volkswagen New Beetle (1998 - 2011) (Classics Reviews)
  and designed by J Mays. People loved it and so Volkswagen pressed ahead, releasing a near production ready Concept Two a year before the New Beetle went on sale in 1998. Based on the MkIV Volkswagen Golf, the car opted for style over interior space. Buyers loved it though and along with the BMW’s
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  Volkswagen Golf Mk3 (1992 - 1997) (Classics Reviews)
  was the pioneer of today’s stop-start technology for Volkswagen Group cars. 
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  Volkswagen Golf Mk2 (1983 - 1992) (Classics Reviews)
  Volkswagen’s re-invention of the influential Golf trod a rather predictable path. More rounded styling - now done in-house, instead of by Giugiaro - clothed familiar engines and similar looking interiors, but incorporated some rather useful improvements inside and on the road. Base model
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  Volkswagen Scirocco Mk2 (1981 - 1992) (Classics Reviews)
  Great to drive, 16V GTX model an absolute peach
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  Volkswagen Passat and Santana (1980 - 1987) (Classics Reviews)
  Roomy, no frills transport, gaining some classic kudos
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  Volkswagen Polo Mk1 (1975 - 1981) (Classics Reviews)
  Like the Passat, this Volkswagen started life as an Audi. Yes, forget the 1990s A3 or A2, the first small Audi was actually the 50, which begat the Polo in 1976. Styled by Bertone and featuring all-new EA111 overhead camshaft engines, the Polo was a class leading car from day one, despite its
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  Volkswagen Golf Mk1 (1974 - 1983) (Classics Reviews)
  Invented the family hatchback as we know it today, good to drive, easy to own, practical
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  Volkswagen Scirocco Mk1 (1973 - 1981) (Classics Reviews)
  Once underway, the speed of Volkswagen's transformation from a company with a single rear-engined model line to one with an all front-wheel drive line-up was startlingly rapid. The Scirocco was an appealing and delightful small coupe that proved that front-wheel drive could be a huge amount
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  Volkswagen 411 and 412 (1968 - 1974) (Classics Reviews)
  The 411 was another late - and some would say desperate - expansion of the Beetle platform. The ideology behind its creation was simple enough - one of the main issues with Volkswagen’s passenger cars of the 1960s was that none had four doors. The 1968 411 was designed to change all