Tag Archives: Volkswagen

Review: 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan R-Line

In many ways, I think the current Tiguan is worse than the previous generation. It's slower, less nimble, more tuned for comfort than performance and generally doesn't stir much emotion.

However, the new recipe for the Tiguan is generating a lot of sales from customers...

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Review: 2019 Volkswagen Jetta GLI

In the automotive industry these days, all you hear is SUVs this and pick-up trucks that. Certain automakers are betting heavily in these segments and it’s getting to the point where you’d think there is no room anymore for the traditional passenger car.

Nuts to that, says Volkswagen....

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Review: 2019 Volkswagen Jetta Execline

The Volkswagen Jetta has been a familiar nameplate within the Volkswagen family for some time, and it is placed in a segment that tends to get a fair amount of attention from buyers: the compact sedan segment. Though, I'm not entirely sure it could be accurately called that anymore. Have you...
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Review: 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan Highline

By Kevin Harrison Recently my girlfriend completed her 8th marathon in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. I despise running for reasons most of us probably do, so I’m always immensely impressed with people who do marathons. Not only is it physically demanding, but it’s also taxing mentally. Because of that, and because I’d...
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Quick Drive: 2017 Volkswagen Passat V6

By Kevin Harrison I need to apologize to Volkswagen Canada, who was kind enough to lend me their new Passat for a week, and to you, dear reader, as my review of Volkswagen's largest sedan didn't exactly go as planned. I always knew this piece would be a 'quick drive' review as...
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Test Drive: 2017 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack

By Kevin Harrison Volkswagen continues to be one of the only manufactures left that still believes in North American’s desire for a wagon – despite the overwhelming success of SUV’s and crossovers. Us wagon fans thank the automaker for not giving up, though many of us have considered other brands thanks to...
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Test Drive: 2016 Volkswagen Golf R

By Kevin Harrison "Shift gear, automatic, damned if I do" That declaration was not made by myself or any other car aficionado you may know. It's actually a lyric in a song called 'Bad Girls' by Sri Lankan rapper M.I.A. While I would take a manual transmission over an automatic no matter what the...
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