Review: Volkswagen 9C-I New Beetle (2000-05) Overview Released in February 2000, the Volkswagen 9C Series I (9C-I) New Beetle was a three-door liftback. Manufactured in Puebla, Mexico, the VW New Beetle was initially available with either a 2.0-litre petrol engine (the ‘2.0i’ variants) or a 1.8-litre turbocharged unit (‘1.8T’). In January 2002, a 1.6-litre petrol […]
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Review: Volkswagen T5 Kombi Beach (2006-08)
Overview Released in June 2006, the Volkswagen T5 Kombi Beach was a four seat van. Manufactured in Hanover, Germany, and based on the T5 Multivan, the VW Kombi Beach was powered by a 2.5-litre five-cylinder turbo-diesel engine that was mated to a six-speed manual or automatic transmission; models fitted with Volkswagen’s ‘4Motion’ all-wheel drive system, […]
Review: Volkswagen T5 Multivan (2004-15)
Review: Volkswagen T5.I Multivan (2004-10) Overview Released in December 2004, the Volkswagen T5 Series I (T5.I) Multivan was a large people mover. Manufactured in Hanover, Germany, the VW T5 Multivan was initially available with either a 2.5-litre turbo-diesel engine or a 3.2-litre petrol unit, mated to either a six-speed manual or automatic transmission (the 2.5 […]
Review: Volkswagen Mk.6 Jetta (2011-17)
Review: Volkswagen Mk.6-I Jetta (2011-14) Overview Released in August 2011, the Volkswagen Mk.6 Series I (Mk.6-I) Jetta was a mid-size, front-wheel drive sedan. Manufactured in Puebla, Mexico, the VW Mk.6 Jetta range initially consisted of the 118TSI, 103TDI and 147TSI variants, which were available in standard, Comfortline and Highline editions (see table below). Dimensions Compared […]
Review: Volkswagen T5 Kombi (2005-08)
Overview Released in Australia in October 2005, the Volkswagen T5 Kombi was a nine seat people mover. Manufactured in Hanover, Germany, the front-wheel drive VW Kombi was available with either 1.9- and 2.5-litre turbo-diesel engines that were mated to either five-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmissions, respectively. 1.9 TDI and 2.5 TDI Engines Of the […]
Review: Volkswagen Mk7.5 Golf Wagon (2017-20)
Overview The Volkswagen Mk7.5 Golf Wagon was released in Australia in July 2017. Manufactured in Mosel, Germany, the front-wheel drive Volkswagen Mk7.5 Golf Wagon was available with 1.4-litre turbo petrol (‘110TSI’) and 2.0-litre turbo diesel (‘110TDI’) engines. To reduce fuel consumption, both engines had Stop/Start systems which enabled them to shut down when the vehicle […]
Review: Volkswagen Mk.5 Jetta (2006-11)
Overview Released in February 2006, the Volkswagen Mk.5 Jetta was a mid-size sedan. Manufactured in Puebla, Mexico, the VW Mk.5 Jetta range initially consisted of the 2.0 FSI, 2.0 TFSI and 2.0 TDI variants. In 2009, however, the range was expanded with the introduction of the price-leading 118TSI variant, while the 2.0 TDI was renamed […]
Review: Volkswagen Mk.6 Golf Wagon (2010-13)
Overview Released in Australia in February 2010, the front-wheel drive Volkswagen Mk.6 Golf Wagon was manufactured in Wolfsburg, Germany. As per the table below, the VW Mk.6 Golf Wagon range consisted of 77 TDI Trendline, 90 TSI Trendline, 103 TDI Comfortline and 118 TSI Comfortline models. Body and dimensions Compared to the related Mk.6 Golf […]
Review: Volkswagen Mk.7 Golf Wagon (2013-17)
Overview Released in December 2013, the front-wheel drive Volkswagen Mk.7 Golf Wagon was manufactured in Mosel, Germany. As per the table below, the VW Mk.7 Golf Wagon range consisted of 90TSI, 103TSI and 110TDI variants. All engines, however, had a Start/Stop function which enabled them to shut down when the vehicle was stationary to minimise […]
Review: Volkswagen Mk.7 Golf R Wagon (2015-16)
Overview Released in Australia in July 2015, the Volkswagen Golf R Wagon was solely available as a limited-run Wolfsburg Edition. Manufactured in Wolfsburg, Germany, the all-wheel drive VW Mk.7 Golf R Wagon was powered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine that was mated to a six-speed double clutch transmission (DCT or Volkswagen’s ‘DSG’). EA888 Gen […]