This is push much the Grand Caravan, plus some German-engineered features. We opted for the biggest trim, the SEL Premium package. It had a more powerful engine than lesser trims, yet it's still ...

*For the naysayers who think there couldn't possibly be any true Volkswagen DNA in the new Routan, well, you're mistaken. Granted, it's not the Microbus Concept we'd been dreaming of since 2001, but ...

1.2L I-3 DOHC, MIVEC variable valve control, regular unleaded, engine with 78HP (1) 1.2L I-3 DOHC, MIVEC variable valve control, regular unleaded, engine with 78HP (1) 1.2L I-3 DOHC, MIVEC variable ...

Whether or not you agree with VW's decision to restyle its competitor's minivan for the U.S. market rather than build its own from scratch, the German brand did manage to get at least one thing right ...

Even by the dire standards of the current market, the new VW Routan minivan appears to be nailed to the showroom floor. A warmed-over version of the Chrysler Town & Country/Dodge Caravan, the Routan ...

The badges on the front and back say “Volkswagen,” but the minivan I tested this past week drove and felt quite like a Chrysler Town & Country or Dodge Grand Caravan. Oh, wait a minute — that's ...

The Routan appeals to minivan buyers who want a little more style and verve in their family hauler. Clean Volkswagen design cues dominate inside and out, and the Routan features a "European-tuned" ...

The problem with the 2009 Volkswagen Routan isn't so much what it is as what it's not. What it is is VW's restyled version of the newest-generation Chrysler minivan, introduced last year. What it's ...

VW knows cute. Whether it’s cute-cute, a la the Beetle, New Beetle and Kharman Ghia, or ugly-cute (see: Thing), VW has been there and done that. But even when the division of labor between fun and ...