It moves the Golf game on yet again. Next up, the much loved new Volkswagen Beetle is still going strong in its latest form. It remains one of the most instantly recognisable cars on the road. If you love the look, as many do, you can't go wrong. Moving on, if you like your Volkswagen Golfs with a boot in place of the traditional hatchback, the New Volkswagen Jetta saloon is the car for you. Higher equipment levels and a classier look also count in the Jetta's favour. Otherwise, it's the engines, driving experience and build quality of the Golf -- all of which are pretty darn good. Next is the Volkswagen Passat, a medium range family car that's doing its utmost to overlap into the compact executive class above. These high aspirations are evident in its build quality and polished driving experience. It's one of the best models in its sector and well worth a look. There's the even the sleekly-styled new Volkswagen Passatt CC to consider too. Europe's largest motor manufacturer also offers two spacious people carriers.
Touran buyers benefit from Volkswagen's build quality, a solid engine range and a polished driving experience. It's refreshingly free from the gimmicks favoured by rival compact MPV products and gets on with the job in some style. Volkswagen's second generation, seven-seat Sharan adds a touch of quality to full-sized family MPV motoring. The New Volkswagen Tiguan compact 4x4 uses the Golf's best engines. Plus it has 4MOTION 4WD, so offers a lot more off-road prowess than you'd expect in this sector. Overall, it's a winner all the way. The stunning, third generation New Volkswagen Scirocco coupe benefits from access to some great engines and is solidly built. Thirty and forty-something nostalgists will also love to own the car they were too young for first time round. The New Volkswagen Eos is a classy and elegant folding hard top convertible. Pricing that's a little above mainstream family-hatch-based rivals is justified by higher quality, better residuals and an extremely clever metal folding roof. A little bit less ostentatious than your average luxury SUV, the New Volkswagen Touareg can live with the best of them in terms of performance on and off road. Well built, spacious and attractively priced, it certainly delivers the goods. Sitting up the top of the extensive range is the luxurious the New Volkswagen Phaeton, a first rate luxury saloon that gives comfort top billing in its list of priorities. Great engines, advanced technology, solid build it's all there.
Think of the Opel Flextreme GT/E concept as a bigger Chevrolet Volt (or Opel Ampera if you're European). In Opel's strategy for achieving more independence from fossil fuels, electricity plays a key role. The 4.7-meter long Opel Flextreme GT/E Concept illustrates how extended-range electric vehicle (E-REV) technology can be plugged into large or mid-size vehicles, as well as compact cars such as the upcoming Opel Ampera. Opel calls this strategy e-mobility unlimited: adapting the highly efficient E-REV drive system - which removes the limitations of battery-only power - to vehicles across all market segments. To enjoy zero CO2 driving emissions Opel-style, the Flextreme GT/E concept shows that size doesn't matter. The purposeful design also enables the Opel Flextreme GT/E Concept to achieve a projected drag co-efficient of just 0.22, which helps it reach a 200 km/h-plus top speed as well as conserve energy and extend its driving range. Stand-out visual features include a low and wide stance, wing-shaped lights front and rear, a distinctive nose and grille, floating C-pillars and muscular, sculptured bodywork. The clean, frontal styling features a low hood line and an extended nose section, which is clasped by wing-shaped, signature LED headlamps.
