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Volkswagen Lupo
Quite tiny, with boot space to match. Any smaller and it would be a Smart.
1.7 SDI E 3dr 1716cc
1.4 S 3dr 1390cc
1.7 SDI S 3dr 1716cc
1.4 Sport 3dr 1390cc
1.4 TDI PD Sport 3dr 1422cc
1.6 GTI 3dr 1598cc
1.4 E 3dr
Volkswagen Polo
Universal supermini: easy to park, capacious, competent, practical, and with three doors or five.
1.2 E (55bhp) 3dr/5dr 1198cc
1.2 E (65bhp) 3dr/5dr 1198cc
1.9 E SDI (64bhp) 3dr 1896cc
1.2 S (55bhp) 3dr/5dr 1198cc
1.2 S (65bhp) 3dr
1.4 S (75bhp) 3dr/5dr 1390cc
1.9 S SDI (64bhp) 3dr 1896cc
1.9 SDi E (64bhp) 5dr
1.9 SDi S (64bhp) 5dr
1.2 SE (65bhp) 3dr/5dr 1198cc
1.4 SE (75bhp) 3dr/5dr 1390cc
1.4 TDI PD SE (75bhp) 3dr/5dr
1.4 TDI PD S (75bhp) 3dr/5dr 1422cc
1.4 FSi SE 3dr/5dr 1390cc
1.4 FSi Sport 3dr/5dr 1390cc
1.4 Sport (100bhp) 3dr/5dr 1390cc
1.4 TDI PD Sport (75bhp) 3dr/5dr 1422cc
1.9 Sport TDI PD (100bhp) 3dr/5dr 1896cc
1.9 GT TDI PD (130bhp) 3dr/5dr 1896cc
1.4 Dune (65bhp) 5dr
1.4 Dune (75bhp) 5dr
1.4 TDI PD Dune (75bhp) 5dr
1.9 TDI PD Carat (130bhp) MPV 1896cc
Volkswagen Beetle
Appealing retro styling atop common-or-garden Golf underpinnings. Convertible version is very chic.
1.4 3dr 1390cc
1.6 3dr 1596cc
2.0 3dr 1984cc
1.8T 3dr 1781cc
2.3 V5 3dr 2324cc
2.3 V5 Sport Edition 3dr 2324cc
1.4 Conv 1390cc
1.6 Conv 1596cc
1.9 TDI Conv 1896cc
2.0 Conv 1984cc
1.8T Conv 1781cc
Volkswagen Golf
The Golf moves into its fifth generation. Gadgets galore onboard.
1.4 S 3dr/5dr 1390cc
2.0 S SDI 3dr/5dr 1968cc
1.4 S FSI 3dr/5dr 1390cc
1.6 S FSI 3dr/5dr 1598cc
1.9 S TDI 3dr/5dr 1896cc
1.6 Sport FSI 3dr/5dr 1598cc
1.9 Sport TDI 3dr/5dr 1896cc
2.0 GT FSI 3dr/5dr 1984cc
2.0 GT TDI 3dr/5dr 1968cc
1.4 E Estate 1390cc
1.9 SDi E Estate 1896cc
1.6 S Estate 1598cc
2.0 S Estate 1984cc
1.6 SE Estate 1598cc
1.9 TDI PD S (100bhp) Estate 1896cc
2.0 SE Estate 1984cc
1.9 TDI PD S (130bhp) Estate 1896cc
1.9 TDI PD SE (100bhp) Estate 1896cc
1.9 TDI PD SE (130bhp) Estate 1896cc
1.8T Sport Estate 1781cc
1.9 TDI PD Sport (130bhp) Estate 1896cc
1.6 SE FSI 3dr/5dr
1.9 SE TDI 3dr/5dr
Volkswagen Bora
Basically a Golf in four-door saloon form, but based around the MkIV rather than the MkV version.
1.6 S 4dr 1598cc
1.6 SE 4dr
2.0 S 4dr 1984cc
1.9 TDI S (100bhp) 4dr 1896cc
1.9 TDI SE (100bhp) 4dr
1.6 Highline 4dr 1598cc
2.0 Highline 4dr
2.0 SE 4dr 1984cc
1.8T ST 4dr 1781cc
1.9 TDI Highline (100bhp) 4dr 1896cc
1.9 TDI PD ST (130bhp) 4dr 1896cc
1.9 TDI PD Highline (130bhp) 4dr
1.9 TDI PD SE (130bhp) 4dr 1896cc
1.8T (180bhp) 4dr 1781cc
1.8T Sport 4dr 1781cc
2.0 Sport 4dr
2.3 V5 4dr 2324cc
1.9 TDI PD Sport (130bhp) 4dr 1896cc
1.8T Sport (180bhp) 4dr 1781cc
1.9 TDI PD Sport (150bhp) 4dr 1896cc
Volkswagen Passat
Roomy, refined and classy. It's Volkwagen's Mondeo, except that it's a saloon or estate only (no five-door hatch).
2.0 Trendline 4dr 1984cc
1.9 TDI PD Trendline (100bhp) 4dr 1986cc
1.8T S 4dr 1781cc
1.9 TDI PD Trendline (130bhp) 4dr 1896cc
1.9 TDI PD Highline (100bhp) 4dr 1896cc
1.9 TDI PD S (100bhp) 4dr
1.9 TDI PD S (130bhp) 4dr
1.9 TDI PD SE (100bhp) 4dr
1.9 TDI PD SE (130bhp) 4dr
1.9 TDI PD Highline (130bhp) 4dr
2.0 Highline 4dr
2.0 Highlight Estate
1.8T SE Estate
1.8T SE 4dr
2.0 Sport 4dr 1984cc
1.8T Sport 4dr 1781cc
1.9 TDI PD SE 4Motion 4dr 1896cc
1.9 TDI PD S (100bhp) Estate
1.9 TDI PD SE (100bhp) Estate
1.9 TDI PD SE (130bhp) Estate
2.5 V6 TDI 4dr 2496cc
2.8 V6 4Motion 4dr 2771cc
2.0 Trendline Estate 1984cc
1.9 TDI PD Trendline (100bhp) Estate 1896cc
1.8T S Estate 1896cc
1.9 TDI PD Trendline (130bhp) Estate 1896cc
1.9 TDI PD Highlight (100bhp) Estate 1896cc
1.9 TDI PD Highlight (130bhp) Estate
1.9 TDI PD SE 4Motion Estate
1.9 TDI PD Sport 4Motion Estate
2.0 Sport Estate 1984cc
1.8T Sport Estate 1781cc
1.9 TDI PD Sport (130bhp) Estate 1896cc
2.5 V6 TDI Estate 2496cc
2.8 V6 4Motion Estate
2.0 S 4dr
2.0 SE 4dr
2.0 S Estate
Volkswagen Touran
Sensible, anonymously styled compact MVP, based on the next-generation Golf and offering seating options for up to seven.
1.6 S MPV 1595cc
1.6 S FSI MPV 1598cc
1.9 S TDI MPV 1896cc
1.6 SE FSI MPV 1598cc
1.9 SE TDI MPV 1896cc
2.0 SE FSI MPV 1968cc
2.0 SE TDI MPV 1968cc
2.0 Sport FSI MPV 1968cc
2.0 Sport TDI MPV 1968cc
Volkswagen Sharan
Large but not very large MPV sharing much with Ford Galaxy and Seat Alhambra.
2.0 S MPV 1981cc
2.0 SE MPV 1981cc
1.9 TDI PD S (115bhp) MPV 1896cc
1.9 TDI PD S (130bhp) MPV 1896cc
1.8T SE MPV 1781cc
1.8T Sport MPV 1781cc
1.9 TDI PD Carat (115bhp) MPV 1896cc
2.8 V6 Carat MPV 2792cc
2.8 V6 4Motion Carat MPV 2792cc
1.9 TDI PD SE (130bhp) MPV
1.9 TDI PD Sport (115bhp) MPV
1.9 TDI PD Sport (130bhp) MPV
1.9 TDI PD SE (115bhp) MPV
Volkswagen Touareg
The first proper VW on/off roader of modern times. At the lower end it is a practical, working, family 4x4. At the upper end it's a luxurious, extravagent posemobile. 
2.5 TDI 4x4 2460cc
2.5 TDI Sport 4x4 2460cc
3.2 V6 4x4 3189cc
3.2 V6 Sport 4x4 3189cc
4.2 V8 Auto 4x4 4172cc
5.0 V10 TDI Auto 4x4 4921cc
Volkswagen Phaeton
Designed to be not just the best Volkswagen, but the best car ever. And failing spectacularly.
3.2 V6 4dr 3189cc
3.2 V6 Auto LWB 4dr 3189cc
4.2 W8 4Motion 4dr 4172cc
4.2 W8 4Motion Auto LWB 4dr 4172cc
5.0 V10 4Motion 4dr 4921cc
5.0 V10 4Motion Auto LWB 4dr 4921cc
6.0 W12 4Motion 4dr 5998cc
6.0 W12 4Motion Auto LWB 4dr 5998cc
Awards
The mkV Golf was Top Gear's Best Hatchback in 2004. The Lupo 3L TDI was the RAC/ Fleet World MPG Marathon winner in 2001.
Information from BBC TopGear magazine
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