Volkswagen
The Car / Das Auto
There is a VW badge involved when we are talking about German cars, and generally focus on uber-expensive rides reserved for the riches. Those two letters stand for Volkswagen, that translate to «people's car».
In keeping with that theme, VW sells a wide variety of vehicles built to appeal to everyone from the established executive to the financially-strapped college grad. The former are longtime fans of the entry-level Volkswagen Rabbit (previously the Volkswagen Golf), the modern interpretation of the original Volkswagen Beetle, the Volkswagen Jetta. Moving up the ladder, you will find the larger Volkswagen Passat as sedan and wagon, the svelte Volkswagen CC 4-door coupe, and the Volkswagen New Beetle convertibles and cute Volkswagen Eos. Buyers seeking more carrying capacity will be best served by the Volkswagen Tiguan crossover or the Dodge Caravan-based Volkswagen Routan minivan. Offering less utility but a lot more fun are the Volkswagen GTI and Volkswagen GLI. VW lacks a hybrid in its lineup, but does offer the fuel-efficient TDI diesel engine in several models, including the Volkswagen Touareg2 and Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen.