"Volkswagen" - a minivan of the raised comfort

"Volkswagen" - minivan, which is one of the most popular among large families and fans of practical cars. There are a lot of models produced by this concern in this class, but it's worth talking about the most popular ones.

Volkswagen Multivan

The first thing I would like to tell about this "Volkswagen". This minivan is designed for seven seats and occupies one of the leading positions in the ranking of German models of this class. In 2010, the most popular version came out, namely the restyling modification of T5.

It is well decorated interior. Since this machine is more often bought for commercial purposes, all the efforts of the developers were aimed at improving ergonomics and bringing the fit to perfection. And it happened. The seats are gorgeous, the dashboard is made of high quality material, the steering wheel fits perfectly in the hand, and the sliding doors greatly facilitate the fit. And complements the impression of an impeccable assembly, good noise isolation and comfortable high-grade places.

Volkswagen Touran

Another popular "Volkswagen". This minivan was given to the attention of the public in 2003 in August. He was assembled on the platform of a car like the Volkswagen Golf (5th generation). This model uses a new rear axle equipped with a four-link suspension, as well as an electromechanical power steering.

Since 2003, since November (a couple of months after the release), the car has been equipped with an intelligent "smart" system to remind the motorist and the front passenger that they forgot to fasten their seat belts. The manufacturers thought about safety in the first place. If, God forbid, an accident will happen, then the car will not suffer much, except in the case of a head-on collision. In the course of the practical experiment it was found out that in such an accident the car body will only suffer a little.

About popularity and rankings

In general, I must say that the Touran is the second car that was developed and assembled in Europe, which received a three-star rating for the safety of pedestrians. For the comfort of passengers, "Volkswagen" minivan received five stars. The car has everything: ABS, ESP, adaptive headlights, which automatically change position depending on steering angle and speed. And, of course, the model is equipped with all necessary airbags - and front, and window, and side.

Volkswagen Sharan

And finally a few words about this car. Has this Volkswagen-minivan 7 seats, like all the others discussed above. It is made since 1995, for all the time of release, he underwent several restylings. Interestingly, the name from Persian translates as "carrying kings". This, incidentally, is a joint project of the concern Volkswagen and Ford Galaxy. The plans were to take one of the leading places in the minivan segment, and it turned out. This "Volkswagen" minivan reviews received exceptionally positive. Because despite belonging to a very modest class, the car was quite powerful. In Mexico, for example, the minivan was available with 150 strong 1.8-liter turbocharged engines that operated under the 5-speed transmission. In Argentina, the cars were equipped with weaker engines producing 115 hp. But the most powerful option is the Sharan Mk2. He got completely new power units that were able to develop the maximum power of up to 200 "horses"! Another concern was producing models with diesel engines. Of course, they were weaker - the power varied from 140 to 170 hp.

In general, all minivans produced by Volkswagen are comfortable cars, powerful enough and, importantly, safe. No wonder they got such popularity all over the world.