Volkswagen cars, makes and models

2025 Author: Erin Ralphs | [email protected]. Last modified: 2025-01-22 21:14

Volkswagen's wide range of vehicles allows you to choose the most suitable model for a specific application with the required technical characteristics, equipment and comfort. About this - in this article.

The emergence of the German automaker

Volkswagen began its history in 1933, and initially it was faced with the task of developing and launching a cheap passenger car, which was called Volkswagen, which means "people's car" in German. The project was successfully led by Ferdinand Porsche, and the first runabouts were made in 1935. After that, the company, which received the official name "Volkswagen", began the construction of the largest car assembly plant in Europe at that time. The new facility opened car production in 1938.

Company Development

The most rapid period of development of the company was the fifties. During this period, the production of trucks ceases, the models produced undergo a deep modernization, to increase sales, their own distribution network is created, and formaintenance - service stations.

Further development is connected with the acquisition by Volkswagen of the brands of other automobile companies, such as Audi, Skoda, SEAT, Porsche. In 2009, the assembly of the company's vehicles at the Kaluga plant was organized.

Currently, the assembly of various vehicles of the concern is carried out at 15 sites in different countries of the world, which characterizes the high popularity of Volkswagen cars, and the company's model range consists of the following series:

• cars;
• crossovers and SUVs;
• commercial vehicles.

Features of Volkswagen cars

The company's cars gained their popularity primarily due to reliability and recognizable appearance. In addition, the cars of the brand are characterized by:

• high manageability;
• quality build;
• great security;
• good equipment;
• economical operation;
• comfort;
• modern service.

The high quality of Volkswagen cars is confirmed by the fact that they have been repeatedly recognized as the best European models of the year:

1. Golf - 1992.
2. "Polo" - 2010.
3. Golf 2013.
4. "Passat" -2015.

Urban car under the symbol UP! in 2012 received a prize for second place.

Listproduced by the company's passenger cars

Currently, the Volkswagen passenger car range includes the following small cars:

Table of car models

n/n	Volkswagen brand	Starting year	Vehicle class	Body options
1	UP!	2011	urban	hatchback (3 and 5 doors)
2	New Beetle	2005	urban	hatchback (3 and 5 doors), convertible
3	Polo	2002	urban	hatchback (3 and 5 doors)
4	Polo Sedan	2010	urban	sedan
5	Jetta	2005	urban	sedan
6	Golf	1997	urban	hatchback (3 and 5 doors), station wagon (5 doors)
7	Golf R	2009	urban	hatchback (5 doors)
8	Golf GTI	2001	urban	hatchback (3 doors), convertible
9	Bora	2013	urban	sedan
10	Passat	1993	medium	sedan, station wagon (5 doors)
11	Passat SS	2008	medium	sedan
12	Phaeton	2002	representative	sedan
13	Sirocco	2008	urban	coupe

Pay attention! Volkswagen passenger car brands are distinguished by:

• attractive appearance;
• high comfort;
• dynamic parameters;
• quite rich and modern equipment;
• security;
• economical;
• wide range of powertrains.

Off-Road Vehicles

Volkswagen brands of crossovers and SUVs currently produced:

Table of SUVs and crossovers

n/n	BrandVolkswagen	Starting year	Vehicle class	Body options
1	Atlas	2017	SUV	station wagon (5 doors)
2	Amarok	2010	SUV	pickup (4 doors)
3	Polo Cross	2010	crossover	hatchback (5 doors)
4	Golf Cross	2007	crossover	hatchback (5 doors)
5	Golf Oltrek	2015	SUV	station wagon (5 doors)
6	Passat Altrek	2010	SUV	station wagon (5 doors)
7	Tiguan	2007	SUV	station wagon (5 doors)
8	Tuareg	2002	SUV	station wagon(5 doors)

What can you say about them? StampsVolkswagen off-road vehicles are characterized by:

• powerful motors;
• various transmission options;
• a variety of systems that provide high cross-country ability, depending on the condition and type of roadway;
• strong and durable construction.

Commercial and utility vehicles

Volkswagen car brands, which are usually classified as commercial vehicles, are widely represented in the company's model range. The name, execution options and brief characteristics of such models are given in the table:

Commercial vehicles

n/n	Volkswagen brand	Starting year	Vehicle class	Variants
1	Cuddy	2010	cargo van	load capacity 575kg
2	Multiven	2011	minibus	capacity up to 8 pax
3	California	2014	minivan	capacity 4 pax
4	Caravel	2015	minibus	capacity up to 9 pax
5	Conveyor	2016	van van	capacity up to 8 people, load capacity 1.40 t
6	Crafter	2017	van	capacity up to 1.40t
7	Crafter	2007	onboard platform	capacity up to 1.40t

Volkswagen minibuses and light-duty vehicles feature several wheelbase options:

• standard;
• long;
• increased.

Also several roof options:

• standard;
• high;
• super high.

This allows you to generate nine different car sizes. Features include the possibility of convenient loading (unloading). In addition, an extended range of power units is offered for commercial vehicles. Therefore, for potential buyers, the question of which brand of Volkswagen and the required version to choose is solved quite simply - due to the variety of commercial vehicle modifications produced.