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Article #20: Triple Success for Volkswagen

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Volkswagen's popular Golf was recently Best Family Car award for the second year
awarded the title of Best Small Family in a row. The Passat is a favorite of
Car by the judges at What Car? Magazine. What Car? judges especially with its
The award was given to Volkswagen during recent gained performance diesel in the
a prestigious ceremony at the London form of the new 2.0 liter TDI 170 PS
Grosvenor House Hotel last January 18, model that delivers a powerful 258 lbs ft
2007. The award presented by the What of torque.
Car? Magazine is not the only honor Steve Fowler in awarding the Passat
received by Golf. It has also won the commented, "The Passat is in a league of
overall Car of the Year award shortly its own and keeps the flag flying high
after its launch in 2004. for the conventional saloon. For
Volkswagen's new Golf Match has received starters, its desirable image does more
a lot of praises from the judges and here than just set the right tone in the
is what Steve Fowler Group Editor of What company car park. It also helps keep
Car? has to say about the Golf, " The residual values higher than many rivals
Golf has always been a classy contender. -- which is good to know if you're buying
This year, it found the final piece of a the car with your own money, rather than
winning jigsaw." your company's."
The Match replaced the SE model just To complete the triple success of
last year to become the most popular Golf Volkswagen, its four-seater Eos coupe
among buyers. It is equipped with cabriolet grabbed the hard fought Bet
desirable features and gadgets like an Open Top Car award on its debut in front
iPod link, color-coded bumpers, a leather of the What Car? judges. The Eos combines
multifunction steering wheel and a unique the virtues of both a hard top coupe and
15 inch alloy wheels. The Match is also a convertible through the use of a
equipped with the famous Volkswagen fuel sophisticated folding mechanism that
filter which makes it environmentally comes complete with a sliding glass
friendly. Despite such remarkable sunroof which is unique in its class and
equipment the price of the vehicle has captivated the judges of What Car? as
dropped by £380 compared to the outgoing well as the UK buyers.
SE model. And to think that the Why give Volkswagen three awards? Here
additional equipment could cost an extra is what Steve Fowler has to say about
£1,100 of added value to the vehicle's their decision, "Volkswagen has watched
price. what the other manufacturers have been up
The Golf's accolade was just one trio of to in the coupe-cabrio sector, then it
awards secured by Volkswagen and also has gone out and built a car that is
considered to be the highest achieved by better than any of its competition. The
any single manufacturer at the 2007 Eos is a cracking car to buy, and it'll
event. be a hoot to own. What more can you ask
The German automaker's Passat won the for?"






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