LEAKED: Volkswagen Routan

Based on the Dodge Grand Caravan

VW Routan / Volkswagen
Volkswagen Routan / Volkswagen
Volkswagen Routan / Volkswagen
Volkswagen Routan / Volkswagen
Volkswagen Routan / Volkswagen
Volkswagen Routan / Volkswagen
Volkswagen Routan / Volkswagen

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carcrazy1234

disgrace... putting a european/german badge on a dodge caravan WITH a dodge caravan engine great car that dodge caravan is... but disgrace nontheless lol

February 5, 2008 11:53 pm

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german-cars-lover

Looks like Honda Accord ????

February 5, 2008 11:53 pm

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DieselDog

Man, oh, MAN is that contraption hideous! Let's see, VW could have built the "Microbus" retro-concept from 2003 ... and they SHOULD have. But this badge-engineered conveyance will be a FLOP. Seriously, if you're going to build something, build it the best way you can, with fresh ideas and dramatic styling. If you're going to allow someone to build something FOR you (to which you affix your name and reputation), then AT LEAST get the best. A badge engineered Odyssey would have been of higher quality and would probably have resulted in a better-looking model. BOO, VW, BOO! I expected better results. I believe this gaffe will be short-lived, yet have a detrimental effect on the VW brand here in the States.

February 6, 2008 12:20 am

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smokeonit1

it looks good, i wouldn't mind owning one... i'm just not sold on the motors... but the cockpit with the high mounted navi screen looks very ergonomic... and hte finsih looks good to... but the radio looks chevy/chrysler... i hope VW put one of theirs in there... and the 2.0TDI of the new clean generation would make me happy!

February 6, 2008 1:14 am

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Love the Tiguan headlamps. But the back looks too fussy and awkward!

February 6, 2008 4:07 am

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Bristol411S3

Oh dear. If VW was serious about this sector then why would they have based it one of the sectors greatest underperformers (although, to be fair, there is no vehicle in this sector worthy of European premium brand badges)? I can only assume this is done in panic to fill a gap in the North American market. I don't think for one second this will come back to the Old World.

February 6, 2008 5:16 am

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kits

lol. what a joke! shame on you VW. I agree with DieselDog. Why don't you make the retro concept? that is really beautiful and original thing, not like this. Ford has done very well in Europe with its two vans in this class.

February 6, 2008 6:17 am

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asif

VW sucks. they are the one of the worst companies for lack of design flair. same headlights, boring profiles, yawn inducing grilles.....the list goes on. and then they give us this? the press release says its distinctively designed? what the? i hope this company fails big time.

February 6, 2008 7:22 am

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serraxtrem

when y look to it I see Toyota Sienna.... Y would prefer Toyota instead VW, It is intresting, who will buy this car ??? choosing between Honda odissey, sienna, nissan quest, ???? It is like a ferrari with buick engine... NONSENS....

February 6, 2008 9:02 am

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afterace2

complete mess...couldn't they really make their own new van that could also replace the sharan in europe? Not to mention the engines...the old sharan VR6 had nearly the same power from the 2.8 litre engine as this 3.8. Couldn't they use the TFSI/TSI or even TDI engines?

February 6, 2008 10:17 am

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joelynn

Totally lazy, in no way up to the standards you'd expect of VW. Wouldn't the Mitsubishi Grandis (which is geniunely attractive and already has VW diesel) have been a better basis if they're too lazy to make their own? If they'd developed their own they could have done Seat and Skoda versions too and got loads of benefit from one expenditure.

February 6, 2008 12:11 pm

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NICKKOP

pitiful

February 6, 2008 5:46 pm

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NICKKOP

fortunately it is only a stepping stone for VW, to gain entry to this market, reduce costs, and allow for them to develop their own iteration of a high-volume production van again... we hope

February 6, 2008 6:02 pm

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NICKKOP

ive own audi, vw and honda cars... I still own a VW, as well as my sister, father, mother, and my brother having an audi, after years of disappointment in VW, now i am definitely a honda fan again... their cars are just so much better, and they make their own... until i can afford a BMW, anyway..

February 6, 2008 6:05 pm

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ck314

Rebadged cars make me ill.

February 6, 2008 7:08 pm

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djcocum

Both the car and its name are silly. I predict it will be a success in the US but not here in Europe where midsize minivans like the Touran and the Zafira outsell the big minivans

February 6, 2008 10:18 pm

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serraxtrem

i think , we have no chance to see it on european streets , it is for amerikans.... A lot of companies make cars only for U.S. market... so, luky us.

February 7, 2008 4:42 am

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abugatti

what a shame!!

February 7, 2008 8:55 am

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sroutsis

one would think that VW would learn from Daimler's mistake. but, NO! Let's rebadge a Chryler Town&Country and sell this awkward box on wheels to our more practical cousins in Europe.

February 7, 2008 9:45 am

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Paulds

It looks good to me... and donÂ´t bother me if itÂ´s a Crhysler in VWÂ´s body, I would buy one...

February 7, 2008 7:39 pm

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NICKKOP

lame

February 8, 2008 4:01 pm

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wjaprep

Ok, well seeing as u know tht couldnt u just buy the Dodge and some VW emblems? lol honestly though, i dont like this, at all, in my eyes Volkswagens are cool cars (go figure) but, thanks to this they have lost some cool points and some german-ness, i mean come on germans and americans should never mix, case in point, Mercedes Chysler

February 19, 2008 8:17 pm

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worldcarfan87

obviously not good enough for europe, but im sure it could do well in america. it is sure to be more expensive that the cars it is based on, and americans historically don't really care about interior quality if we are honest, so why would they stump up the xtra cash for the vw. styling is also a little awkward. lets hope there is a better replacement for the sharan in europe

February 7, 2008 8:41 pm

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