Posts from ‘Volkswagen’
2020 Volkswagen Jetta SEL Premium in Silk Blue Metallic
2020 Volkswagen Jetta SEL Premium
Class: Compact Car
Miles driven: 339
Fuel used: 11.1 gallons
2021 Volkswagen Atlas V6 SEL Premium in Aurora Red Metallic (a $395 option)
2021 Volkswagen Atlas V6 SEL Premium
Class: Midsize Crossover SUV
Miles driven: 481
Fuel used: 24.5 gallons
Test Drive: 2020 Volkswagen Golf TSI
2020 Volkswagen Golf TSI in Tungsten Silver Metallic
2020 Volkswagen Golf TSI
Class: Compact Car
Miles driven: 468
Fuel used: 13.2 gallons
6 of the Worst Selling Cars of 2020
Point taken: This is a strange time to try and make any sense of auto sales numbers. Pandemic-depressed auto sales plummeted 35 percent in May and were down 25 percent in June. There’s some indication that consumers are becoming accustomed to doing business in the era of social distancing however, as July sales were only down about 20 percent.
2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport 2.0T SEL in Pacific Blue Metallic
2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport 2.0T SEL
Class: Midsize Crossover SUV
Miles driven: 609
Fuel used: 26.5 gallons
2020 Volkswagen Tiguan SEL Premium R-Line in Silk Blue Metallic
2020 Volkswagen Tiguan SEL Premium R-Line w/ 4Motion
Class: Compact Crossover SUV
Miles driven: 324
Fuel used: 13.8 gallons
1985 Dodge 600 ES
The bad news is that fewer than one of every hundred cars sold in the United States is a convertible. (I will spare you the fractional math required to pass along the number of manual-transmission-equipped convertibles sold on our shores last year, but it’s fewer still.)
2020 Volkswagen Passat 2.0T SEL in Reflex Silver Metallic
2020 Volkswagen Passat 2.0T SEL
Class: Midsize Car
Miles driven: 429
Fuel used: 15.7 gallons
Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast
Whether you drive a car, need a car, or just occasionally bum a ride with friends, you’ve come to the right place. Join the editors of Consumer Guide Automotive as they break down everything that’s going on in the auto world. New-car reviews, shopping tips, driving green, electric cars, classic cars, and plenty of great guests. This is the Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast.
1950 Packard
As you likely already know, the manual transmission is all but dead. Nothing drove home this point better than the news that in 2019, pure-electric vehicles outsold vehicles equipped with manual transmissions in the U.S.
