Volkswagen Routan Minivan

[bazouli50]

Just had one of these for a rental in WA. My findings: steering was ok, the turning circle is hideous 42 FEET TO TURN AROUND!?!?! The interior quality was pathetic, cheap loose fitting plastic that scratched easily. The power sliding doors were nice, when they worked. With a little over 32K on the van, the power sliding powers would open halfway and get stuck. Powertrain: it strained to get into passing gear, and it shifted with a shudder. Do yourself a favor, get an Odyssey! This is junk!

[louise12345]

I was surprised that VW would create such a sleep inspiring design. Then I found out that it's a actually an American design, now I get it.

[diegodaudt]

I looks like the Chrysler Town & Country. It's made by Chrysler, FWI. I love minivans but wel'l never get one because were 4 people so its tooooo big.

[DJTEVAdotCOM]

if i can only have a mini van, I rather get one with a VW name.

[tennisnumber1daniel]

ooommmggggggg iss horribblleee!!! is the routan minivan buaackk im throuing up buuaa

[almagesto76]

ahahahahahahaha

[LPAGAN401]

Yeah,We want the Brazillian kombi,not this fucking Chrysler based piece of shit!!!!

[corvairbusguy]

ROUTAN IS ROTTEN

Gott in Himmel, what were they smoking?

We want the New Microbus or better still, Bring the Brazilian Kombi to the US !

[BarFAN21]

that car is sooo sexy and very erotic

[DubAudi2400]

yea too bad its not really a vw its a chrysler with a vw badge

[japimportssuck]

Actually, Its a Chrysler with VW seats and and a couple VW badges...with mostly mopar manuals and books.

[Crashsilumator26343]

Fucking minivan i hate DCX fucking stupid cars, GM is better

[diegodaudt]

GM sucks

[rrpostalagain]

VW vans are always so so so underpowered that I could never really consider them when I was in the market for one. I loved my Golfs and my old Rabbit, but they put the same engine in the vans.

[japimportssuck]

VW didnt go American. Chrysler is thinking about quitting manufacturing cars and just making parts for other cars. Like engines. VW knows whats up.

[saabfarm]

yay! my eurovan mv is worth even more now!

[dillooon]

i think it looks like town and country/mazda mpv hybrid don't you think?

[tylersportsman]

looks alot like the honda odyssey on the outside and inside

[qernst8]

If Volkswagen doesn't offer the lifetime powertrain warranty or $3 gas, what's the incentive to buying a Routan over a Caravan or Town & Country? I'm upset with VW about this Chrysler-sharing thing they're doing. They could have at least used their own engines (a TDI would be a cool niche-market van), but I must say it looks a lot better than the Caravan/T&C. Even the 2.0T engine could probably suit this van just fine, and probably would get better mileage than the V6 it has.

[tictac4884]

shutup

[Gigagrunt]

I can't believe VW is selling out like this. As far as I do know it does have a crysler engine in it. I am ver disappointed being a big VW fan and as a former German citizen.

[tictac4884]

shutup

[southatlanticseas]

Dude..it's not a frickin' Chrysler engine. VW would never do that. Just wish they would bring back the old Vanagon

[TannerFehr]

have you read about it at all? Thats what everybody's griping about. I talked to a rep at the Intl. Auto Show in Vancouver and I can assure you that unless they make a last minute change it will certainly be a Chrysler powerplant. The same domestic crap that after about 100,000 Km is rendered dead.

[ratpack1963]

I was really shocked at the fact that the power-train will be Chrysler's... Very disappointing news- this coming from a former unsatisfied Dodge owner with the added knowledge of the Caravan's history of transmission failure. Sticking with the Type 2 and the Odyssey as vans of choice

[marcotorro]

it's like toyota sienna, of course the best of all. The only one with automatic radar system.

[landstrasse36]

I'd rather have a Touran. Hell just froze over. VW went American.

[despotism444]

Not too bad. It is actually based on the '08 Dodge Caravan.

[Sabrina9500]

I love these, I'm ordering one tomorrow!!

[chryslerminivans1111]

i thought you got a Grand Caravan?

[Sabrina9500]

I did!!! I posted that before I got the Grand Caravan!

[chryslerminivans1111]

ah. sorry i didnt know that.

[sleepermania]

This is a sad sad sad day for european auto owners everywhere.

[Popachoppacity]

ugly

[fasthonda100]

this van will only have the interior and badging of a vw. the rest is diamler. what a waste of machinery.

[DeathToFagboys3248]

I think VW is screwing up their reputation because of this. Why do they have to copy Daimler Chrysler???

[FelleWN]

Why? Weil VW so einen kostengünstig produzierten Großraum-Van anbieten kann! Ganz ehrlich, Der Routan ist optisch viel schöner als zum Beispiel der Voyager, vorallem das Armaturenbrett! In Deutschland wird der Routan einfach nicht gebraucht. Hier gibt es den sehr erfolgreichen T5-Bus. Also nur für den amerikanischen Markt ein neues Auto auf die Beine stellen? Überleg doch mal logisch...

[bernave87]

ganz schöner als ein voyager, total einverstanden!!

[andrew11391]

i hope everyone knows v-dub randomly built this van off the same platform as the dodge caravan, anyone have a CLUE why they did that? most good car companies are now joined with other terrible ones and cheapening up. honda is the only one that's not on board. see what happened to toyota?

[mipmipmipmipmip]

People there in Wolfsburg, what the heck are you doing? Just stop this crap and build a real VW Van. Thank you.

[raywong01]

another box on the road!!

[vroammm]

aaaah leuke monovolume die Routan van VW, helaas voor de VS, Kvind dat hier ook wel best past

[Ndorfin96]

I don't understand VW's market strategy. Just when everybody is going to crossover vehicles, they build a classic minivan. C'mon VW, you used to be the innovator, now you're lagging an entire cycle behind the competition. Nice minivan, though. I hope you sell some before the market dries up, giving way to crossover vehicles. Look at the Chevy Traverse, that is your target. Maybe your stategy is to corner the classic minivan market after everyone else stops making them? Bring back the Scirocco!

[hummelmann01]

the scirocco will come back in 2008 in the summer!

but i think first only in europe.

the scirocco R36 will have 380 hp! :)

[2007Escalade]

At least it LOOKS nicer than the Dodge it's based off of.

[canikomsunbe]

this is horrible!

i may have to burn every single on ei see driving on the road!

i will sacrifice my audi in the name of all that sacred! this is horrible and just downright rude! At least the U.S. will have a diesel minivan now. I drove a Ford Galaxy in Ireland in 2003, 6 spd. manual diesel, got 35 mpg.german quality with turbo diesel ^^ u retard!!! first of all, its a great car and you're wrong. plus you should like rebadged cars that were bad in the 1st place (tahoe - hummer)

[tiffersmagee]

this is horrible!

i may have to burn every single on ei see driving on the road!

i will sacrifice my audi in the name of all that sacred! this is horrible and just downright rude!

[otter63]

At least the U.S. will have a diesel minivan now. I drove a Ford Galaxy in Ireland in 2003, 6 spd. manual diesel, got 35 mpg.

[carfreak100]

unfortunately, i dont think it is a diesel. I'm pretty sure that it has the same engines as the dodge grand caravan

[bountyCXVII]

i really don't get why VW signed with Chrysler to do this

but they at least did a somewhat nicer job with the van

then dodge/chrysler did

[suicidehummer]

How's that? We know nothing about it yet.

[bountyCXVII]

have you looked at the outside of it?

VW made it look less like a box with wheels

[XraYSoLo]

german quality with turbo diesel ^^

[sparks444]

Looks just like a touran to me, whats the difference?

[bernardmx]

I hope it's for US only. Don't want to see it on european roads. It's the worst VW ever.

[PW140282]

Agree! But when are they going to come up with a replacement for the Sharan? It's nearly 15 years old!

[javdan23]

i think looks really nice, but i agree it looks like a bigger version of the odyssey

[shemela]

i think that trucks have more personality then this car

[NotDavidM]

lmfao I find this HILARIOUS!!!

[sedapnyo]

nice car

[teemuruskeepaa]

no sound

[uidaafdf2]

looks like a honda oddysey clone to me

[DaEstudiante]

OMG although is a rebadged caravan, i think this will sell more than both caravan and tow&country, look sweet, gentle, and big and is a VW. Obviusly VW would do this better if alone but would be too expensive. I think VW should have more products like this, beutiful, more avarage, cheaper but with the VW quality and reability would be excelent.

[suicidehummer]

Hah! VW reliability! What a joke!

VWs are so unreliable! And this is ugly as shit!

[maserati57]

u retard!!! first of all, its a great car and you're wrong. plus you should like rebadged cars that were bad in the 1st place (tahoe - hummer)

i mean unless ur a hippocrit :O

[suicidehummer]

The Tahoe is the best in it's class, look at any review, dumbass.

And if you think VW's are reliable, you don't know anything about cars. Please give up before you make yourself look any stupider.

[Robez93]

Its a dodge grand caravan with volkswagen insignia on it...

[unclematt234]

from what i see it has a loose suspension cuz i see the body moving up and down from looking at the wheels. But I think they need to bring back the bus

[jigsaw1984]

Oh crap. All we need is another minivan..... Still doesn't even come close to a full size starcraft van or any full size van for that matter.

[shemela]

Dong give me none of your lip

[Shultzgti]

Go vDub!

[Eirik280TE]

Stupid car. It looks just like a bigger/different version of the Touran (euro-version)...

[Pinkdeathrose]

vw said that it wouldn't look like town and caravan bu it looks mre pretty but very similar

[willDANCEforPENNIES]

do a fucking burnout if that pussy thing can

[DBCaravan]

Hey, it, haven't the "dash-CPU" like the Town & Country/Grand Caravan

[carfreak493]

that is the dodge caravan chassis

[bloodbrother44]

I like it. It looks a little bit too much like a normal minivan, but at least they're going back into the van-field.

[awwaless]

is it me or doesnt this car look lyk honda element

[intryegle]

I'd say so too

[Tomas953X]

FUGLY AS HELL

[stfunewbiez]

looks like vw geting copy honda front lamp and rear lamp.

[Ganbala]

hey is a whellbase from caravan whit rear and front desing for vw, honda is beater

[Moxtrox]

The name Routan is made of the word "Route" and the suffix -an that is used for all VW vans such as Touran, Multivan, Sharan

[dee8817]

I thought that since Volkswagen is going to build a van, at least it will come with that narrow-angled V6, well sadly I was mistaken, it uses Chrysler engines =(. And is it me, or has Volkswagen been running out of names because lately Tiguan, Routan, aren't really catchy at all.

[biauas]

Routan sounds almost like Touran. Should we wait for Volkswagen Folg? :)