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Volkswagen ID.Buzz review 2022: Useful electric people carrier, but is it as cool as the classic VW T1 bus?

Published 20 February 2022
By Shane O' Donoghue
Volkswagen is hoping to revive its original microbus image in the new electric ID.Buzz. Shane O’ Donoghue tries a prototype out for size.
2020 Volkswagen Sharan crash test Euro NCAP December 2019

VW Sharan door falls off in Euro NCAP crash test

The Volkswagen Sharan MPV has been awarded a commendable safety score by Euro NCAP, even though one of the car's doors fell off in crash tests.
Published 04 December 2019
Extended test 2017: James Mills, Renault Grand Scenic

Extended test: 2017 Renault Grand Scenic 130 dCi

People carrier cars are no longer fashionable. At least, that’s what the sales figures suggest. Increasingly, people in need of a family car choo
Published 13 September 2017
The Clarkson Review: 2016 Vauxhall Zafira Tourer

The Clarkson Review: 2015 Vauxhall Zafira Tourer

Even by my own slightly weird view of what’s normal, last Sunday was a bit odd. I was on a boat — a big one — and we’d anchored off the south...
Published 13 July 2016
The Clarkson review: 2016 Hyundai i800 SE manual

The Clarkson review: Hyundai i800 SE manual

The road from Marrakesh to Ouarzazate should be right up there with the best of them. It has everything. You start in the desert and then you climb...
Published 12 April 2016
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The Clarkson review: 2016 Volkswagen Touran 2.0 TDI

After a long and dreary drive down the M1 last weekend, the sat nav said I had just six miles to go. And even though it would be six miles across...
Published 08 February 2016
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2016 Volkswagen Touran review

The Volkswagen Touran is a little like a McLaren pushchair. You know what you’ll get, it’s had years of refinement, works well and won’t break...
Published 29 January 2016
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'Falcon-winged' Tesla Model X launched: an electric...

It’s an SUV but not as we know it. Tesla has revealed the showroom version of the Model X, the next electric car to be sold by the Californian company...
Published 30 September 2015
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Five fabulous family cars for £6,000 – that aren't...

If Dieselgate has put you off buying a used Volkswagen, take a look at these family cars instead
Published 25 September 2015
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Ford Galaxy Mk 3 review (2015)

There comes a moment for every family when a line must be drawn in the sand; the squabbling can go on no longer: it’s time to buy a bigger car.
Published 17 September 2015
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Toyota Prius+ review (2015)

This seven-seat people carrier is trying to reinvent the MPV. Toyota was not content to follow the crowd and bung a diesel engine under the bonnet;...
Published 07 August 2015
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First Drive review: Volkswagen Sharan (2015)

For drivers of a certain age, owning a vehicle that can comfortably transport six hyperactive children high on sweets and cakes back home from a birthday...
Published 22 June 2015
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Seven-seat family cars tested by mum to keep everyone...

The thought of a bog-standard people carrier filled me with a dull ache. I needed a seven-seater with attitude as well as attention to kiddie-friendly...
Published 10 May 2015