VW Test Drive

Got invited to a test drive day with Volkswagen at Towcester Racecourse, took advantage and went with the folks to try out a new style Scirocco and the biggest, most expensive car in the Volkswagen range, a Touareg, a forty grand beast of a thing. They provided lunch as well as unlimited tea/coffee and biscuits.

Mushroom stroganoff for lunch

The Scirocco was a nippy little car, looks too much like all the other round shaped cars on the road, nothing that special about the way it looks. The little Polo I drive is just as good and nice to drive. We asked one of the VW sales people what's their best seller, she said it was a tie between the Golf and Polo.

In the Scirocco

Both cars were automatic and drove really smooth. After driving a Touareg, I can't understand why someone would want to own one. It was enormous, felt I was well above the others on the road. As I actually don't own a farm or live near a muddy field, I really don't see the point. It would be a nightmare to park or manoeuvre in the city. It did have a feature that showed what road you were driving on, this would only work with the GPS system, I liked this feature anyway, would be helpful navigating.

Standing next to the Touareg for scale

Part of the VW family