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Even by the dire standards of the current market, the new VW Routan minivan appears to be nailed to the showroom floor. A warmed-over version of the Chrysler Town & Country/Dodge Caravan, the Routan ...

There is little to distinguish Volkswagen’s Routan minivan from its Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country origins – very little. What is different between this German van and its American ...

It's easy enough to lambaste the Routan for what it's not -- a "true" Volkswagen -- but let's instead focus on what it is: a competent minivan. Although some competitors pack their vans with ...

The problem with the 2009 Volkswagen Routan isn't so much what it is as what it's not. What it is is VW's restyled version of the newest-generation Chrysler minivan, introduced last year. What it's ...

I didn’t understand this car when I first heard about it, and now that I’ve seen it I still don’t understand it. Espousing the brand’s newfound access to a “high-volume market segment” — perhaps the ...

This Car Seat Check was originally published in March 2011 on MotherProof.com. Volkswagen entered the minivan market in 2008 with the Routan. If it looks familiar, that’s because it’s related to the ...

Stow ’n’ No, Swivel ’n’ No. But Maybe You Want to Drive? Neither of Chrysler’s second-row seat tricks—Stow ’n Go or Swivel ’n Go—is available in the Routan, although the cavernous in-floor storage ...

The 2011 Volkswagen Routan was a seven-passenger minivan that combined European styling with the practicality of a family vehicle. Introduced in 2009 as Volkswagen’s first venture into the minivan ...

The badges on the front and back say “Volkswagen,” but the minivan I tested this past week drove and felt quite like a Chrysler Town & Country or Dodge Grand Caravan. Oh, wait a minute — that's ...

For 2010, the Volkswagen Routan saw minimal changes following its debut in 2009. The most notable updates included the availability of the Rear-Seat Entertainment System in more trims and minor tweaks ...

Starting in 2008 Volkswagen will be selling a minivan in the U.S. again. But it's not a micro-bus, instead it's a re-skin of a Chrysler. Built by Chrysler in Windsor, Ontario Canada, for VW, the ...