Volkswagen’s small SUV offers a unique body shape to aid its off-road ability. Sounds like a gimmick... or a stroke of genius?
Shaking up the 4x4 double-cab market is not an easy thing to do. It’s not a thing that gets tried very often, either: the manufacturers stay the same from one product cycle to the next, with very few comings or goings to speak of.
Reinventing an icon is never easy. Britain went through ten prime ministers during the time it took for Land Rover to make any significant changes to the, er, Land Rover, and while the Volkswagen Golf has been through six generations since 1974, a Golf is still very much a Golf.