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When it comes to the Golf, Volkswagen doesn't make brash moves. Its development is purely evolutionary, evidenced in the all-new 2015 Golf, which is one of the safest redesigns in recent memory and therefore looks very similar to the outgoing 2014 Golf. Fans of the car, and there are many (that border on zealots no less), will say the new model is dramatically different than the old one due to its chiseled new LED infused headlamps, more sharply angled LED taillights and so on, but to most consumers who only pay attention to the auto market when it comes time to purchase a new car, this Golf looks much the same as the old Golf.

Of course, this is intentional. You don't build a nameplate as successful as Golf by uprooting its diehard followers with every redesign. The changes need to come slowly, at least visually, as the powers that be certainly wouldn't want to go too radical with a car that is now as iconic as the original Beetle. Still, despite this completely new Golf appearing Read Full Story

If you're one of the 31-plus thousand Canadians who bought a Volkswagen Jetta last year, you'll be glad the updated 2015 model hasn't changed all that much. VW doesn't tend to make dramatic changes to its models when it comes time for a mid-cycle update, let alone for total redesigns, but rather evolves them slowly over decades. Such is the case with the subtly reworked 2015 Jetta.

That said it's kind of late for this mid-cycle refresh. The sixth-generation Jetta hit the market in 2011, which means the 2015 upgrade that arrived last year took almost four years to materialize. Normally four years is the entire lifespan of a compact model's generation, but then again VW should be given some slack due to continual upgrades since the model debuted. We should also give them credit for building a car that has won them more new customers than any other model in recent history. Jetta sales have almost doubled over the last 10 years in Canada, with 2015 YTD deliveries once again on target Read Full Story