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MOUNT DESERT ISLAND, MAINE - In the interests of full disclosure, I'm going to tell you I drove the Volkswagen Routan while on vacation.



So though I took some notes, I was mainly concerned with how well this minivan (or "minivan alternative" as VW likes to call it) held two small families and their luggage. If a lobster had crossed the road, I possibly might have taken more notes than "braking serviceable." But if you're looking for how fast the Routan goes from 0 to 60, look elsewhere. My friend from high school (a member of the second family aboard) already makes enough cracks about my fondness for acceleration, and I was not about to give him more fodder.



So here's the quickie lowdown on the VW Routan. It's built in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, a town where the vehicle-savvy among you might remember is the home of Chrysler's minivans. And yes, that makes the Routan a cousin of the Chrysler Town & Country and the Dodge Caravan - a very good place to start in my book.

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VW Packs Everyone In The Routan was originally published by New Orleans Auto Reviews: VW. Read the full story by clicking here.