A German Engineering Farce

Volkswagen has long been a purveyor of innovative vehicles like the microbus and the Eurovan, but now badge engineering has gotten the best of the VW moniker.

Taken from the Routan brochure:
“Introducing the only minivan in America with German engineering.”

“The people want the body of a minivan, with the heart and soul of a German-tuned Volkswagen. They want sleek European design on the outside, and dynamic sporty European engineering underneath. They want German-inspired performance for their inner child, and all-wheel ABS brakes and traction control for their actual children. That’s why we’ve created the Volkswagen Routan, the only German-tuned minivan In America. It’s what the people want.”

The new VW Routan; A Chrysler Minivan.
Same Platform.
Same Drivetrain.
Same Body Cues.
Same Car.


Sure, the general public may not notice, but anyone who takes even the slightest look closer at the car world will know that this thing is NOT engineered by Germans. No, not in the least. So, hey, Brooke Shields, enough with the German engineering talk.