A SMOOTH, VERSATILE PEOPLE MOVER

MULTI-PURPOSE vehicles – that odd but nevertheless popular segment that falls between sedans and vans on the automotive evolutionary tree – are not a class of cars that usually impress with eye-catching style or performance. MPVs are useful, certainly, and given that the market for them largely consists of busy families, are consistently safe and reliable. But one thing they are not is exciting.

Volkswagen’s Touran is every inch an MPV, but sets the bar a little higher on what this ordinarily staid class of vehicles can provide its owners. Spending a couple days with a Touran – courtesy of Volkswagen BGC – we here at Fast Times were impressed with the Wolfsburg native’s performance and presence.