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What do I have to look for when buying a family car?

When the family grows, the way of traveling changes completely. One of the first changes parents notice has to do with space: “What a lot of things, it seems like we’re leaving home!” It is one of the most repeated expressions in families with children when loading the car. The travel cot, the bikes for the elderly, the toys, the suitcases … Without a doubt, one of the most important requirements that a family car must have is a good trunk with enough space that allows us to finally forget about doing those ” tetris ”impossible that take away our sleep.

Within the range of Volkswagen family cars we can find different boot options, all of them with a large capacity that ranges from 500 liters for the Golf Sportsvan to more than 800 for the Sharan.

Another aspect to take into account is, obviously, the number of places . It is not the same to have a child as four, and if you have the foresight to continue expanding your family, you can consider buying a seven-seater car directly, such as the Touran. If you also have a pet, you should also look at the width of the rear seats.

Let’s pay attention now to connectivity, which is a very important factor to take into account when purchasing a new vehicle: music, messaging apps, GPS … The new range of Volkswagen family cars is prepared to be able to enjoy all the functionalities of our smartphone while traveling by car. For example, the new Volkswagen Touran adds Android Auto and Apple CarPlay to its Car-Net App Connect service to allow the connection of the vast majority of smartphones on the market and use a large number of apps in the car safely and conveniently from the touch screen of the infotainment system.

In addition, with Car-Net’s “Guide & Inform” services, the navigation systems allow to know the state of the roads, the news, the weather forecast … with the information obtained from the internet.

If you can’t decide which is the family car that best suits your needs, you can try the Volkswagen selector, which after answering two very brief questions tells you which is the perfect vehicle for yours.

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