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Volkswagen

Volkswagen

33 1.4
A car made by the German company Volkswagen, for example the Beetle or Golf
  • noun
  • /ˈvɔlksˌvaːɡən/
: Volkswagen
  • My family drove a Volkswagen Beetle for many years, and it always got us where we needed to go.

In the beginning it's a Golf, a Volkswagen, then maybe a BMW.

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Examples

  • So we ended up going with the Volkswagen Atlas SEL Premier or Premium.

  • He showed off his classic Volkswagen bus at the car show, and it drew a lot of admiration from the crowd.

  • I love the Volkswagen bus, old school one.

  • In the beginning it's a Golf, a Volkswagen, then maybe a BMW.

  • And what I love about that right is like a Volkswagen Beetle is not a fast car.

  • We get my little Carmen Gia Volkswagen to head back to downtown San Francisco and drop her off late afternoon.

  • And so that's the new Volkswagen GTI.

  • The reason why nobody could afford it anymore, People started getting rid of their pickup trucks and buying Toyota Corollas and Volkswagen Beetles and things like that.

  • After researching different brands, I decided to purchase a new Volkswagen Golf for its reliability and performance.

Synonyms

Mercedes
vsVolkswagen
153 3.0

A German brand that makes luxury cars

is for everyday buyers and mass market models rather than luxury
Porsche
vsVolkswagen
106 4.3

A German company that makes fast sports cars and luxury cars

is a regular car designed for everyday use rather than sports performance
Subaru
vsVolkswagen
26 2.7

A Japanese car maker known for reliable all-wheel drive cars

is a German car maker producing common models without that drivetrain focus
autocar
vsVolkswagen
  • Archaic
1 9.6

A kind of early car that uses an engine to carry people

is a specific modern car made by a German manufacturer not a generic term

Surface Forms

Volkswagen singular
Volkswagens plural

Etymology

Volkswagen comes from the German parts Volk ('people') and Wagen ('car' or 'wagon'). So it literally means 'people's car', which helps explain why a Volkswagen is a car meant to be affordable and for everyday people.