2025 Volkswagen Taos

Volkswagen is recalling more than 38,700 examples of its Taos SUV over an issue with the fuel tank that increases the risk of a fire.

Reviving a whiplash protection test with modified criteria and methods, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has rated 18 small SUVs.

Well equipped and reasonably priced — with solid driving dynamics, excellent onboard tech and more space than you’d expect inside — the updated 2025 Volkswagen Taos is a winner.

The Hyundai Elantra and Sonata, Kia K4, Nissan Murano, and Toyota bZ4X and Prius all won the IIHS’s highest Top Safety Pick+ award for the 2025 model year.

Wheel warming has gone mainstream, with the feature standard or optional not just on luxury vehicles, but on an increasing number of models with sticker prices of $40,000 or less.

An increasing number of vehicles with sticker prices of $40,000 or less, some much less, offer heated mirrors.

We took a closer look at the updated 2025 Volkswagen Taos during the 2024 Los Angeles Auto Show.

Volkswagen spruces up its smallest SUV, the Taos, for the 2025 model year, with bolder front styling and an illuminated VW logo on the liftgate.

The 2025 Volkswagen Taos gets more power, more tech features on mid-grade trims and a smoother-shifting transmission for AWD variants.

Wheel warming has gone mainstream, with the feature standard or optional not just on luxury vehicles, but on an increasing number of models with sticker prices of $40,000 or less.