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2025 VW Taos
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2025 VW Taos SE Review – Refreshed and more refined

For 2025, the Volkswagen Taos is getting a makeover, its first since it launched in 2022. As VW’s fourth-best seller in the U.S., it’s getting an upgraded engine and a new automatic transmission for the all-wheel-drive models. This week, we’re going to see if the changes made a difference. Exterior

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Nigel Atkinson May 10, 2025

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