Volkswagen loyalists are well within their rights not to want to look beyond their beloved car make for the quickest option available. New and used Volkswagen dealership Inchcape Volkswagen walks us through the fastest of the VW beasts on the roads right now. The fastest variant of each type of VW was used for the rankings, except in instances where more than one posted the same time.
Check them out (in order of the time each one took to go from 0-62mph):
| Type of VW | Power (ps) | Torque (lb/ft) | Top speed (mph) | 0-62mph (secs) |
| Volkswagen Golf Estate 2.0 TSI 310 R AWD DSG | 310 | 295 | 155 | 4.8 |
| Volkswagen Golf Hatchback 2.0 TSI 310 R AWD | 310 | 280 | 155 | 5.1 |
| Volkswagen Scirocco Coupe 2.0 TSI 280 BlueMotion Tech R | 280 | 258 | 155 | 5.7 |
| Volkswagen Passat Saloon 2.0 BiTDI SCR GT 4MOTION DSG | 240 | 369 | 149 | 6.1 |
| Volkswagen Passat Estate 2.0 BiTDI SCR GT 4MOTION DSG | 240 | 369 | 147 | 6.3 |
| Volkswagen Passat Estate 2.0 BiTDI SCR R Line 4MOTION DSG | 240 | 369 | 147 | 6.3 |
| Volkswagen Tiguan Crossover 2.0 BiTDi BMT 240 4MOTION R Line | 240 | 369 | 142 | 6.5 |
| Volkswagen Tiguan Crossover 2.0 BiTDi BMT 240 4MOTION SEL DSG | 240 | 369 | 142 | 6.5 |
| Volkswagen Polo Hatchback 1.8 TSI GTI | 192 | 236 | 146 | 6.7 |
| Volkswagen Touareg 4×4 3.0 V6 TDI BlueMotion Tech 262 | 262 | 428 | 140 | 7.3 |
| Volkswagen Touareg 4×4 3.0 V6 TDI BMT 262 Response | 262 | 428 | 140 | 7.3 |
| Volkswagen Golf Alltrack Estate 2.0 TDI 184 DSG | 184 | 280 | 136 | 7.8 |
| Volkswagen Jetta Saloon 1.4 TSI 150 GT | 150 | 184 | 137 | 8.6 |
| Volkswagen Jetta Saloon 1.4 TSI 150 SE | 150 | 184 | 137 | 8.6 |
| Volkswagen Beetle Hatchback 1.4 TSI 150 Design | 150 | 184 | 126 | 8.7 |
| Volkswagen Golf SV Hatchback 1.4 TSI 150 GT | 150 | 184 | 132 | 8.8 |
| Volkswagen Sharan MPV 2.0 TDI CR BlueMotion Tech 184 | 184 | 280 | Not recorded | 8.9 |
| Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet 1.4 TSI 150 Design | 150 | 184 | 125 | 9.1 |
| Volkswagen Touran MPV 2.0 TDI R Line | 150 | 251 | 129 | 9.3 |
| Volkswagen Touran MPV 2.0 TDI SE | 150 | 251 | 129 | 9.3 |
| Volkswagen Touran MPV 2.0 TDI SEL | 150 | 251 | 129 | 9.3 |
| Volkswagen up! Hatchback 1.0 High Up | 90 | 87 | 115 | 9.9 |
| Volkswagen up! Hatchback 1.0 Up Beats | 90 | 87 | 115 | 9.9 |
