2025 VW Taos: The Nimble, Efficient Subcompact Otter of an SUV

The 2025 Volkswagen Taos is a wee bit cramped, yes, but it might just be your perfect car if you need something (sub)compact and you do follow doctor’s orders and eat a lot of vegetables and practical foods (read: not much in the way of danish or donuts).

This is a fun little car to drive.  

Admittedly, there is nothing spectacular about it, but in this case, that’s a good thing.  The ride is comfortable and responsive.  You can get to work safely, do your daily running-around, and you don’t have to worry about the Taos going off the rails (as some weekends often do).

It’s a smart-looking car, offering some far-out colours like Bright Moss Green (as seen here) and Cornflower Blue.  The exterior grille and trim are black, which make the car look more aggressive, even though in reality, it is a relatively tame yet competent otter of a car.

Standard is Front-Wheel Drive on the base S trim, and on that one, the average miles-per-gallon is 28 city / 36 highway.  That should help your hard-earned dinero go farther.

(All engines are turbos, and with SE trims and higher, All-Wheel Drive is standard.)

Edmunds.com last year called the Taos a “top-rated extra-small SUV” with the 2025 model being no exception.  There is some considerable cargo room in the back (28 cubic feet with the rear seats up, 66 cubic feet when folded down). Honestly, that’s a lot of room for the class.

Just keep in mind that this Taos is much like the city of Taos in New Mexico: small and easy to overlook, yet there is a flavor (or ‘sabor’ in Spanish) that makes the VW Taos worth all the compact spice it musters. 

Look around to see if you can still get the 2025 Taos for the original starting price of $25.5K US (and good luck with that).  Think of the Taos as that Bear Necessity that no one may notice – yet it can definitely hold a lot of stuff that you will need for that long weekend that might go off the rails.

Halloween is almost here.  Are you ready?

This year, you can be whoever you want to be, and now, more than ever, recycling last year’s costume is totally in fashion.

Just make sure you can still fit into last year’s costume.  And just like that costume, step into any car you are thinking of taking out in public but please make sure it is not too tight.

Nothing like getting to the Freddy Kreuger after-party, only to find you are busting out all over – and the seatbelt pinches. 

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