Eyes on the Road

In this brilliant, new ad from Volkswagon, a theater full of people learn the consequences of that quick glance down. 

The minimum amount of time it takes to look down and quickly read a text is five seconds. FIVE.  It sounds like nothing, right?  But if you're driving at even a moderate 55 mph, in that five seconds you've driven the entire length of a football field with your eyes away from the road!  And texting while you're driving makes you 23x more likely to crash!

As you may already know, Utah has banned all distracting mobile activities (think: searching the web, checking your status, even dialing).  Robert Hull, the UDot director of traffic and safety said, "the ultimate responsible driving behavior is 100% focus on driving."  At Ken Garff Volkwagon, we couldn't agree more! So remember to keep your eyes on the prize (and the road)!

Volkswagen Nabs Two Spots in Top Ten Best European Cars

When Insider Car News put together its top 10 list of Best European Cars in the US, they couldn't overlook the German engineering of Volkswagen. (Bonus points if you just said, "Das Auto" in your head.)

The roomier US version of the Volkswagen Passat has been incredibly popular.  And was declared to be "a great choice for an upscale sedan."

Also getting a nice nod was the GTI--the original hot hatchback.  "The interior of the GTI is easily the nicest in the performance hatchback market segment, with many elements looking more like something that belongs inside a luxury model." We may have mentioned that in the recent past.

Have you ever driven VW German Engineering?  Let us know what you think!