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FOR decades, Volkswagen has blurred the boundary between premium and mainstream, offering the kind of kit and quality you’d expect from luxury brands, but at a much more affordable price.
Yet in recent years, the firm started to lose its foothold. The evergreen Golf has been surpassed by talented competition, while VW’s first dedicated electric car – the ID.3 – suffered immediate criticism for its glitchy infotainment tech and sub-par interior trim.
The result – and 12 months earlier than