2026 Volkswagen Cars Lineup: Hope You're OK With Crumbs
Volkswagen is still figuring out its strategy for the United States. After a hard push for electrification in the wake of the Dieselgate scandal VW has walked back its efforts to bring more EVs to our shores with the cancelation of the ID7 for the US market.
Volkswagen's 2026 lineup sees minor updates after a 2025 model year overhaul. The Jetta gets standard rear seatbelt pre-tensioners and a new audio system. The GTI and Golf R remain mostly unchanged. The ID Buzz continues with existing trims and a standard two-in-one charging cable.
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Still, the automaker's lineup supports a range of body styles and powertrain options. All of VW's non-SUV nameplates were either newly introduced or refreshed for 2025, so its existing models carry over to 2026 with only minor tweaks. Read on for all updates and changes to the 2026 Volkswagen cars lineup. 2026 Volkswagen Jetta
A refreshed Volkswagen Jetta just arrived for 2025 with new exterior design, a reworked interior, and fresh tech. The 2026 Volkswagen Jetta carries over with only a few updates. Rear seatbelt pre-tensioners are now standard, and Volkswagen also includes an updated seatbelt reminder, seemingly in a bid to better the Poor score it has received from IIHS. Finally, VW equips a new eight-speaker audio system for the SEL and Jetta GLI Autobahn trims.
MotorTrend Ranked: No. 7 in compact sedans (2025 model).
Read Our Experts' Full Volkswagen Jetta Review 2026 Volkswagen GTI
Like the Jetta, the 2026 Volkswagen GTI is still fresh from a major update that arrived for the 2025 model year. Volkswagen introduced revised exterior accents including new headlights and taillights as well as new wheel designs. Inside the cabin, the GTI got a new voice assistant powered by Chat GPT. Volkswagen did away with the capacitive touch controls on the GTI's steering wheel in favor of new physical buttons. All trims carry over for 2026.
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The 2026 Volkswagen Golf R is only available with the Euro Style package, which was introduced as part of the 2025 refresh. Other updates from the prior model year include Graphite Gray Metallic, now offered as a new exterior color.
Read Our Experts' Full Volkswagen Golf R Review 2026 Volkswagen ID Buzz
With a design reminiscent of the first-generation T1 Transporter 'Microbus,' the Volkswagen ID Buzz just joined the automaker's lineup for the 2025 model year. Volkswagen drops the First Edition trim as the all-electric ID Buzz moves into its second model year. For 2026, the electric van carries over in Pro S and Pro S Plus trims with a ZEV3 two-in-one charging cable now standard. Volkswagen says in an official release that details on the 2026 ID Buzz will be announced later, so it's possible that a special edition model could join the lineup.
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