Volkswagen Routan pricing announced (U.S)

Volkswagen USA have announced pricing of the new Routan. The Routan is based on the Chrysler Grand Voyager/Town & Country and rivals the like of the Dodge Caravan, Chrysler Town & Country, KIA Sedona, Hyundai Entourage, Toyota Sienna and the Nissan Quest.

Prices start from $24,700 for the entry level S grade, $29,600 for the SE grade and $33,200 for the flagship SEL grade. As an added incentive VW is partnering with Upromise, the country's largest private source of college funding, to offer Routan customers $1500 towards customers kids college education.

"We know parents are concerned about saving for their kid�s future. To help families tackle this challenge of saving for college, we�re excited that we are able to partner with Upromise,� said Tim Ellis, Vice President of Marketing, Volkswagen of America, Inc. �We�re aware that the cost of college continues to rise exponentially, far outpacing inflation, and our hope is to help our customer�s off-set that cost, while getting a great new vehicle.�

The minivan will go on sale in the U.S this September.