VW Vento: Barrel of fun

There was a time, almost a decade ago, when all you saw on our roads, especially amidst traffic, was a sea of VW Ventos. It was as if almost everybody had gone out and bought one. And why not? It was a well-engineered mid-sized sedan from VW, with a robust build quality, and it made for a great choice especially on our busy roads. Fast forward to a decade later and here it is, in its new avatar. Read on to see what has changed on the Vento.   Yes, there are a few changes, but nothing radical, at least on the outside. The Vento, now sports a honeycomb mesh grille and the headlight clusters now get LED DRLs which look rather cool. The doors also get honeycomb decals, which immediately differentiate it from its predecessor. Then there are the 10-spoke, 16-inch alloys – nothing to write home about there. The honeycomb decal sports the TSI lettering as does the badging at the rear which tells onlookers that this is the TSI variant.  Inside, is the familiar well-built, dual-tone VW cabin built using excellent quality materials in terms of plastic and leather, the kind you know that will last you well