Volkswagen established itself long ago as one of the most notable players in the world of cars, with a high volume of sales and the distinction of being the primary choice for a lot of buyers, ...

Cobus has never been able to keep his car opinions to himself and at age 12, he expressed them in no uncertain terms to a certain motoring magazine’s editor. It was the first of many times he would be ...

I tried four versions of the new Passat, all saloons. The four-wheel-drive V6 4Motion doesn't get the same 225bhp 3.0 litre V6 engine as the new A4. Instead it has to make do with the same 193bhp 2.8 ...

Back in 2001, my father bought a new Volkswagen Passat. Fun to drive and refined, the mid-size VW carried an upmarket interior and a 1.8-liter turbo that sipped fuel and offered plenty of poke. And ...

John Voelcker January 16, 2013 Comment Now! A modern global auto plant has no discernible nationality. Aside from language and perhaps the ethnicities of its workers, the inside of the latest engine ...

The 1.8T engine produces 170 hp and 184 lb-ft of torque, which represents an increase of seven lb-ft compared to the outgoing 2.5-liter engine. It will also be offered in the 2014 Volkswagen Jetta, ...

The VW Passat is one of the few sedans that competes against both mainstream and premium adversaries. It needs a suitable set of weapons to do that, and today we got to test the sharpest one of all, ...

MUNICH, Germany --The W-8 engine configuration may be dead. Volkswagen AG has stopped producing the Passat W8 model because of slow sales, says CEO Bernd Pischetsrieder. It was the only vehicle to use ...

Refusing to give up on the US market, Volkswagen has put together a hot-blooded Passat GT concept car for the upcoming 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show. It's going to go off like a 6-cylinder bomb, or flop, ...