HALF MOON BAY, Calif. - The Volkswagen Passat was not designed to accommodate a V-8. So when former VW AG Chairman Ferdinand Piech decided to expand the Passat model range with an eight-cylinder ...
Volkswagen hasn't sold a Passat in the U.S. since the 2022 model year but the nameplate lives in other markets, albeit on a sedan and wagon unrelated to the model that was sold here. Now a new ...
The Volkswagen Passat W8 was a weird car when it was first introduced, and it's even weirder now that most of the W8 Passats have either grenaded themselves or became too expensive to maintain and ...
Although Volkswagen has its fair share of reliable models, it's not an auto manufacturer that's necessarily famed for overall reliability. That mixed record extends to its engines; some of these are ...
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Volkswagen was experimenting with W-shaped engines and as it turns out, buying one of the marque’s W-powered models doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg. Volkswagen ...
When the Volkswagen Passat got redesigned for model year 2012, we were so impressed with the larger, American market-focused VeeDub that we named it our Car of the Year. Two years later, the Passat is ...
While the name of its parent company literally means "people's car," today's Nice Price or No Dice Volkswagen Passat W8 is a car for only a select few; those willing to put up with some quirks and ...
Who’s to blame for the downfall of the estate car? The short answer is ‘the SUV’, while the long answer is everyone from the ...
This story contains independent illustrations that are neither related to nor endorsed by VW. The VW Passat was discontinued from North America last year, but European buyers will be blessed with an ...
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