The Passat that Volkswagen currently sells is not, like its predecessors, special in its bones. It is no cut-rate Audi, or even a sized-up Volkswagen Golf. But that’s fine; it now comes with great ...

My 2012 Volkswagen Passat TDI SEL Premium in St. Augustine, FL. Over the last few weeks as I came to the realization that my move to Florida from New Jersey was imminent, I began to look into the ...

Volkswagen has announced that it has set a new Guinness World Records achievement for the “lowest fuel consumption-48 US states for a non-hybrid car” category with its Passat TDI Clean Diesel model.

Nigel first entered the world of automotive journalism in the mid-80s, working for what was then the “bible” of weekly automotive content - Motoring News. Those were the days of tip-tap typewriters, ...

Can you name a fun-to-drive sedan with a manual transmission that can transport five adults and their luggage comfortably while sipping fuel at the rate of 50 mpg? The answer is the Volkswagen Passat ...

Another small portion of Volkswagen's diesel scandal has been put to rest: the EPA announced its approval of modifications for 2012 through 2014 Passat TDI sedans. In total, 84,391 Volkswagen Passat ...

Hybrids and, more recently, plug-in cars seem to have gotten all the green ink lately, leaving fans of fuel-sipping clean diesels out in the cold. But for 2012, the significant new entry is the ...

At Diesel Power, we like to think we have one of the best jobs in the world. Of course, that doesn't mean we don't have our rare down days—one of which came recently when our friends at Volkswagen ...

Volkswagen dropped the cloth on its new midsize sedan, and although its new in body it retains the same old Passat nameplate. The 2012 Volkswagen Passat was developed specifically for the North ...

When the price of gas climbs to the $4-a-gallon mark and beyond, people complain and automakers fear sales will fall off the edge of a cliff. Yet during the second quarter of our year-long stint with ...

Numerous reports emerged last year of metallic sounds coming from the 2nd or 3rd gears of Volkswagen Group's DSG gearboxes, especially in countries with warm climate and/or band roads. After ...

The 2013 Volkswagen Passat TDI ostensibly consumes diesel. We wouldn't really know, we never had to fill the tank. Not for lack of trying though. Round trips from Los Angeles to Palm Springs and ...