Surprising performance, engaging handling, and rorty soundtrack — not exactly what springs to the mind of US buyers when discussing Volkswagen. Instead, Americans are more likely to think fondly of ...

Miss the VW Passat sedan? You’ll have to move to the Middle East or China to get your hands on the all-new generation. U.S. midsize sedan sales have sharply declined; many automakers exited the ...

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 OEMs who sell SUVs to the millions of us that bought – and continue to buy ...

It was raining the other day. No, not that day, the other day. No, not that one either. The one… Never mind, anyway, well, it was hosing it down as it had been for months, and as I was calculating the ...

Matt Nelson is an automotive journalist with nearly a decade of experience in all things cars. He's spent years working at dealerships in sales, finance, and service. He's since traded in his pens and ...

"Made in the U.S.A." carries a lot of weight with many American consumers, as it's all about keeping the economy strong and hopefully creating new jobs at home. But a major automaker that once had big ...

Having a seldom-seen engine under the hood of your car can be a great talking point; depending on what you have, it can offer impressive credentials, and it can be a bit of a boast. But, throughout ...

The Volkswagen Passat has long held a unique position in the midsize sedan market, blending German engineering with everyday practicality. Since its arrival in the U.S. in 1989, the Passat has earned ...

Wagons don’t get a lot of love Stateside, with American buyers choosing SUVs over – well, pretty much every other type of vehicle imaginable. That’s our loss, as the latest plug in hybrid versions of ...

The Volkswagen brand (pronounced Folks-vah-gen) that we know today is 88 years old. In May 28, 1937, the German government, under the National Socialist Party formed a new automobile company by the ...

The new generation of the Volkswagen Passat might be a Variant-only affair in Europe, but Chinese buyers couldn’t do without a traditional sedan. As a result, the VW Passat Pro debuted at the Chengdu ...