Despite its failure in the market, the Passat W8 is now gaining recognition among enthusiasts for its rarity and historical ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Such was the determination to get the most from the configuration that the humble Passat received a pair of VR6 variants.

Peter earned a Bachelor of Archeology and Creative Writing from the University of Alabama and has since joined his love of driving and riding with storytelling. His voice is full of southern ...

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 ...

True, you lose quite a bit of capacity if you go for the better-all-round e-Hybrid PHEV model (space drops to a still-useable ...

Kyle has written professionally across the motorsport and motoring world since graduating from Plymouth University in 2018, and has acted as the MotoGP editor for Motorsport Week and as a Features ...

Volkswagen has officially announced pricing for the company’s 2012 Passat. Buyers will be able to jump into the mid-size sedan for as little as $19,995 (*plus $770 in destination charges). At that ...

Volkswagen Passat is currently available in Diesel engine. The 1968 cc Diesel engine generates a power of 175bhp@3600-4000rpm and a torque of 350Nm@1500-3500rpm. Volkswagen Passat is available in ...