Thus, while I had a perfectly fun time during my several-days’ drive of the 2015 Volkswagen Passat SEL Premium in our fleet, I hesitate to highly recommend it. Though my own personal Volkswagen ...

Most consumers may figure they have to pay a premium to get German engineering, European road handling and a roomy interior in a family-size sedan. But Volkswagen’s 2015 Passat is proving them wrong.

Volkswagen released pricing today on the refreshed 2016 Passat, which now starts at $23,260 including a destination fee. An automatic transmission — an extra $1,100 on the base 2015 Passat — is now ...

Back in early 2011, we were impressed by the nine-speed gearbox made for Chrysler — it promised a double-digit bump in fuel economy and made even modern seven-speed transmissions look quaint. Now ...