At the present moment, the most interesting Passat available in the United States has a free-breathing 3.6-liter VR6 engine under the hood, which can return up to 28 miles per gallon on the highway.

Refusing to give up on the US market, Volkswagen has put together a hot-blooded Passat GT concept car for the upcoming 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show. It's going to go off like a 6-cylinder bomb, or flop, ...

The Volkswagen Passat is not a sedan known for sportiness. It’s very spacious, and it comes in a plain and simple wrapper. That’s why it was a bit of surprise when Volkswagen showed a concept for a ...

The 2016 Passat marks a midcycle refresh for the Chattanooga-built sedan, one that brings an ever-so-slightly resculpted exterior and an equipment update to Wolfsburg's midsize model. Don't expect ...

There will only be a Wolfsburg Edition and a SE-R for 2019. In addition to simplifying Golf engine options, Volkswagen is also axing Passats: if you want a 2019 Volkswagen Passat, your only engine ...

Everyone is looking for an edge in today’s batch of reports, which could probably be said of most news stories in the automotive world. Mazda is trying to set itself apart by being more “sustainable” ...

With VW's financial struggles and the switch to turbo four-cylinders, the death of the VR6 isn't a big surprise. The VR6 has appeared in many memorable VW models, from the sporty Corrado to the exotic ...

What do the Bugatti Chiron, Bentley Continental W12, a 1991 Passat and the Chinese-market VW Talagon have in common? Yes, all four belong in the VW Group empire, but more importantly they all employ ...

Volkswagen is developing a new VR6 engine to be used in numerous models, and this time around it could feature a twin-turbo setup. According to a recent report, the German automaker is pushing forward ...

This job is one long blur of cars, travel, and writing; it can become hard to keep track of time. Long-term cars coming and going is an easy reminder that yet another year has slipped by in that blur.

Ben Beacock's 1981 Volkswagen Scirocco had one slight problem: its engine was toast. So, he swapped it for the beloved 24-valve VR6 engine, and fabricated a ton of custom parts to move the engine to ...