WASHINGTON — The Passat is Volkswagen’s midsize sedan that’s American-built, but still carries a European feel and look, unlike the competition in the midsize sedan class. The size of the Passat TDI ...

Your Humble Detroit Bureau hasn't had its own full-year, long-term test car since at least as far back as the Clinton administration. Frank Markus and I shared the long-term 2011 Chevrolet Volt for a ...

Volkswagen has released pricing for its all-new 2012 Passat, and the new mid-sizer will start at $20,765—or, as the ads will say over and over again, $19,995 before destination. For their 20-ish grand ...

At next week's Detroit Auto Show, VW will take the wraps off a concept car that previews a new and more fuel-efficient version of its mainstream Passat mid-size sedan. The Volkswagen Passat BlueMotion ...

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 ...

— -- Explain again, please, why a gas-electric hybrid is a good thing, worth the higher price and added complexity of two separate drivetrains. Oh, yeah, that's right: mileage. Like 40 or 50 mpg, ...

I’m not a luxury aficionado. My favourite restaurant has a 99-cent menu; my house is furnished by IKEA; I’m often uncomfortable ordering Starbucks; and I don’t typically partake in luxury sandwiches.

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 ...

It's not the mpg bragging rights or the 30-cents-per-gallon savings. What really pumps a diesel fan is a fuel gauge that barely budges, thanks to a bladder-splitting 500-mile range. Volkswagen, the ...

If you’re looking for an easy way to save on fuel without compromising performance or changing your driving habits, choose diesel. Today’s turbodiesel engines provide plenty of low-end torque and ...

The revised Volkswagen Passat suffered a rather lukewarm reception when it first hit UK soil at the end of last year. In practical estate guise, the newcomer was relegated to the runners-up spot when ...

Volkswagen is claiming an 80 per cent reduction in NOX levels for the Passat's latest 2.0-litre diesel engine compared to the previous 2.0 TDI. The key is what it calls 'twin dosing', the double ...