Technically, VW built the B5-generation Passat between 1996 and 2006, with the facelifted version, also known as the B5.5, popping up in 2001 boasting revised styling and a flagship W8 version. This ...

This used luxury German sedan offers a powerful W-8 engine, AWD, and manual transmission for a low price. With an average price of under $4,000, it provides a unique mix of power, comfort, and value ...

Brave Pills are almost always drawn from the rarer and groovier end of the market, but some are much harder to track down than others. Since the column began this week’s offering has been close to the ...

While the name of its parent company literally means "people's car," today's Nice Price or No Dice Volkswagen Passat W8 is a car for only a select few; those willing to put up with some quirks and ...

Do you want a station wagon with eight-cylinders and a manual transmission, but find the Cadillac CTS-V Wagon far too common? Then this Volkswagen Passat W8 Wagon is possibly the car for you. As one ...

Silnik ośmiocylindrowy w Passacie B5 to już sam w sobie koncept iście diabelski, ale zastosowanie układu „W” zamiast klasycznego „V” to już naprawdę awangarda na całego. Silnik jest nieco ...

After almost half a century of sterling service, VW has finally killed off the Passat, at least in the U.S. First introduced in 1973 in Germany, and arriving in North America for 1974, the mid-sized ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...

Not all that long ago, Volkswagen attempted to eschew the whole "people's car" schtick and move its product line up-market. The result was cars like today's Nice Price or No Dice W8 Passat: the ...