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.

Volkswagen has shifted a lot of its attention to the U.S. market, so much so that we now get a dedicated Passat. Should we be flattered, or should we lament the fact that we don’t get the European ...

I still remember my first experience with a Volkswagen VR6 engine. My brother had a Mk3 VW GTI with a 2.8-liter VR6 and five-speed manual. It was quicker than my E36 BMW 328i, with its own 2.8-liter ...

Anything that lasts several decades in the automotive world is an impressive accomplishment, but not everything can last forever. 2024 saw the true end of production for the Volkswagen VR6 engine that ...

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, ...

Volkswagen is simplifying the lineup of the mid-size Passat sedan for 2019, with just two trim levels and one engine left standing. Every Passat is now powered by a turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-four ...

The Volkswagen Passat was never a flashy car, quite the contrary: it’s as if the design brief was always to build a vehicle that would go unnoticed. This holds true especially for the first three ...

The 2008 Volkswagen Passat is available in both sedan and wagon configurations, offering a blend of European styling, performance, and practicality. Renowned for its refined interior and dynamic road ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. The VR6 in today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Passat has a reputation for silky smooth power delivery and an exhaust note of which you should take note.

Volkswagen established itself long ago as one of the most notable players in the world of cars, with a high volume of sales and the distinction of being the primary choice for a lot of buyers, ...

Now we're in a new era for all cars. Cars, that is—not sport/utilities or crossover/utilities or any of those tallish station wagons that modern families think they need just to survive a daily ...

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.