The current Volkswagen Passat diesel is being shown the door, with its engine to be replaced later this year by a new diesel that will be widely used in VW's U.S. lineup. Other updates are due next ...

Volkswagen’s 2015 Passat TDI was ready for market success before Dieselgate hit. This is why it’s a good deal for buyers ...

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 ...

Imagine driving Chicago to Atlanta, or Seattle to Napa Valley, without refueling, in a roomy car. It’s possible if you switch from gasoline to diesel technology and set the cruise control to 65 or 70 ...

What's the difference between a car you love and car you can't live without?Answer:30 horsepower and 22 lb-ft. Here's why I love the TDI: 236 lb-ft of torque, a cruising range of almost 800 miles, up ...

Volkswagen says its Passat with a new-generation small-displacement gasoline engine should get diesel-like fuel economy -- 42 mpg on the highway. VW gives no hint of the city and combined city/highway ...

Europe is six hours ahead of the United States on the clock, and two years ahead on Volkswagen cars. On this side of the pond, the Environmental Protection Agency is currently in hysterics over diesel ...

American car buyers are finding more fuel-thrifty vehicles in showrooms. The latest: Volkswagen's diesel-powered, mid-size Passat sedan and station wagon, which went on sale in 45 states in late ...

Truly. This weekend we drove a 2014 VW Passat TDI sedan 771 miles, from the coast of Maine to northern New York and back—through four states, across White Mountains and Green Mountains, and past ...