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Mercedes E-Class T-Bones VW Passat in Russian Crash
Mercedes E-Class T-Bones VW Passat in Russian Crash

27 Jan 2014, 14:58 UTC · By: Liana Nastase / We’ve all been accustomed to the videos from Russia with numerous drivers and what they have to face each day or what they see on the streets. Of course, we’re talking about another acci...

 
Volkswagen's Passat BlueMotion Concept Gets 42 MPG with 1.4 TSI
Volkswagen's Passat BlueMotion Concept Gets 42 MPG with 1.4 TSI

8 Jan 2014, 17:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Two days ago, VW insiders let slip that two concepts were coming to the Detroit Auto Show, one eco and the other sporty. We were a little disappointed today when we found out one of them is just a P...

 
Spyshots: Next Generation Volkswagen Passat Shows New Details
Spyshots: Next Generation Volkswagen Passat Shows New Details

4 Dec 2013, 14:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / No, there hasn't been any camouflage stripping on the VW Passat prototype. We're talking about new details that haven't been on the test cars before, like the panoramic roof or the tw...

 
Spyshots: Next Generation VW Passat Sedan and Estate Spotted Again
Spyshots: Next Generation VW Passat Sedan and Estate Spotted Again

27 Nov 2013, 14:32 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen has not given up on becoming the biggest automotive group in the world. They will invest €84 billion in the coming four years and over two thirds will go towards efficient new models...

 
Spyshots: All-New 2015 Volkswagen Passat Spotted for First Time
Spyshots: All-New 2015 Volkswagen Passat Spotted for First Time

18 Nov 2013, 16:52 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This fully-camouflaged car is perhaps one of the most important Volkswagen Group vehicle right now, the all-new Passat. We've seen it before as a test mule, but never has this full-bodied proto...

 
Volkswagen Carefree Commercial Is a Tribute to a-ha Take On Me
Volkswagen Carefree Commercial Is a Tribute to a-ha Take On Me

18 Sep 2013, 08:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Most companies say their cheap sedan are designed for the younger generation, but Volkswagen USA says "bull, our Jetta and Passat buyers are over 30". And if they're over 30, that ...

 
2013 VW Passat Commercial: The Car You Won't Stop Talking About
2013 VW Passat Commercial: The Car You Won't Stop Talking About

28 Aug 2013, 12:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / I still remember driving the current generation Passat way back in 2011 when it was brand spanking new. I remember feeling a bit underwhelmed by the design but totally impressed with the stability. ...

 
Volkswagen to Bring New Diesel Engine to US for 2015 Models
Volkswagen to Bring New Diesel Engine to US for 2015 Models

7 Aug 2013, 09:31 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Volkswagen has announced plans to introduce their new EA288 diesel engine on certain US market models in the second half of 2014. Already available on the European market, the new 2.0-liter TDI d...

 
Volkswagen Alltrack Coming to US in 2014
Volkswagen Alltrack Coming to US in 2014

5 Aug 2013, 08:50 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / German automaker Volkswagen has reportedly approved an all-wheel-drive wagon based on the next-generation Golf as a Subaru Outback rival for the US market. According to Automotive News, Volkswage...

 
Volkswagen’s Chattanooga Plant Celebrates 5th Anniversary
Volkswagen’s Chattanooga Plant Celebrates 5th Anniversary

16 Jul 2013, 12:38 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / German automaker Volkswagen celebrates five years since announcing the decision to build an automobile manufacturing facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Officially inaugurated in May 2011, constr...

 
VW Replaces 2.5-liter with 170 HP 1.8-liter Turbo in the US
VW Replaces 2.5-liter with 170 HP 1.8-liter Turbo in the US

10 Jul 2013, 15:22 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Volkswagen has announced that the familiar 2.5-liter five-cylinder engine will no longer be available in the United States for the 2014 model year, when it will be replaced with a turbocharged 1.8-l...

 
Volkswagen Passat TDI Sets 78 MPG World Record for Fuel Economy
Volkswagen Passat TDI Sets 78 MPG World Record for Fuel Economy

25 Jun 2013, 08:47 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Volkswagen has announced that it has set a new Guinness World Records achievement for the “lowest fuel consumption-48 US states for a non-hybrid car” category with its Passat TDI Clean D...

 
Volkswagen Passat TDI Attempts to Set World Record for Fuel Economy
Volkswagen Passat TDI Attempts to Set World Record for Fuel Economy

8 Jun 2013, 08:39 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Volkswagen of America has announced that it will challenge the existing Guinness World Record for the “lowest fuel consumption-48 US states for a non-hybrid car" with the 2013 Passat TDI ...

 
Volkswagen Builds 250,000 Passat at Chattanooga Plant
Volkswagen Builds 250,000 Passat at Chattanooga Plant

24 May 2013, 11:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Earlier today, Volkswagen USA announced that its factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has rolled the 250,000th Passat midsize sedan off the line. This car is featured in the photo above and is fini...

 
Volkswagen Passat Commercial: Lucky Man
Volkswagen Passat Commercial: Lucky Man

16 May 2013, 11:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Some carmakers make new models just to launch commercials about them during the super bowl, but Volkswagen make the same car every year and just puts a different marketing spin once in a while. L...

 
VW Passat TDI Clean Diesel Commercial: Toys
VW Passat TDI Clean Diesel Commercial: Toys

14 May 2013, 13:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen goes a long way to ensure you like sitting in your car because it knows that's where you'll be spending a lot of your precious time with the kids you love. But when that car is ...

 
2013 Volkswagen Passat Gets Wolfsburg Edition
2013 Volkswagen Passat Gets Wolfsburg Edition

24 Apr 2013, 08:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Two months after announcing a Wolfsburg Edition for the exiting 2013 GTI, German automaker Volkswagen decided to offer a similar special edition trim for the 2013 Passat as well. Slotted between ...

 
Volkswagen Donates 190 Passats to Fire Fighters Around US
Volkswagen Donates 190 Passats to Fire Fighters Around US

8 Apr 2013, 09:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / German automaker Volkswagen has donated 190 Passat models built in 2012 to fire squads around the United States for rescue training. The donating process started back in 2012 and the latest to re...

 
2015 B8 Volkswangen Passat Variant Envisioned
2015 B8 Volkswangen Passat Variant Envisioned

3 Apr 2013, 15:23 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / You've probably already seen the 2015 Volkswagen Passat rendering posted today and we bet some of you tried to imagine what the Variant version will look like two years from now. Well, you m...

 
2015 B8 Volkswagen Passat Rendering
2015 B8 Volkswagen Passat Rendering

3 Apr 2013, 12:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / While Volkswagen continues to roll out more and more variants of the MkVII Golf, the same new MQB platform that underpins it is being put to good use by the engineers working on the new Passat. T...