Wayne Cunningham reviews cars and writes about automotive technology for CNET's Roadshow. Prior to the automotive beat, he covered spyware, Web building technologies, and computer hardware. He began ...

The Volkswagen Passat ePro is rewriting the rules for plug-in hybrids. With a massive 22 kWh battery, it delivers an ...

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 ...

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. - The Volkswagen Passat was not designed to accommodate a V-8. So when former VW AG Chairman Ferdinand Piech decided to expand the Passat model range with an eight-cylinder ...

WASHINGTON — It wasn’t long ago that the midsize sedan was one of the most popular automotive segment and a V-6 option was pretty much a given. But lately, with improved turbo four-cylinder engines ...

MUNICH, Germany --The W-8 engine configuration may be dead. Volkswagen AG has stopped producing the Passat W8 model because of slow sales, says CEO Bernd Pischetsrieder. It was the only vehicle to use ...

When Volkswagen revealed the first photos and details of its all-new Passat, they said as many as 10 different engines would be available. However, when the German market configurator was launched, ...

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 ...

How large an engine do you need in a mid-size car? Just a few years ago, the answer would have been a V-6 of 2.8 to 3.5 liters, perhaps with a base model offering a four of 2.4 to 2.8 liters. Then ...

Back in May, it was reported that 2000-2003 Volkswagen Passats were currently under investigation by NHTSA due to 19 reports of engine fires supposedly caused by a failure in the coil pack. That ...

The 1.8T engine produces 170 hp and 184 lb-ft of torque, which represents an increase of seven lb-ft compared to the outgoing 2.5-liter engine. It will also be offered in the 2014 Volkswagen Jetta, ...