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Another first drive report with the new VW Passat. The most obvious element of the refresh is the new VW family face. It makes the Passat look wider and lower. Thanks to chromed bars across the grille and white LEDs in a studded line around the headlamps, it falls toward the bling side of equation.

The VW Golf R is said to get closer to US approval. Great news! Our autobahn blast in a Golf R at speeds approaching 150 mph confirmed what we reported in our First Drive: The thing is a hoot, and that it feels lighter and more sophisticated than its predecessor, the 250-hp, V-6–powered R32. It’s [...]

Volkswagen UK has announced the prices for the new VW Passat. VW has announced prices for its new, seventh generation Passat saloon and estate. The saloon will start at £18,740 – a rise of £720 – and the estate starts at £19,745 – an increase of £750. Three trim levels will be available – S,SE [...]

VW of America has revealed the pricing for the 2011 VW Touareg Hybrid: it starts at $60,565. After putting the 2011 Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid through the wringer (meaning: we assessed it for our first drive), we dubbed it, “a Porsche Cayenne Hybrid for the people.” Why’d we compare it to a Porsche? Well, the Touareg [...]

We told you yesterday already, but now VW has officially confirmed that the VW Golf R will find its way to the US. Great news! Unlike the R32, which was powered by VW’s popular VR6, the new model will be powered by Volkswagen’s ubiquitous turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder. And while Volkswagen isn’t quoting power output for [...]

VW has unveiled the new VW Passat ahead of the Paris Motor Show. Have a look! The automaker’s new corporate design language is in full force here, and observations of the new Passat looking like a big Jetta will not be disagreed with. A full range of gasoline and diesel engines will be available when [...]

The VW BlueSport Roadster will hit the roads in 2013. Volkswagen is on track to provide one of the Abarth sports car’s key rivals in the shape of the BlueSport, due in 2013. The German manufacturer’s mid-engined roadster is set to arrive at the 2013 Frankfurt show, with sales starting early the following year. Insiders [...]

The new VW Touareg combines stunning design with increased power and improved fuel efficiency. The second generation all-new 2011 Volkswagen Touareg combines cutting-edge German design, even more versatility and an array of standard features, all while providing a combination of usability and world-class engineering that drivers and passengers have become familiar with in Volkswagen vehicles. [...]

Here are some live photos of the new VW Passat from the Paris Motor Show. Enjoy! The all-new Passat is intended for an older demographic and the styling seems to reflect that. We look forward to seeing it on our shores. Speaking of which, the 2011 goes on sale in the United Kingdom this October [...]

A standard VW Passat BlueMotion has set a new Guinness World Record with over 1,500 miles on a single tank of fuel. Awesome! Who needs a hybrid? The three-day record attempt began in Maidstone in Kent, and involved driving to the South of France and back. The Passat BlueMotion finally ran out of fuel close [...]

VW has released new, official sketches of the upcoming New Mid-Size Sedan aka VW NMS. Have a look! Several similarities can be gleaned from looking at both the renderings and the recent spy pics. The deeply grooved hood that is so prominent in the drawings does show through the camouflage of the real prototype. The [...]

Once again VW is confirming that the VW Phaeton will return to the US. “We have our eyes firmly set on the U.S. market,” Juergen Borrmann, director of Volkswagen’s plant in Dresden, Germany, where the Phaeton is built, said in an interview. The model will be completely redesigned and retooled before VW begins selling the [...]