Posts Tagged ‘passat wagon’

Paris Preview: Subaru debuts boxer diesel Forester and Impreza

Friday, September 5th, 2008
Click above for gallery of Subaru's newest diesel-powered modelsSubaru debuted its new 2.0L diesel boxer engine earlier this year in the Legacy and Outback, and soon it will also be offered in the Forester and Impreza, though only in Europe. These two latest models to feature the unique horizontally......

Mazda extends rotary warranty on RX-8 to 100k miles

Thursday, June 5th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Mazda RX-8.You've got to hand it to Mazda for its perseverance with the Wankel rotary engine design. Ever since it's engineers managed to make it semi-reliable, the turbine-like smoothness of the quick-spinning lump has seen duty in numerous Mazda-branded......

Kelley Blue Book names Best New Road Trip Vehicles for 2008

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
click to view more high-res images of the 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan SXTNext Monday is Memorial Day, which many think of as the official start of the summer driving season. That means it's time to pack your families and all their associated gear in the family truckster family sedan and head out to see......

Pioneer Suspension smooths out the sinkholes, supposedly

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
The ads that get your lasting attention are the ones that make you respond. And we have no doubt that's exactly what you'd do if while cruising down the boulevard you happened upon what looked like an impact crater. When Pioneer Suspension wanted to show off the extraordinary smoothness of its ride,......

Geneva 2008: Volkswagen Passat Variant TSI EcoFuel

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Click above image for gallery of live shots of this high mileage Passat from GenevaThe Passat Variant (aka Estate, Wagon, Family Truckster) TSI EcoFuel popped up in Geneva today, joining Volkswagen's other super efficient headline grabber, the Golf TDI Hybrid. This particular VW uses the company's ......

VW gets behind Stanley Jr., donates $5.75 million to Stanford

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
Stanford won the first ever DARPA Challenge -- a test of skill and endurance for autonomous vehicles -- in 2005 with a VW Passat wagon called Stanley. This year it came in second with a VW Passat Wagon called Stanley, Jr. Though the university didn't win the Challenge this year, it did win with VW, ......

Volkswagen passat is here!

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007
Volkswagen Passat:The first Passat rolled off the assembly line at Volkswagen’s Emden plant was 32 years ago. Since then, the Passat has become the most successful Volkswagen model after the Golf and Beetle. Over 13 million cars have been produced since 1973. The biggest markets in Europe are Germ......

Open Wide! Bigmouth conversions for Passat, A3

Wednesday, April 25th, 2007
Click image for galleryVia Dieselstation (an Autoblog fave) comes this utterly disastrous adventure in styling. The current-gen VW Passt is a handsome car, and as such, it can be made to look really great with subtle changes, as we saw at last year's NY Auto Show, where a Passat wearing subtle fact......

The Infiniti M35x: A Great Choice

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006
Infiniti’s M sedan has always been a bit overshadowed by its smaller/less expensive/better-selling stable mate, the G35. However, the M family offers the same stellar bargain and sporty dynamics as its sibling. When we had the chance to cruise around in the V-6 powered M35x we found that, like the......

VW recalling recent Passats in the US

Monday, October 30th, 2006
Volkswagen announced today that it is issuing two safety recalls for some 2006 and 2007 model year Passat sedans and some 2007 Passat wagons. According to the automaker's press release, the first recall affects some 2006 Passat sedans that have a wiper motor that could conk out in heavy rain from mo......