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Volkswagen just released these two Super Bowl commercials. The first is an awesome take on a tiny Darth Vader trying to use the Force to control everything from a doll to the new Passat. It's cute, and it works. More »
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Those leaked photos of the Europe-only 2011 Volkswagen Passat were right on the money. The new car's almost as boring to look at as the 2011 Jetta. More »
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Stanford University's Computer Science Department's autonomous VW Passat Wagon has learned a fun new trick: using vehicle and real-world models to accurately J-turn its way into a parallel parking space. At least our future masters have skills. More »
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Sure as night becomes day and tides come in, so too will hoons put cars on truck chassis and goof around in the snow. This truck-engined VW Passat example seems in perpetual danger of tipping and yet there's only triumph More »
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VW wants to "dominate" the US market, using its against-the-odds current strong sales and profits (relatively) to go counter-cyclical and triple US sales. An American-made mid-size sedan is at the center of those plans. More »
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The lack of Volkswagen robot action in Transformers 2 didn't stop a Beijing mall from trying to latch on to the Transformer fever sweeping China, building a home-made VW Passat-a-bot to publicize their recently-opened movie theater. Gallery below. More »
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Take the nose-end of a VW Passat diesel and weld the front of an Opel Omega to the back, hop in the car with a buddy and enjoy some silly-looking shenanigans in the parking lot. More »
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Whether an engine or a steering wheel, parts-sharing is an easy way for manufacturers to save money. Still, many car owners may be surprised by what parts get shared. Here's 12 unlikely examples. More »
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There's very little information about this video, but from the situation, setting and salty, NSFW language, it seems we're sitting in while some soldiers stationed in Baghdad watch locals transporting some sheep. That would normally be boring, but here the sheep get "special" treatment, and by special we mean they get dumped into the back of what seems to be a Mark 1 VW Passat. Oh, and the answer to the question posed in the headline, in this case, is three. We would add more jokes, but it seems our narrator pretty much sums up all the comedic angles for us. [Youtube] More »
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Here's a tidbit we missed from the 2009 Volkswagen Passat CC live reveal on Sunday. It seems that VW is stepping up to the Lexus challenge and introducing an auto-park feature for the swoopy sedan with the coupe-like roof. eGMcartech is reporting on this interesting development, while we're left hoping it's at least faster at automatically making you do it yourself. More »
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