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I remember buying my Jaguar S Type R and being so hyped but nervous. I was hyped because S Type R! Supercharged 400…
Apr 1
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The Volkswagen Passat W8 has an infamously unreliable eight-cylinder engine that even seasoned mechanics won’t…
Nov 26
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When I bought my holy grail Volkswagen Passat W8 manual there was one thought constantly hanging over my head:…
Nov 4
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In August — that feels like years ago — I bought a crashed Volkswagen Passat W8 for $800 with the intention of…
Aug 25
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The Volkswagen Passat has been with us since 1973 in eight official generations and a shit ton more facelifts,…
Jul 31 2019
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Expensive Volkswagens don’t exactly have great reputations for reliability, serviceability, or cost of maintenance,…
Jan 14 2019
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Not everyone is buying into the idea that the sedan has been murdered at the tire-gloved hands of the crossover,…
May 19 2017
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After nearly two years since Volkswagen admitted to cheating emissions tests on over 475,000 diesel vehicles, the…
Nov 14 2016
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Sporty versions of mid-size sedans are all the rage, apparently. Toyota is even rumored to have a TRD version of the…
Apr 22 2016
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Brazil has always been the home of fascinating Volkswagen mutant strains, and even when the company started cooling…
Apr 6 2016
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We knew Volkswagen’s Dieselgate fix wasn’t going to be easy, and we’ve been concerned that the repair might affect…
Jan 19 2016
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Oct 6 2015
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The Volkswagen Passat is what happens when Germans beige-ify a mid-size sedan to satisfy the American market. What…
Sep 21 2015
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The Volkswagen Passat, long-time title holder of America’s Most Meh™ Sedan, get’s a sleek new refresh for 2016.…
Oct 15 2014
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We all whine there aren't enough wagons...boo-hoo why can't I find a cool wagon? And when you do find a wagon..it…
Aug 22 2012
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Jordan Addison is a college student at Virginia's Radford University, and seems pretty much like any college…
Apr 4 2012
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While Volkswagen is content to show off the Volkswagen Passat Alltrack as a production car in Tokyo, the German…
Mar 30 2012
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Volkswagen will introduce this Alltrack Concept at the New York Auto Show next week, because apparently that's more…
Nov 23 2011
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For years, automotive journalists have suspected the cars in automakers' test fleets are somehow better-finished…
Nov 16 2011
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I've just picked Golden Corral as the 2012 Mike Spinelli Restaurant of the Year. Oh, I don't give a damn about…