Volkswagen's most popular vehicles will all receive a new engine in the second half of the year, in the shape of the company's latest 2-liter turbodiesel unit. The new EA288 engine is already powering ...

The current Volkswagen Passat diesel is being shown the door, with its engine to be replaced later this year by a new diesel that will be widely used in VW's U.S. lineup. Other updates are due next ...

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 ...

Another small portion of Volkswagen's diesel scandal has been put to rest: the EPA announced its approval of modifications for 2012 through 2014 Passat TDI sedans. In total, 84,391 Volkswagen Passat ...

Though it sounds like something from Dr. Seuss's "Cat in the Hat" children's tales, Volkswagen's new Pumpe Duese technology (pronounced pump-a-dooz-a) takes its turbodiesel engines to a new high in ...

The 2013 Volkswagen Passat TDI ostensibly consumes diesel. We wouldn't really know, we never had to fill the tank. Not for lack of trying though. Round trips from Los Angeles to Palm Springs and ...

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 ...

It has taken more than 30 years for mainstream consumers to forget the gutless, unreliable, smoke-belching, oil-burning cars of the ’70s and ’80s, but diesel is finally a viable option in light-duty ...

Volkswagen set a new Guinness World Record last week for lowest fuel consumption during an 8,122-mile tour of the lower 48 states in a Volkswagen Passat TDI Clean Diesel, achieving 77.99 mpg during ...

Volkswagen has announced the company’s Passat TDI has set a new world record for the category of “lowest fuel consumption-48 US states for a non-hybrid car.” Drivers Wayne Gerdes and Bob Winger ...

Imagine driving Chicago to Atlanta, or Seattle to Napa Valley, without refueling, in a roomy car. It’s possible if you switch from gasoline to diesel technology and set the cruise control to 65 or 70 ...

One of the hot, new midsize sedans in the spotlight when the 2012 Denver Auto Show opens Wednesday evening will be the Volkswagen Passat. The stylish, roomy ’12 Passat, equipped with a TDI diesel ...