The four-cylinder EA888 engine in certain VW and Audi models is blamed for high oil consumption and defective piston rings. VW and Audi face a class action lawsuit over EA888 engine's excessive oil ...

Although Volkswagen has its fair share of reliable models, it's not an auto manufacturer that's necessarily famed for overall reliability. That mixed record extends to its engines; some of these are ...

Fear not, for the Volkswagen Golf GTI and Golf R aren't going anywhere any time soon, at least not according to a new report from Auto Express. Speaking to the British outlet, Sebastian Willmann, ...

Designing and engineering a car is hard work. We all know that, and while some cars continue to confound us as to why they were designed or engineered in the first place, sometimes, we have to commend ...

The 2000s were a strange and transitional period for performance cars, sitting between the raw mechanical era of the 1990s and the heavily digitized machines that followed. Manufacturers were ...

At first glance, many cars fade into traffic without a second thought. They sit quietly at red lights, blend into parking lots, and carry an appearance that suggests nothing more than basic ...

American loves Honda Accord. European loves Honda Accord too, but the European Accord is a full size smaller than the American Accord. Ironically, what perceived as "mid-size sedan" in Europe (and ...

Parkers is proud to have the most comprehensive online specifications for cars across the web. Whatever you want to know about the Volkswagen Passat Estate 4.0 W8 Petrol (2000 - 2005), our detailed ...

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Discover the hidden beast: the VW Passat W8 unleashes its unique 8-cylinder power on the Autobahn! POV driving experience, deep exhaust growl, and top-speed thrills filmed on a real track by AutoTopNL ...