HALF MOON BAY, Calif. - The Volkswagen Passat was not designed to accommodate a V-8. So when former VW AG Chairman Ferdinand Piech decided to expand the Passat model range with an eight-cylinder ...

MUNICH, Germany --The W-8 engine configuration may be dead. Volkswagen AG has stopped producing the Passat W8 model because of slow sales, says CEO Bernd Pischetsrieder. It was the only vehicle to use ...

Do you want a station wagon with eight-cylinders and a manual transmission, but find the Cadillac CTS-V Wagon far too common? Then this Volkswagen Passat W8 Wagon is possibly the car for you. As one ...

This used luxury German sedan offers a powerful W-8 engine, AWD, and manual transmission for a low price. With an average price of under $4,000, it provides a unique mix of power, comfort, and value ...

Not all that long ago, Volkswagen attempted to eschew the whole "people's car" schtick and move its product line up-market. The result was cars like today's Nice Price or No Dice W8 Passat: the ...

Before I joined the team here, I worked at a Volkswagen enthusiast blog called VWVortex, and I can tell you with certainty that the quickest way to make new friends after the pandemic is to show up to ...

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Volkswagen was experimenting with W-shaped engines and as it turns out, buying one of the marque’s W-powered models doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg. Volkswagen ...

In case you haven’t noticed, VW is a very, very special brand when it comes to its fans - while the automaker’s creations never stray too far from the clinical attitude they’ve always exhibited, ...