Around the time of the new millennium, the Volkswagen Automotive Group (VAG) was putting its fingers in every pie it could find under the direction of the legendary Ferdinand Piëch. He wanted to make ...

While the name of its parent company literally means "people's car," today's Nice Price or No Dice Volkswagen Passat W8 is a car for only a select few; those willing to put up with some quirks and ...

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 ...

VW has stopped W8 production due to sales so slow it oftentimes seemed that customers were sneaking into dealerships at night and putting their Passat W8sback on the lot. The goal was a modest 5,000 ...

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 ...

All carmakers seem to want buyers who are fairly young and trend-setting. Why care about cutting-edge customers; you'd think retiring AARP members would have the fattest wallets most worth chasing, ...

Through the years, automakers have answered many unasked questions. Sometimes the answer is a hit like the Ford Mustang or Chrysler minivan. More often than not, it's a rolling enigma that inevitably ...

Technically, VW built the B5-generation Passat between 1996 and 2006, with the facelifted version, also known as the B5.5, popping up in 2001 boasting revised styling and a flagship W8 version. This ...

Kyle has written professionally across the motorsport and motoring world since graduating from Plymouth University in 2018, and has acted as the MotoGP editor for Motorsport Week and as a Features ...

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 ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...