Being ‘only’ 1500kg has its advantages. The latest Passat in petrol-only form reminds us ‘normal’ cars can and should be ...

Volkswagen is preparing to give its mid-size sedan a plug-in hybrid powertrain. “Soon,” the Passat will be offered as a plug-in hybrid, VW chairman of the board of management Martin Winterkorn ...

Back in 2014 Volkswagen announced ... Pull away from rest and the Passat GTE will default to its electric-only E-Mode. The car can also run in hybrid mode, and should you wish to charge the ...

Volkswagen has confirmed a range of up to eight engines for the new Passat in some markets, but at launch there’s just one in the UK: a 1.5-litre four-cylinder turbo petrol with 48V mild-hybrid ...

But, more pertinently, Volkswagen has focused heavily on its plug-in hybrid models. The Passat eHybrid version is available with 201 or 268bhp, and for those on the go, it supports CCS rapid charging.

It will take a couple of years, but Volkswagen has plans to get some hybrids into the hands of North American customers.

So when it came to choosing my new car, I wanted to do my bit by going for a plug-in hybrid. The technology in my Volkswagen Passat goes one step further than the Toyota Highlander I ran back in 2021.

It's hybrid powertrain also offers fantastic efficiency and that's a big win. I so enjoyed driving the Volkswagen Passat 206TSI R-Line. It's a roomy wagon that should fit a lot of different types of ...

The Passat is a large car and stands at 4708mm long ... when you consider you’re getting much the same hardware as a Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid ($188,600) with a Volkswagen badge. So, it’s great value ...

So far, we’ve only had the chance to drive the petrol mild hybrid and while the pace it offers is adequate, it’s also a tad underwhelming. The relatively small engine has to work quite hard to shift ...