Volkswagen is set to release its most potent R model yet--the Passat R36. Only the second VW to carry the R badge, the new car will not only be the fastest Passat, the wagon version will be the most ...

Some cars seem to have been created to be secondhand buys, designed to skip the irksome requirement for some luckless mug - or leasing company - to buy them in the first place. These are the cars that ...

After a quick preview at the Wolfsburg/Essen motor show last fall, VW is introducing the production version of the Volkswagen Passat R36. Available as the R36 sedan and R36 Variant (that means "wagon" ...

Volkswagen has pulled the wraps off its ‘R’ flagship Passat – and the five-door is the fastest estate VW has ever made. Scooped by CAR Online a few weeks back, the R36 puts out 296bhp, which launches ...

Nothing gets us all starry-eyed like a hot European car that the automotive bean counters decide makes no sense to sell to Americans. The most recent example is the Volkswagen Passat R36, the car that ...

When VW teamed up the HPA Motorsports last year to create the Passat R GT concept, the automaker from Wolfsburg caused us to stand up and pay attention. What is this, a Passat from VW with street cred ...

Volkswagen is set to release its most potent 'R' model yet - the Passat R36. Joining the Golf R32 and only the second model in the Volkswagen line-up to carry the 'R' badge the new car will be not ...

Fast, big, anonymous estates are cool. Even cooler if, as in the case of the VW Passat R36 here, it happens to be the quickest car in the entire manufacturer line-up. Yes, the R36 is quicker than a ...

If you want a practical and comfortable family transporter that can also entertain, we nominate this 296bhp under-the-radar version of the Passat R36 Passats are rare, but they’re 10 a penny compared ...

Engines range from 1.4 TSI to R36 Estate Readers report Real MPG to be between 20–67 mpg There's not much wind roar, tyre noise or engine noise. And you're not aware of the complex sounding electronic ...

Some cars seem to have been created to be secondhand buys, designed to skip the irksome requirement for some luckless mug - or leasing company - to buy them in the first place. These are the cars that ...

The most powerful Passat yet has broken cover. As the R36 name suggests, Volkswagen has bored out the Golf R32’s V6 to create a new 3.6-litre unit with at least 280bhp. Our spyshots reveal that the ...