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 ...

Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

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 ...

This is Volkswagen’s most powerful production Passat yet – the new R36, a car that trumps the last generation’s unloved W8 in the power stakes. Big deal, you might think, but bear with us. For £30,990 ...

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 ...

Nelson Ireson May 23, 2008 Comment Now! Earlier today we brought you the all-new VW Scirocco GT24 and now we have two more specials shown at the Austrian tuner-fest. The VW GTI Performance is a ...

It is probably safe to say that the Volkswagen Passat R36 had slipped off my radar. I had heard rumblings of the new Golf being fitted with an R36 engine but VW has quitely slipped this engine into ...

Adverts have a lot to answer for. Women complain about unrealistic body images causing low self-esteem, but I remember the late Eighties, when you couldn’t open a magazine without seeing a ...

And it's not the swoopy new Scirocco coupe . . . The boxy Passat R36 takes lines honours with a combination of a 3.6-litre V6 engine that makes 220 kiloWatts and gives the family hauler - sedan or ...

High-performance sub-brands have become an increasingly common addition to many manufacturers’ showroom line-ups. Whether it’s the mighty M cars from BMW, Mercedes’ bruising AMG-badged models or Fiats ...

So why does the latest edition of Volkswagen's R series convince in a way that the models preceding it in the distinctively deep blue paint and chrome grille haven't? If the Passat R36 followed the ...