The latter is largely thanks to VW's 4Motion all-wheel-drive system ... This author grew up in the back seat of a B5-generation Passat wagon, which boasted a handsome design, a spacious cargo ...

So what did I get for well over a year of waiting? This wagon is based on the Volkswagen B5 platform that underpinned vehicles like the Audi A4, S4 and RS4 Avant of the late 1990s and early 2000s.

And his car had a five-speed manual gearbox and was a wagon—double bonus points. That generation of Passat—known as the B5—was a breakthrough car for VW of America and a huge step up from ...

Over the years VW would switch between Audi-style inline overhang engines and Golf-like transverse setups for the Passat models. By the time the B5 dropped ... This '04 wagon represents the ...

This Jetta TDI has 170,000+ miles and not a bit of trouble so far. Loved my 2004 b5.5 VW TDI wagon... no more made... :( 6 speed manual TDI, plenty of room and comfort. QUITE and very sporty.

Volkswagen-Audi AG now offers as many station-wagon choices as the Big Three. It's true. Let's go to the C/D wagon scoreboard. Number of station wagons built by Chrysler: zero. General Motors ...

Volkswagen announced that it would end production of its two remaining wagons. Station wagons in the US have been the victims of a surge in SUV sales. But VW took the opportunity to look back on ...

Volkswagen hasn't sold a Passat in the U.S. since the 2022 model year but the nameplate lives in other markets, albeit on a sedan and wagon unrelated to the model that was sold here. Now a new ...