Recent Volkswagens have tried to position themselves as a bit more mature and refined than your average blue collar car. Of course, that perceived prestige comes with a higher price tag, and the ...

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: I often think we're living in the Malaise Era of transmission programming. What the late 1970s were to engine controls--emissions Band-Aids resulting in drivability ...

— -- Sales of the Volkswagen Tiguan, a small crossover SUV, keep jumping. But why? Tiguan has not yet been overhauled for American tastes, as have VW's Jetta and Passat sedans. It's still made at ...