When automakers launch a one-make race series, they typically select the sportiest car in their range. Porsche races the 911 ...

Nelson Ireson June 19, 2008 Comment Now! Update: Filling in the final piece of the 2009 Jetta TDI sedan and SportWagen puzzle, Volkswagen today announced the pricing for the car's return to the U.S.

Diesel engines are 25 to 30 percent more efficient than comparably sized gasoline engines, and, unlike hybrids, they don’t require battery packs that can add hundreds of pounds to the weight of the ...

While our long-term Jetta TDI covered thousands of miles in August, mostly thanks to a cross-country jaunt with Michael Zak at the controls, things settled down in September as the blue sedan became ...

In our fast-paced world as international men of mystery, the arrival of our VW Jetta TDI was ever-so-slightly underwhelming. The two-liter 140hp engine had plenty of ...

View post: This 600-HP Classic VW Beetle Hides a Porsche Taycan Secret Undoubtedly, one vehicle with the potential to profit handsomely from this week’s expected rush by Americans to unload old gas ...

In case you thought that Volkswagen ran out of concepts or customized models especially prepared for SEMA, you were surely wrong because the German carmaker has just unveiled the Volkswagen Jetta TDI ...

Volkswagen has long put faith in diesel technology as a way of offering both performance and economy to car buyers. In October, buyers will be granted a second option, however--with the launch of the ...

Volkswagen diesels have hard-core fans. One of them is our colleague (and "rabid diesel enthusiast") Colin Mathews, who was crazy enough to drive a 1982 Mercedes-Benz 300TD station wagon cross-country ...

The new 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI and Jetta SportWagen TDI will come with a $1,300 tax credit, according to a press release by dealer association Volkswagen of America. No, the Jetta TDI isn’t a ...

Volkswagen diesel is back! Well, it never really disappeared, but due to tightening emissions regulations, there have been fewer new cars with TDI badges hitting the U.S. roads than in years past.

Wayne Cunningham reviews cars and writes about automotive technology for CNET's Roadshow. Prior to the automotive beat, he covered spyware, Web building technologies, and computer hardware. He began ...