The new 1.8-liter turbo-four engine produces 170 hp and 184 lb-ft of torque, the same amount of power but seven lb-ft more than the 2.5-liter inline-five engine it supplants. It is available on Jetta ...

Certain 2021 and 2022 versions of these SUVs may have been fitted with defective knuckles that can crack or break. Craig brought 15 years of automotive journalism experience to the Cars team. A ...

A notice from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released today states that Volkswagen is recalling approximately 400,602 model year 2011-2013 Volkswagen Jetta, and 41,663 ...

Welcome back to the second and final installment of the budget suspension upgrades on our '03 GTI 1.8T. Last month, we ditched the blown-out stock suspension in favor of Neuspeed's new Koni Cup kit to ...

Sporty, but not really sporty compact sedans are back in business. The Civic Si and Elantra Sport won’t have their way, though, with Volkswagen planning to introduce the Jetta GLI for the 2020 model ...

While studying traditional news journalism in college, Jake realized he was smitten by all things automotive and wound up with an internship at Car and Driver. That led to a career writing news, ...

Volkswagen is recalling 10,119 of its crossovers in the U.S. as a result of a production issue in the rear suspension assembly that could lead the knuckles to fail. The recall involves the 2021 and ...

Seeing how well the Renault 5 E-Tech is doing in Europe, Volkswagen wants a piece of the action. Its model to compete in the segment will be called the ID. Polo, which goes on sale next spring ...