Over the years, I have owned four water-cooled, front-wheel-drive Volkswagens, which seemed to have just the right mix of ...

The federal government is requiring VW to recall its EV van for having a third row that's too wide given it only has two seat ...

Episode 471 of “Talking Cars With Consumer Reports” covers driving the Volkswagen Taos. The podcast panel also talks Subaru Forester Hybrid and EV charging.

The faithful family hatchback will be discontinued later this year, but don’t panic – there are plenty of good used models to ...

From the February 1981 issue of Car and Driver. On April 10, 1978, America's first Rabbit rolled off the assembly line in ...

Serial Ferrari owner Scott Chivers buys the Ferraris you really never should, such as a car he’s dubbed Ratarossa ...

Motorists thinking about buying a used car have been urged to take care around two models that could come with surprising ...

Have just changed tires, oil, filters, some bulbs , brake parts and the timing belt. Just regular service. IT never failed to run. I have had other brands, like VW, Opel, Volvo and Mitsubishi.

Some cars have timing chains that can last the life of the engine. Others have rubber timing belts that need to be replaced according to the recommended maintenance schedule. It’s a fairly ...

When a timing belt or chain breaks, it severs the link between the crankshaft and the camshaft(s). This causes the valvetrain to stop moving while the crankshaft and pistons continue to work.

We were always huge fans of the Mk7 VW Golf R. That its successor has never quite lived up to its high standards has only underlined how good it was ...