2018 Volkswagen Passat

Approximately 662,100 model-year 2012-20 Volkswagen Passat sedans and model-year 2018-19 Atlas SUVs are being recalled for block caps on headlights.

Volkswagen is streamlining its trim lineup and limiting its engine offerings on two sets of cars, the Passat and Golf family, for 2019.

Approximately 8,400 model-year 2017-18 Volkswagen Passat sedans and 
 model-year 2018 Atlas SUVs are being recalled.

If you live in Denver and horsepower is more your thing than the Broncos, 
 then there's the 2018 Denver Auto Show happening this week.

SUVs are hotter than goat yoga, but what's trending the other way are sedans, and although the 2018 Volkswagen Passat doesn’t exactly excite, its consistent pleasantness won me over.

Volkswagen is poised to take the Atlas from a single three-row SUV to a 
 line of vehicles with a sportier five-seat model previewed by the Atlas Cross 
 Sport concept.
 

With the 2018 Passat, Volkswagen appears to have hit on that winning formula, though you have to give up a few things in return. Let's take a look at some of the Passat's hits and misses.

The 2018 Volkswagen Passat GT offers more power, sporty style and 
 popular options as standard at a bargain price.

The 2018 Atlanta auto show will be an opportunity to check out the next 
 new car area residents hope to sit in during rush-hour gridlock.