UCOTD: 2004 Volkswagen Passat GLS Wagon

Today we bring you some wagon goodness -- a 2004 Volkswagen Passat GLS wagon.
This one is 100 percent stock, according to the seller, with 63,900 miles on the odometer. It's been garage kept and there is no rust and only minor dings. As well as some curb rash on the wheels.The seller says it runs and drives well and the body and paint are in "excellent" condition, save for those aforementioned minor dings.Our seller is asking $6,200. You can see this Georgia-based car here.[Images: Seller]Becom

17bhp, the option of no doors, and a chassis tuned by RenaultSport - is the Twizy a sensible or foolish used buy?Despite not being on sale for a few years now, the Renault Twizy, an electric quadricycle (important to note that it's not an electric car) with two seats arranged in tandem, continues to fascinate and delight those who glimpse one.Yes, it’s a bit chilly in winter, but otherwise the Twizy has much to recommend it. Such as? Well, it doesn’t take long to char

New V12 engine gives reborn Vanquish much more power than the DBS
DBS replacement will start a run of specials using the new 12-cylinder engine, which you can listen to hereAston Martin's next-generation GT flagship will bring back the storied Vanquish name and use a thunderous new V12 engine with far more power than that of the outgoing DBS.
As it edges closer to an unveiling in the coming months, the new Vanquish has been confirmed to pack 824bhp and 738lb ft of torque, which ar

This week the lads talk the road-legal Jaguar CX-75...
This week Steve and Matt talk a road-going Jaguar C-X75 at last, a Morris Minor restoration, EV oversupply and moreEpisode 86 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds our resident car hacks Matt Prior and Steve Cropley talking about a road-going version of the Jaguar C-X75 concept car updated by its designer Ian Callum, a Morris Minor set for a restoration, our friend Derek's hairdresser and his Toyota GT86, track daying a

Ferrari piles on the downforce for its first road-legal, special-series XX modelThat the Ferrari SF90 XX wasn't in the original production plan for the Ferrari SF90 tells you something about its gestation. Ferrari had made a near-as-darnit 1000bhp plug-in hybrid supercar and yet it never quite clicked with customers in the same way that its lighter, cheaper, less powerful-mid engined supercars did.The XX model, then, feels reactive. Made, dare I say it, in the most unusual of ways for

Ferrari piles on the downforce for its first road-legal, special-series XX modelIt’s almost a decade since Ferrari’s last extra-special-series ‘XX’ car, the La Ferrari-based FXX-K, was introduced. Between that, the original FXX, FXX Evolutione, and the 599XX and -Evo, it’s reckoned that Maranello has so far either made (or, in some cases, remade) fewer than a hundred XX-branded cars in total, only for its wealthiest and most favoured customers.Lately, however, thos

I got a press release from Aston Martin today about the opening of a high-rise condo building in Miami that bears the company's branding.Of course, the 66-story, 391-unit building is opening in time for next week's Miami Grand Prix Forumla 1 race.
Apparently, 99 percent of the units are sold. There's just a handful left. So I have to ask -- would you move into a building just because it bears the name of a car company?According to Aston, about 50 of the folks moving in are the owners of cars fr

Tesla is undergoing layoffs, with Elon Musk confirming the loss of two senior executives and plans to reduce overhead by cutting staff. This has been relatively common within the automotive sector, with legacy manufacturers having engaged in rolling layoffs for years as a way to offset development costs and maximize profits. But Tesla has long been viewed as the vanguard of electrification and the brand most other EV manufacturers hope to embody due to its meteoric rise.
Tesla figured out how t

The popular Equinox represents bread-and-butter sales for many Chevy dealers, so any wholesale changes are often eyed with equal amounts of anticipation and trepidation. Looking far more square and rugged compared to other iterations, the Equinox also gets a higher starting price for the 2025 model year.
It now starts a fin under $30,000 which suggests we’ll see plenty of advertisements this summer declaring the 2025 Equinox starts at $29,995. This sum is $2,000 dearer than last year when

Photo credit: grinny / Shutterstock.com The latest findings from theJ.D. Power 2024 U.S. Aftermarket Service Index (ASI) Study reveal a significant increase in overall customer satisfaction across three critical sectors: full-service maintenance and repair, tire replacement, and quick oil change. Particularly noteworthy is the substantial improvement observed in full-service maintenance and repair, followed closely by tire replacement and quick oil change services.
Convenience Emerges as Key Ca

If you’re interested in a career in automotive journalism, here’s a piece of unsolicited advice – don’t get in the passenger seat of a Lucid Air Sapphire with the car’s development engineer for hot laps of a major racetrack shortly after eating lunch.
If you do, you might find yourself burping unprofessionally as the driver slides through the esses.Don’t get me wrong, it’s a lot of fun to ride shotgun with pro drivers when they’re going around a f

Over two dozen states have joined forces to sue the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over proposed vehicle emissions regulations put forward by the Biden administration in March. Grievances include claims that the executive branch is unconstitutionally manipulating the marketplace by setting requirements higher than manufacturers can adhere to, effectively mandating sales of electric vehicles that have been broadly unpopular in the United States. Additionally, the states have alleged these

Today we have a lightly-used 2019 Fiat 500 Abarth that seems pretty clean.
There are only 10,986 miles on this California-based car. Sadly, it has an automatic transmission -- Abarths are so much fun with a manual.Our seller tells us that the only issue is a scuff on the front of the car. It has been well maintained.You can see it by clicking here.[Images: Seller]Become a TTAC insider. Get the latest news, features, TTAC takes, and everything else that gets t

Automakers are increasingly making advanced driver assist systems (ADAS) like automatic emergency braking (AEB) standard to meet tightening crash-test standards, but that feature will become required by law in 2029. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently finalized a rule requiring that AEB be included on all new vehicles by 2029.
The NHTSA’s ruling will make AEB the law of the land, requiring the feature to stop vehicles to avoid collisions at speeds of up to 62 mph.

The initiative celebrates the achievements of the most influential women across the motoring sectorFord UK and Ireland boss Lisa Brankin has been named the most influential woman in the British automotive industry at the Autocar Great Women Awards 2024.
Brankin, who joined Ford more than two decades ago as a graduate trainee, was recognised for steering one of Britain's oldest and most successful manufacturers through one of its most transformative eras, introducing compelling new retail initiat

While American politicians love to harp about TikTok’s Chinese owners and the national security issues that could bring, it may also be true that they worry that the platform is influencing an entire generation with quick hits of liberal political thought and economic theory. A recent survey from AlixPartners found that young TikTok users are increasingly seeing EVs on the app, with more than half of them saying they were aware of Chinese brands like Lynk&Co and BYD.
The firm surveyed

Prices will start at £68,975 for the Q6, rising to £92,950 for the SQ6
New electric SUV ushers in new era of Audi EVs based on advanced 800V architectureThe new Audi Q6 E-tron has been priced from £59,975 in the UK, with the sportier Audi SQ6 variant starting at £93,950. 
Available to order now, the electric SUV has been described by Audi boss Gernot Döllner as a “technological leap”, ushering in a new, high-tech platform. 
Including the SQ

Electric vehicle naysayers have a whole host of arguments against moving away from internal combustion. Range anxiety is often one of the first to hit the table, but that’s quickly becoming a non-issue as most new EVs offer a serviceable driving range. Charging time is another argument, but it’s one that actually has some teeth. Even the fastest-charging models still take upwards of half an hour to recover a meaningful amount of driving range, but Polestar recently demonstrated that

Motor on each wheel aids traction on slippery surfaces
Silicon-anode battery, due in production from 2026, is set to boost energy density by as much as 40%Mercedes-Benz is planning to dramatically increase the range of its new electric G-Class with a new type of battery chemistry earmarked for production in just two years. 
The new silicon-anode battery, currently at an advanced stage of development in a partnership between Mercedes and American company Sila Nanotechnologies, is s

TWR Supercat revealed as a £225k, limited-run super-GT with analogue appeal
British engineering firm TWR Performance has revealed an outlandish, 600bhp reworking of the Jaguar XJS as its debut production model – complete with carbonfibre bodywork, a supercharged V12 and a manual gearbox.
The first project to be unveiled by the Berkshire-based firm – a firm founded by the son of famed team boss and driver Tom Walkinshaw – sees the 50-year-old British coupé 

The firm has already retired the Fiesta and the Focus will bow out in 2025
Firm's European boss says there is space for smaller, lower non-SUVs as he looks to uphold core valuesFord has suggested it will offer smaller, lower-slung electric cars from 2026, once it has launched a family of four electric SUVs in Europe.
The firm has already retired the Fiesta and the Focus will bow out in 2025, leaving just the Mustang as its only non-SUV dedicated passenger car. Confirmed new cars on sale by the e

It’s a bit of a shame that I didn’t have a chance to take the 2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R I tested off road. I’d have loved to have jumped some sand dunes or done some muddin’.
Instead, I struggled to make this beast fit into urban parking spaces and alleyways while seemingly watching the fuel gauge march from full to empty just during the amount of time it takes to be stopped at a red light. Then again, the sounds made from underhood and the acceleration delivered when the

We brought you news this morning that Fisker founder and boss Henrik Fisker has apparently listed his L.A. mansion for sale for more than Fisker appears to be worth.So, would you rather own the house or own a small automaker?
I perused the real-estate listing this morning and I gotta say, the house is pretty sweet. Living there would be tempting -- and if I could afford that house, I might be able to afford another house here. So I could live there part-time and still keep roots in Chicago. Swe