Professional Reviews

• “Remarkable attention to detail in the quality of construction and roomy interior.” — Cars.com
• “4Motion [all-wheel-drive] is identical to [Audi's] quattro.” — AutoWeek
• “More stylish than [Honda] Accord or [Toyota] Camry.” — Automobile
• “High quality materials that would not be out of place in a Mercedes.” — Automobile
• “You won't believe it's a Volkswagen if your last experience with the marque was that beat-up Rabbit you drove fifteen years ago.” — New Car Test Drive
• “Seat-recline knobs nearly impossible to reach.” — USA Today
• “Highway miles slip by in near silence at 70 mph.” — Car and Driver
• “With the seats up, [the Passat wagon] matches the Taurus [wagon's] 39 cubic feet of cargo capacity.” — Car and Driver
• “It's comfy as a swaddled infant at [high] speeds.” — USA Today
• “Way-cool purple/red instrument cluster, which minimizes eye fatigue and looks great to boot” — Edmunds.com
• “Handling in both sedan and wagon is tight and pleasing on both the highway and the back roads.” — AutoWeb
• “We like the eager feel of the 1.8T engine.” — New Car Test Drive