VW Passat - Autocar Magazine Review
In keeping with our editorial policy here at VW Passat News, we want to keep you up to date with all the available road test reports, old and new of the latest VW Passat from the best UK motoring writers, and despite the fact we love the Passat and could waffle on for hours,, we prefer to present an experts view for you to read. We don't like printing another site's work here - that would be stealing, so we're giving you some extracts taken from the Autocar review, and if you want to read the full story, you can follow the link at the bottom.
Autocar Magazine says:
"It’s clear that Volkswagen has worked really hard on the installation of this engine, in all but tone it now has the classy character of an executive diesel which, when combined with its punchy performance, makes it an excellent powerplant..."
"Purchasing a Passat would be a decision we can't imagine you'd regret; it should hold its value and never let you down..."
Sitting behind the typically fine leather steering wheel the Passat is instantly recognisable as a Volkswagen - and also rather disappointing, because the utterly solid quality that made the old car such a pleasure is gone...Passats we’ve tried with wood and leather trim have felt like cars from the class above. It seems that you have to shell out the cash to get the Passat feeling like an upmarket product..."
"Off the motorway network the new car is a world away from the imprecise crudity of old. Much of this is down to the new four-link rear suspension, the Passat now has fine body control and plenty of useable grip..."
To read the complete article on the autocar website, just follow the link here: Autocar Review.
