We go on vacation in six family wagons: the Honda Accord, Mercury Sable, Mitsubishi Diamante, Subaru Legacy, and Toyota Camry.
Sometimes the whole is worth more than the sum of the parts, and that's the secret of this Passat. Simply put, this one pushed all our buttons. VW revised this year's Passat significantly and fixed our biggest gripe by fitting airbags and adjustable shoulder belts with automatic pretensioning in place of the long-dreaded motor-mouse belts. The driver's bag lives in an attractive new four-spoke steering wheel.
The Passat's taut European suspension traverses North American potholes and expansion joints more comfortably this year, thanks to new Goodyear Eagle GA tires. And new structural adhesives have beefed up body rigidity by 15 percent and reduced road noise substantially.Useless luggage rack, substantial price.Finally, the controversial square pug nose of old has been freshened with a new grille and wraparound headlamps that present kind of a smug grin to the wind.
Similar grins appeared on the faces of the editors after a short time behind that new airbag wheel. The Passat's 172-horse VR6 does not generate class-leading numbers, but it makes classy noises and keeps this tight nimble wagon ahead of the pack in the cut and thrust. With 0.78 g of grip and excellent roll control, the Passat was the quickest and smoothest car through both the measured lane-change maneuver and the Ohio chicanes. "Doesn't feel bulky. Great steering response and plenty of passing power," said one tester. "Transmission snaps off downshifts like salutes," noted another.
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