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2017 Volkswagen Passat V6 SEL Premium
Chicago radio legends Steve and Johnnie take the 2017 Volkswagen Passat for a video test drive. What did they think of their test vehicle? Watch and find out.
2017 Volkwagen Passat V6 SEL Premium in Fortana Red
2017 Volkswagen Passat V6 SEL Premium 
Class: Midsize Car
Miles Driven: 428
Fuel Used: 17.4 gallons
2016 Volkswagen Passat SEL
2016 Volkswagen Passat SE
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Class: Midsize Car
Miles Driven: 553
Fuel Used: 19.6 gallons
The tested mid-level 2016 Volkswagen Passat 1.8T SE w/Technology carried an impressive list of features for its price of $29,230 including destination.
2016 Volkswagen Passat SE
Class: Midsize Car
Miles Driven: 550
Fuel Used: 19.9 gallons
First Spin: 2016 Volkswagen Passat
Styling changes to the 2016 Passat are subtle, but they help freshen the look a bit. Less subtle are the added features; most of the newest high-tech items are offered, albeit some only on upper trim levels. Prices start at $23,260 and run up to $37,655 for the top V6 model.
At first I was worried.
When an invitation arrived to a preview for the “new” 2016 Volkswagen Passat, I grew concerned that one of my favorite midsize sedans was going to become … well … less of a favorite.
It happens. Sometimes, a vehicle hits a peak of sorts where everything just seems to fall into place, and then a redesigned model replaces it that suffers from the “Change for the sake of change” syndrome and loses something in the transition.
In TDI SEL Premium trim, with no options, Consumer Guide’s test Passat came to $34,405 including destination charge.
2015 Volkswagen Passat TDI SEL Premium
Class: Midsize Car
Dates tested: 2/17/2015 to 2/23/2015
Miles Driven: 424
Fuel Used: 10.9 gallons
Although classified as a midsize sedan, Volkswagen’s Passat is as spacious as some full-size ones. Our very well equipped SEL Premium test car came to $31,715 including destination, but base models start at about $23,000.
In the hotly contested midsize-sedan market, Volkswagen’s Passat is an also-ran. Compared to the 408,000 unit sales of the Toyota Camry and 367,000 of the Honda Accord, Passat’s 110,000 barely makes a blip.
Test Drive: 2014 Passat 1.8 TSI
Our test Passat TSI listed for $31,715 in SEL trim, and averaged an impressive 28.5 mpg in an even balance of city and highway driving.
2013 Volkswagen Passat SEL 1.8 TSI
Dates tested: 11/27/2013-12/04/2013
Miles Driven: 208
Fuel Used: 7.3 gallons
Real-world fuel economy: 28.5 mpg
Volkswagen CrossBlue Concept
Volkswagen gave attendees of the 2013 Detroit Auto Show a look at two concept cars that might very well see production in the near future.
Headlining its press conference was the CrossBlue SUV concept. If it were to see production (which we think is highly likely at this point), it would rival the GMC Acadia, Honda Pilot, and Mazda CX-9 among 3-row, 7-passenger “large-midsize” crossovers. Though physically larger than the premium-midsize Volkswagen Touareg, a vehicle based on the CrossBlue would be less expensive.
2013 Honda Accord Sport Sedan
The odds are against this. Against me having driven, in a row, three cars that I would either buy myself of recommend without hesitation. But so it happened. In order, I drove newly redesigned 2013 copies of the Lexus ES 350, Volkswagen Passat TDI (manual), and Honda Accord Sport.
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