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The response was underwhelming when Volkswagen unveiled its eagerly awaited all-new U.S.-built Passat midsize sedan at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January. Journalists accustomed to expensive German engineering and scintillating design expected to be dazzled by the most important new vehicle to arrive from Wolfsburg since the New Beetle in 1998. Instead, they got a car that is more vanilla than chocolate. Decadent German strudel it’s not. The new Passat is not drop-dead gorgeous, but neither is it devoid of character. And that’s exactly where Germany’s No.1 auto maker wants to be with the Passat.2011 BMW 335d M-Sport Photo Gallery2011 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este Photo GalleryAston Martin V12 Zagato Photo GalleryFiat 500c Convertible Photo GalleryBMW 1M Part Two Photo GalleryBimmerfest 2011 Photo GalleryAutoSpies.com Photo GalleriesIf you want to see your photos running on our homepage photo ticker, be sure to upload your photos on the go by sending them to Mobile@AutoSpies.com Share on FacebookRead Article
Journalists accustomed to expensive German engineering and scintillating design expected to be dazzled by the most important new vehicle to arrive from Wolfsburg since the New Beetle in 1998.
Instead, they got a car that is more vanilla than chocolate. Decadent German strudel it’s not. The new Passat is not drop-dead gorgeous, but neither is it devoid of character.
And that’s exactly where Germany’s No.1 auto maker wants to be with the Passat.
2011 BMW 335d M-Sport Photo Gallery2011 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este Photo GalleryAston Martin V12 Zagato Photo GalleryFiat 500c Convertible Photo GalleryBMW 1M Part Two Photo GalleryBimmerfest 2011 Photo Gallery
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