Each element that defines an automobile's dynamic character was refined or entirely renewed for the 2006 Volkswagen Passat, and all to the car's vast improvement. Add in the more spacious, more finely crafted passenger space and the modest investment, and all this goodness starts looking like a class leader. The question is, can Volkswagen's maligned dealer network become better at supporting this excellent new sedan? And, maybe more to the point, can this new sedan become the first of a more reliable generation of Volkswagens?New Car Test Drive correspondent Greg N. Brown filed this report from Hamburg, Germany.
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