I have a confession to make. I’m currently driving a VW Passat and I quiet like it. It’s well glued together, the 2.0 litre engine has enough go and it drives well, especially on motorways. I had driven an older model 1.8T with a Tiptronic gearbox and hated it so I wasn’t looking forward to driving even an updated model. Would I buy one? No, but if someone was in the market for a largish family saloon they could do a lot worse. Also it’s about to be replaced by a BMW 325 CSi so I would miss it that much.