2008 Volkswagen Passat

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  • MSRP: $23,990 - $39,200
  • Invoice: $22,359 - $36,669
  • Fuel Economy Range: 29 mpg Hwy, 21 mpg City
  • NHTSA Driver's Crash Rating:
  • Basic Warranty: 48 months/50,000 miles
  • Fuel Type: premium unleaded
  • User Rating:(6 reviews)

2008 Volkswagen Passat Review Summaries

What reviewers liked most about the Volkswagen Passat:

High quality materials that would not be out of place in a Mercedes..

-- Automobile

Handling in both sedan and wagon is tight and pleasing on both the highway and the back roads..

-- AutoWeb

Highway miles slip by in near silence at 70 mph..

-- Car and Driver

Remarkable attention to detail in the quality of construction and roomy interior..

-- Cars.com

Way-cool purple/red instrument cluster, which minimizes eye fatigue and looks great to boot.

-- Edmunds.com

We like the eager feel of the 1.8T engine..

-- New Car Test Drive

What reviewers liked least about the Volkswagen Passat:

Stereo controls were on the small side and hard to operate without taking your eyes off of the road..

-- Edmunds.com

Seat-recline knobs nearly impossible to reach..

-- USA Today

Volkswagen Passat Comparisons:

More stylish than [Honda] Accord or [Toyota] Camry..

-- Automobile

4Motion [all-wheel-drive] is identical to [Audi's] quattro..

-- AutoWeek

With the seats up, [the Passat wagon] matches the Taurus [wagon's] 39 cubic feet of cargo capacity..

-- Car and Driver

Best one-liner about the Volkswagen Passat:

You won't believe it's a Volkswagen if your last experience with the marque was that beat-up Rabbit you drove fifteen years ago..

-- New Car Test Drive

It's comfy as a swaddled infant at [high] speeds..

-- USA Today

2008 Volkswagen Passat

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