Volkswagen Passat 2015 Video Review

Marketing types in Australia might refer to Volkswagen's Passat badge as something of a ‘sleeper'; that is, one that does quiet, solid business without generating strong emotion, either positive or negative.

It's hard to imagine a Passat customer experiencing a night of sleepless anticipation pending the delivery of their new car, but nor is anyone going to take you for a stuffy old cardigan-wearer when learning you've bought one.

So while the Golf may outsell Passat in Australia at the rate of around four to one, globally, that's not the case. Passat is actually VW's top-selling model, making the arrival of this all-new eighth-generation model is a very big deal.

Read the full Volkswagen Passat 2015 review.