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11-12-2012, 05:42 PM
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Last year, the Volkswagen Passat 2.5 SE (http://autoblog.com/volkswagen/passat) won a Car and Driver comparison test (http://www.caranddriver.com/comparisons/2012-volkswagen-passat-36-sel-vs-2011-honda-accord-ex-l-v6-2012-hyundai-sonata-20t-limited-comparison-test) of mid-size sedans, beating the Honda Accord V6 (http://autoblog.com/honda/accord) and Hyundai (http://www.autoblog.com/hyundai/sonata/)Sonata (http://autoblog.com/hyundai/sonata) 2.0T (http://www.autoblog.com/hyundai/sonata/). A couple of months later, the same Passat model won a mid-size comparo from (http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/sedans/1112_2012_hyundai_sonata_gls_2012_toyota_camry_le_ and_2012_volkswagen_passat_se_family_court/)Motor Trend (http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/sedans/1112_2012_hyundai_sonata_gls_2012_toyota_camry_le_ and_2012_volkswagen_passat_se_family_court/) against the Hyundai Sonata GLS and Toyota Camry LE (http://autoblog.com/toyota/camry). Earlier this year, the VW won an even larger C/D comparison test (http://www.caranddriver.com/comparisons/2013-chevrolet-malibu-eco-vs-2012-honda-accord-ex-l-2012-hyundai-sonata-se-2012-kia-optima-ex-2012-toyota-camry-se-2012-volkswagen-passat-25-se-comparison-tests), beating the Chevrolet Malibu Eco (http://autoblog.com/chevrolet/malibu), Accord EX-L, Sonata SE, Kia Optima EX (http://autoblog.com/kia/optima) and Camry SE.
That's a convincing string of victories, but they're all against the old hotness. So C/D put the Passat 2.5 SE against the freshest mid-sized competitors, the all-new-for-2013 versions of the Ford Fusion SE EcoBoost (http://autoblog.com/ford/fusion), Honda Accord EX and Nissan Altima 2.5 SV (http://autoblog.com/nissan/altima), and, well, you'll have to see if the German's enormous back seat and good chassis were enough to keep it on top. You can find out how they all ranked, and why, in the video below (http://www.mnfords.com/2012/11/12/car-and-driver-masters-of-the-middle-comparo-sizes-up-p/#continued).Continue reading Car and Driver "Masters of the Middle" comparo sizes up Passat, Fusion, Altima and Accord (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/12/car-and-driver-masters-of-the-middle-comparo-sizes-up-p/)
Car and Driver "Masters of the Middle" comparo sizes up Passat, Fusion, Altima and Accord (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/12/car-and-driver-masters-of-the-middle-comparo-sizes-up-p/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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Last year, the Volkswagen Passat 2.5 SE (http://autoblog.com/volkswagen/passat) won a Car and Driver comparison test (http://www.caranddriver.com/comparisons/2012-volkswagen-passat-36-sel-vs-2011-honda-accord-ex-l-v6-2012-hyundai-sonata-20t-limited-comparison-test) of mid-size sedans, beating the Honda Accord V6 (http://autoblog.com/honda/accord) and Hyundai (http://www.autoblog.com/hyundai/sonata/)Sonata (http://autoblog.com/hyundai/sonata) 2.0T (http://www.autoblog.com/hyundai/sonata/). A couple of months later, the same Passat model won a mid-size comparo from (http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/sedans/1112_2012_hyundai_sonata_gls_2012_toyota_camry_le_ and_2012_volkswagen_passat_se_family_court/)Motor Trend (http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/sedans/1112_2012_hyundai_sonata_gls_2012_toyota_camry_le_ and_2012_volkswagen_passat_se_family_court/) against the Hyundai Sonata GLS and Toyota Camry LE (http://autoblog.com/toyota/camry). Earlier this year, the VW won an even larger C/D comparison test (http://www.caranddriver.com/comparisons/2013-chevrolet-malibu-eco-vs-2012-honda-accord-ex-l-2012-hyundai-sonata-se-2012-kia-optima-ex-2012-toyota-camry-se-2012-volkswagen-passat-25-se-comparison-tests), beating the Chevrolet Malibu Eco (http://autoblog.com/chevrolet/malibu), Accord EX-L, Sonata SE, Kia Optima EX (http://autoblog.com/kia/optima) and Camry SE.
That's a convincing string of victories, but they're all against the old hotness. So C/D put the Passat 2.5 SE against the freshest mid-sized competitors, the all-new-for-2013 versions of the Ford Fusion SE EcoBoost (http://autoblog.com/ford/fusion), Honda Accord EX and Nissan Altima 2.5 SV (http://autoblog.com/nissan/altima), and, well, you'll have to see if the German's enormous back seat and good chassis were enough to keep it on top. You can find out how they all ranked, and why, in the video below (http://www.mnfords.com/2012/11/12/car-and-driver-masters-of-the-middle-comparo-sizes-up-p/#continued).Continue reading Car and Driver "Masters of the Middle" comparo sizes up Passat, Fusion, Altima and Accord (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/12/car-and-driver-masters-of-the-middle-comparo-sizes-up-p/)
Car and Driver "Masters of the Middle" comparo sizes up Passat, Fusion, Altima and Accord (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/12/car-and-driver-masters-of-the-middle-comparo-sizes-up-p/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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