^Brilliant! Best choice no doubt. Can't wait.
The Passat is one of my favorite cars. It's my dirty little secret.
Yes it has a successful formula at succeeding at what it does best but it is not the drop your jaw - dynamic choice. Its fair to say it is the German "Camry" competent , but dull and visually unappealing. And it comes in Beige.
I'd rather have a "dull and visually unappealing" Passat over an all looks, but no substance Insignia any day.
My company has an Insignia. I drove it only once on a 4.000km. journey and it made me regret every mile of it. First car to achieve that...
The steering feels like an Xbox joystick. Passat all the way. Nothing can beat it this side of the Big3.
Never mind the steering feel, the worst thing about the Insignia in my opinion is the driving comfort or the lack of it to be precise.
I "lived" with a 13-reg Insignia SRI CDTI 160 for week and I hated it every single mile in it. The leather seats were very hard and would give me backache after one hour driving it, the visibility was so appalling that lane departure warning should be standard given the amount of blind spots, but the worst thing was the brightness of the sat nav screen that blinded me at night. Oh and by the way, be careful with the hatchback tailgate. It's got really sharp edges that can give you a really nasty cut on your head.
Plus points? Powerful engine and good looks. Other than these pluses, just about average or downright piss poor at everything else.
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