Elegeant styling,without looking all angular like some of the new hondas/acuras
32 mpg on the hghway,with 200 hp to boot
excellent - tracks great,plus the asr for when the weather gets bad
abs/asr/plus all the industry standard airbags/curtains etc, i have faih in the passats ability to withstand collisions
my 3rd vw, i continue to be impressed by their value/performance/features/ride & handling