I am not joking. Honestly, this is my dream car ! Fast, quiet, good looking, energy efficient, reasonable price, good handling ...... You name it.

I miss driving in Germany. I was stationed there with the Army, From 1988 to 1992.

@Matthias Müller Leider keine besonders genaue Methode. Von 2:03 bis 2:13 fährt das Auto an 13 Pfosten vorbei. Das sind also 1,3 Pfosten pro Sekunde + 50m pro Pfosten = 65m/s = 234 km/h als Durchschnitt bei ~213 laut Tacho. Wieso? Die Dinger stehen nicht immer 50m auseinander... Ab 200 km/h weicht der Tacho dieses Autos laut GPS um 5 km/h nach oben hin ab. Wenn Dein alter Passat so stark abwich, ist zu 95% eine falsche Rad-/Reifenkombination dafür verantwortlich.

It's a white road sign with 3 black lines across it. You can see it at 0:55. On the Autobahn that means there is no speed limit.

It depends on what you need and what you are used to. You can drive this car quickly and have good fuel efficiency while doing so. Acceleration around town and on B-roads is really good thanks to the torque at low/medium revs. On the Autobahn it's more than adequate, but can't match e.g. a Golf 7 GTI.

As with any turbo-charged engine it mainly depends on how you drive it. If you mad it down the Autobahn and keep the rpm high you can expect up to 9.0l/100km. On the other hand if you keep it in cruise control set to 130 km/h it will need less than 5l/100km. I recently drove 400km through a snow chaos with a constant speed of 80 - 100 km/h. It needed 3.7 l/100 in these conditions. In the real world my consumption is about 6.0 - 6.5 l/100km. I usually drive around 180 km/h and long distances.

Stimmt, darum schrieb ich auch von einer groben Messung. Die R/R Kombi beim alten Passat war die Serienbereifung. Auf ABs stehen die Pfosten immer 50m auseinander, außer bei Einfahrten oder Brüchen. Je mehr Du misst, desto genauer das Ergebnis. Und wenn er bergab mal echte 240 schafft, dann hast Du ja einen guten Stammtischwert.

i have a 2005 2.0tdi PD BKP engine with siemens piezo injectors and i couldnt agree more to your description of it

I just bought one... you are right, its so smooth.

Thanks for your helpful insight, You gave me exactly what I was searching for...I am looking for a diesel car which is quick too but does not compromise with ride comfort !! Mazda 6 diesel was also an option but I will leave it because of its stiff ride quality !!

Speed limit : 227 km/h

I only drove a current 320d only for a few kilometers, so it's hard for me to judge which one is better. Both cars are really nice. The Passat has lots more space than the 320d, but in my opinion BMW's 8-speed-auto is superior to anything else on the market right now. Around town the BMW's engine is a touch louder than the 2.0 TDI in the Passat, at higher speeds it was about the same. Fuel economy should be similar with both cars.

Danke fur erklerung, was ein unterschit zwischen PD und CR. Jetzt weiss warum alte "besser" beschleunigt ;).