Test Drive: One Week With the 2020 Volkswagen Passat R-Line Shows
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Some have criticized Volkswagen for not moving the 2020 VW Passat to the new MQB platform, but a week with this car tells us it’s fine the way it is.
We send off our long term Volkswagen Passat TDI with a trip to our own little Bavaria right here in Michigan.
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