2012 Motor Trend Car of The Year: Volkswagen Passat

370Zsteve · 11-16-2011, 06:59 PM

b1adesofcha0s · 11-16-2011, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by 370Zsteve

My thoughts exactly.

TreeSemdyZee · 11-16-2011, 09:07 PM

:golf clap:

b1adesofcha0s · 11-16-2011, 09:43 PM

Don't see why they didn't pick the obvious car of the year, the 5.0

HKYStormFront · 11-16-2011, 10:08 PM

lolololol^^

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Originally Posted by TreeSemdyZee

:golf clap:

well played

i actually watched "Powered Up" today which is Clarkson's new DVD. in that he drove a lot of new awesome cars but also drove the new jetta... and hated it lol

kenchan · 11-16-2011, 10:09 PM

wait i thought i read somewhere passat was one of the cars in 2011 that flopped..

b1adesofcha0s · 11-16-2011, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by HKYStormFront

lolololol^^

well played

i actually watched "Powered Up" today which is Clarkson's new DVD. in that he drove a lot of new awesome cars but also drove the new jetta... and hated it lol

Thanks for reminding me, I've been meaning to watch that

HKYStormFront · 11-16-2011, 10:13 PM

it's pretty good

Skeeterbop · 11-16-2011, 11:35 PM

imo, this is

haitech · 11-17-2011, 01:38 AM

shows what motor trend knows.

Nismoracer · 11-17-2011, 01:43 AM

WTF is a passat...short for pass at will.

Jordo! · 11-17-2011, 02:36 AM

Ugh.

That decision will forever be used as evidence that everyone at Motor Trend is a fvcking idiot.

Rui Z · 11-17-2011, 03:03 AM

Which major car magazines tend to be the best/most knowledgeable?

Jordo! · 11-17-2011, 03:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Rui Z

Which major car magazines tend to be the best/most knowledgeable?

Not Motor Trend

Pushing_Tin · 11-17-2011, 04:16 AM

I haven't seen that many reviews, but the ones I remember have panned it for being nothing special with a craptastic interior. That aside surely there are other more deserving cars than this..?!

11-16-2011, 06:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
370Zsteve A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Gold Coast CT Posts: 10,599 Drives: 2019 Corvette G.S. Rep Power: 43	2012 Motor Trend Car of The Year: Volkswagen Passat __________________ SOLD MY Z MARCH 2018 - another Core OG moves on - new ride 2019 Z Corvette Grand Sport - no mods necessary but already have eyes on HFC and intakes LOL IT NEVER ENDS.

11-16-2011, 09:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 141	Don't see why they didn't pick the obvious car of the year, the 5.0 __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

11-16-2011, 10:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
HKYStormFront A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Greer, SC Posts: 14,954 Drives: 06 Frontier SE 6spd Rep Power: 52	it's pretty good __________________ Patrick // 06 Frontier 6spd Nismosis // Mods: Uprev Tuned @ Z1 Motorsports: 257whp & 292 ft lbs 09 Pontiac G8 GXP // M6 // Sunroof // Tint... For now

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11-17-2011, 02:36 AM	#12 (permalink)
Jordo! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: nirvana Posts: 6,394 Drives: 2023 NATM Rep Power: 418	Ugh. That decision will forever be used as evidence that everyone at Motor Trend is a fvcking idiot. __________________ Enjoy it. Destroy it.

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11-16-2011, 10:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	wait i thought i read somewhere passat was one of the cars in 2011 that flopped..

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haitech Track Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Austin/Dallas Posts: 922 Drives: 11' 370z Magnetic M6 Rep Power: 15	shows what motor trend knows.

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Nismoracer Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Earth Posts: 420 Drives: 10 Nismo Rep Power: 15	WTF is a passat...short for pass at will.

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Rui Z Track Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: (.)(.) Posts: 931 Drives: 8====D Rep Power: 16	Which major car magazines tend to be the best/most knowledgeable? __________________

11-17-2011, 04:16 AM	#15 (permalink)
Pushing_Tin A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Eugene, OR Posts: 2,875 Drives: E63 AMG Rep Power: 228	I haven't seen that many reviews, but the ones I remember have panned it for being nothing special with a craptastic interior. That aside surely there are other more deserving cars than this..?!

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