2006 Volkswagen Passat 2.0T Road Test

The mighty family sedan: a proud and solid vehicle, the official transportation of the suburbanite. Every day, millions of North Americans wake up, grab their keys and head out into this bright world of ours, behind the wheel of a midsize family sedan - if not a minivan or sport utility vehicle. It appears that in the midst of getting reliability and comfort right, someone along the way - most likely at one of those gigantic Japanese corporations - decided that soul couldn't be lumped into a roomy, comfortable five-passenger vehicle for a reasonable price.