Shame, because their cars have become somewhat decent at this point. Mainly thanks to Opel and Holden engineering, but regardless…
And Forbes should shut their pie-holes about things they don’t know about. Reading their comparo with the Passat, longer wheelbase has some drawbacks. It can be detrimental to handling. Not to mention that long-wheelbase cars, especially front-drivers with limited steering lock, tend to have the turning circle of the good ship Edmund Fitzgerald. This makes driving them in urban areas painful.
Note that the REAL Passat (i.e. the Euro version) has a much shorter wheelbase than the obesified and gimped (what, no independent rear suspension, only a twist-beam!) US model.
