I bought Lexus ES350, which is a family car share same chassis with Camry.
I don’t think this car has much more than my Passat had. Both have leather, moon roof, good stereo, power window etc. The new car has some fancy stuff like keyless, an automatic swirl-able steer wheel, which I don’t really care. I added feature for Navigation system and backup camera. I paid the premium hoping after 10 years it will be more reliable than my Passat.
Actually I have to admit Passat is a great car with great performance and comfortable. I am very happy about it until the last two years. I also went to Passat dealer. I was surprised to learn that both Passat and Beetle lines will be discontinued. Passat line will be replace by CC. Now they have good deals on Passat and Beetle, deep discount and 0% APR. Sorry I have set my mind in a Japanese car, otherwise I would buy a Passat. There is a cute Beetle convertible, leather package, and it is only $24000 (out of door price).
