Loving life with the "wee-eight".(Volkswagen Passat.)

Byline: ROGER HART Solid, quiet and comfortable are words that keep appearing in the logbook for our W8. Those words, plus a debate on whether the uniquely designed eight-cylinder engine is worth the price, have dominated drivers' comments during the nine months we've been living with the priciest (to date) VW ever sold in the United States.

While debate on whether Passat is the right platform for an eight-cylinder powerplant remains a stalemate, there's little argument over the, for the most part, smooth power, smooth-shifting five-speed transmission and 4Motion system that ...

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