The new Car and Driver has a comparison test of 10 family sedans costing around $25K. The Passat GLX came out on top followed by the Accord EX , Olds Intrigue GL, Camry LE, Intrepid ES, Maxima SE, Subaru Legacy GT Limited, Mazda 626ES, Ford Taurus SE and the Bonneville SE in that order. Looks like VW has another hit on their hands besides the Beetle. Greg Coombs