@babersher That’s understandable, but does the Passat really deserve the award? Is it revolutionary? Will it improve (a lot of) people’s lives? Is it daring?
I don’t think so.
The Passat is cheap, it has rattles up the wazoo, it’s no longer a global vehicle (a step backwards for Europeans who now have a smaller vehicle), and it is worse than the outgoing (global) model. Perhaps it will result in more sales… but that could have been accomplished by building the global Passat in the U.S.
In my opinion, the new U.S. Passat doesn’t deserve a COTY. I understand that the pool is limited, but there’s always a third choice for a good publication to forgo a COTY selection altogether if the contenders don’t deserve it.
