7. ACCOLADES
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Consumers Digest
Best Buy – 2013 Passat**
Built in a LEED Platinum-certified plant
2013
Kelley Blue Book’
s KBB.com Best Family Car
†
2012 U.S. Department of Transportation
5-Star Overall Rating
††
Cars.com Best of 2012
2012
Kelley Blue Book’
s KBB.com 10 Best Sedans
Under $25K
†
2013 IIHS Top Safety Pick+
‡
*See www.fueleconomy.gov for EPA estimates. Your mileage will vary and depends on several factors, including your driving habits and vehicle condition. **The Best Buy Seal and other licensed materials are registered certifi cation marks and trademarks of Consumers Digest Communications, LLC, used under license. For award information, visit ConsumersDigest.com.
†
From 2012 10 Best Sedans
Under $25,000 and 2013 10 Best Family Cars from Kelley Blue Book’s www.kbb.com. Kelley Blue Book is a registered trademark of Kelley Blue Book Co., Inc.
††
Government star ratings are part of the National Highway Traffi c Safety Administration’s
(
NHTSA’s
)
New Car Assessment Program
(
www.safercar.gov
)
.
‡
“Top Safety Pick+” based on moderate-overlap frontal crash test, small-overlap frontal
crash test, side-impact crash test, rear-impact crash test, and roof strength test. Test performed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. For details, visit www.iihs.org. See vw.com for more information on safety features.
TDI SEL Premium shown in Tungsten Silver Metallic
In all modesty.
ACCOLADES
We don’t like to brag. Thankfully, with the Passat, we don’t
have to. We let the car speak for itself. Or in this case, the
many automotive experts and third parties who have awarded
the Passat as their top midsize sedan. And most fuel-efficient.*
And one of the highest rated in safety. Even the plant that
makes the Passat received recognition as the only automotive
manufacturing facility in the world to receive LEED
®
Platinum
certification for environmentally sound building practices. OK,
maybe we’ll brag just a little. But drive a Passat, and you’ll
understand why it’s so hard to be modest about owning one.
