After all these years of Volkswagen finally gets to build the Car … for big people.

2012 Passat is designed with a special American in mind and is built on an all-new and much ballyhooed plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. This is the first U.S.-made VW because the company shut down a rabbit farm in Westmoreland, Penn., back in 1988 when he realized we really didn’t like driving in a car microscopic all that much.

While the Passat nameplate has found some success here over the years among the fans of VW premium European techniques and ride quality, a relatively high price and small size has been kept from competing with the likes of local favorites such as the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord on a graph of sales. The newly designed for their lunch, and it looks like it could consume them, too.

Even though it was known as the new midsize Sedan while being developed, the Passat is large enough to embarrass a lot of full-size cars at the price and interior volume, let alone the more direct competition. VW can rightfully accused United States consumer stereotypes when it made the purchase of bulk warehouse store is worthy. Red, white and blueblood will find it hard not to excited for such a large car, with prices ranging from $ 20,765, bills only two more beetles.

For that you get the Passat is equipped with a 5-speed manual transmission and 170 hp 5-cylinder good for 32 mpg. Of course, the loafs that we are U.S. most buyers will opt for the 6-speed automatic, which promises to be the best-selling model in the range, which also includes $ 26,765 diesel version with 43 mpg EPA rating and powerful 280 hp V6 model that kills the entire value proposition at $ 29,765.