Yeah and you got an 8 cilinder car for the same money of a 530i. And now you can get a used W8 for the money of a new Polo, so what?
I had a short test drive with Passat CC last week. It had a puny 2 litre diesel, 140hp but enough torque. The test car was loaded with every option from leather to those funny lane assists etc. It felt ok for something wearing /40 profile tires. Costing 57000e ~ 75000$ not worth the money in my opinion, halve the price for American market. The DSG is now perfect (I've driven 1st gen DSG, which was not entirely smooth), in auto mode exactly like a real automatic. If I get a chance to test it on something more powerful, Ill tell if its perfect as manual too. A comfy, if a bit noisy car for 2 adults + 2 kids. There is no headroom at the back for grown-ups. The frame less doors were a bit odd in a 4door. I took some pics...and yeah, Better get a lesser Audi, all but the Jetta felt a bit cheap compared to prices.