VW Passat driven and tested: Well-equipped and practical! By HT Brunch columnist Hormazd Sorabjee

Mumbai-Mahabaleshwar-Mumbai-Pune-Lonavala and a bit of running around in each town, on one tank of diesel. Or, 900km without popping the electrically-operated fuel filler flap. That’s what the Volkswagen Passat 2.0 TDI diesel comfortably gave me. With gentler driving, I could have easily crossed the 1,000km mark on a single tank, which would have been a record of sorts, but a drive that involves Mahabaleshwar can never be done with a light foot!