Archive for the ‘New Midsize Sedan’ Category

It's no secret that Volkswagen plans to kill off the Passat and replace it with a larger, purpose-built-for-Americans midsize sedan codenamed, in a fit of startling creativity, the New Midsize Sedan, or NMS. But what the NMS will look like has been left to little more than monochrome watercolors and line-art sketches so far.

That is, until Brazilian designer Irmao do Decio put mouse to pixel and came up with this rendering. Of course, it's completely unofficial and theoretical, but his methods are sound enough to give us an idea of what may be in the works.

Building on the base of the latest official sketch, do Decio then took inspiration...

TheCarConnection reported it first, earlier this month. Now, other outlets are confirming our report that Volkswagen will likely replace the Passat in the U.S. with its upcoming "NMS" mid-size sedan due in 2011.

The latest information comes again from VW’s U.S. chief Stefan Jacoby, who told Automotive News that the company is still “looking at” whether to replace the Passat with the new mid-size sedan or sell the two side by side.

Jacoby told TheCarConnection that the NMS would replace the Passat in the U.S. in an exclusive interview in Germany.

The problem with selling the Passat alongside the new Tennessee-built sedan is that the...