Not that the 3.6-litre V6-engined Passat R36 is a bad car per se. Far from it in fact. It does most things pretty well, and some very well indeed. But, to cut to the chase, who’s going to buy ...

Volkswagen established itself long ... but Europe got a tuned version in the Passat R36. This would be the holy grail for the B6 Passat, and it was available as both a sedan and a wagon.

What is this, a Passat from VW with street cred? No way! Now we see VW testing this Passat R36 variant at the Nürburgring, and it's hard not to get excited that it is finally giving its midsize ...

VW's Passat R36 is ... either. Volkswagen worked with OPTIX Digital Pictures to create the TV spot we've embedded after the jump, which depicts one of the R36 wagons in a race against an arrow ...