Estate Car of the Year 2015 - Pictures

The VW Passat, with plenty of clever features and bags of space, is the Best Estate Car of 2015.

The Volkswagen Passat is the 2015 Auto Express Estate Car of the Year.

<span>The Passat is supremely refined, with very little engine noise and soft suspension soaking up lumps and bumps well in town and on the motorway.&nbsp;</span>

<span>Behind the wheel, the Passat handles in a way that belies its size and doesn’t get flustered when you push on through corners.</span>

Minimal tyre noise and user-friendly standard adaptive cruise control combine to make the Passat an excellent long-distance cruiser.

<span>The whole cabin of the Passat has an air of quality that rivals can't match, with c<span>hrome vent trim stretching across the dashboard, an&nbsp;<span>analogue clock and silver dash inserts.</span></span></span>

<span>The Passat has a host of versatile touches to go with its claimed 650-litre boot.&nbsp;<span>The boot floor for example is mounted on runners on either side of the load bay, and the floor can be positioned at two levels.</span></

<span>The Passat Estate can only be ordered with diesel engines in the UK, but there are at least a number of engines sizes to choose from. The range starts from a 118bhp 1.6-litre TDI and ends with a&nbsp;<span>twin-turbocharged, high