VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT W8

2001-2004

Price £3500-£6000

Perhaps one of the ultimate Q-cars. Since 1978, the Passat had been a byword for suburbia, but the 2001 W8 and its 266bhp 4.0-litre eight-cylinder soon sorted that out. Car spotters take note: model-specific wheels, a tiny W8 badge and quad exhausts are the visual clues to spotting one. Extremely rare, the W8 engine only ever appeared in the Passat and even that model was only on sale for three years.

ONE WE FOUND 2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT W8 4MOTION, 93K MILES, £5595