VW Passat
The VW Passat is not a luxury car but is actually a typical mid-sized family sedan that you can purchase for just under half of its base price. Boasting advanced features and technology, offering a variety of engines, and possessing the signature VW quality and style, the Passat is actually a good car. Unfortunately, with Volkswagen being embroiled in an emission cheating scandal, a lot of the diesel Passats were recalled a year ago, giving bad publicity to the entire diesel lineup of Volkswagen, and thereby causing the drop in the price of the said models. A 2014 VW Passat used to have an MSRP of $25k but it is now only $12-13k (depending on the options that you choose).
VW Passat
Audi A8
The Audi A8 is an uber-luxury sedan that is quite a popular premium model, charming buyers with luxury items, elegance, powerful engines, and advanced Quattro AWD. In spite of its size and luxury, it is built using aluminum, which makes the A8 relatively agile as well as light. Since the current model was launched some time ago, there is already noticeable depreciation, similar to other luxury vehicles. While the base price for a 372 hp engine short wheelbase version was around $80k, right now, a 2012 A8 model will only cost you about $30k and the W12 model will set you back $40k or less.
Audi A8