The entirely new front-end design gives the Volkswagen Passat - now
1,820 mm wide and 4,769 mm (Estate: 4,771 mm) long - an even more dominant look. Although the car has not grown in width,
it has a greater presence and more visual dynamism.
The heights of the two body versions also remained constant (saloon: 1,474 mm; Estate: 1,519 mm).
Up to 18 percent improved fuel economy: As is usual for a Volkswagen, the new Passat also sets standards in sustainability. All ten engines (77 kW / 105
PS through 220 kW / 300
PS) are more fuel efficient - up to 18 percent more. The "smallest" and yet torque-strong turbodiesel (1.6 TDI with 105
PS and 250 Nm) now consumes just 4.2 l/100 km; that is equivalent to 109 g/km CO2. Meanwhile, downsizing and technologies such as the Stop/Start system contribute to extraordinary fuel efficiency in the petrol-powered versions. Pioneering here is the 1.4 TSI (90 kW / 122
PS); in the BlueMotion Technology version,
it only consumes 5.8 l/100 km. The equivalent CO2 value is 138 g/km.
Efficiency: Engines & Gearboxes
Volkswagen is offering a selection of ten direct-injection engines with four valves per cylinder in the new Passat.
Four of them are classic high-tech petrol engines that output 90 kW / 122 PS (1.4 TSI), 118 kW / 160 PS (1.8 TSI), 155 kW / 211 PS (2.0 TSI) and 220 kW / 300 PS (V6). The top engine has six cylinders; all of the other petrol engines are charged four-cylinder engines. Also charged is the 110 kW / 150 PS engine (1.4 EcoFuel) that is configured for natural gas. Another derivative of the 1.4 TSI is the MultiFuel engine with 118 kW / 160 PS designed for use with up to 85 percent ethanol fuel.
Four turbodiesel engines are being offered with three power outputs; the four-cylinder engines produce 77 kW / 105 PS (1.6 TDI), 103 kW / 140 PS (2.0 TDI and 2.0 BlueTDI) as well as 125 kW / 170 PS (2.0 TDI). With the exception of the 105 PS TDI, any of the engines of the new VW Passat may be combined with a dual-clutch gearbox (DSG); with the 3.6 V6, this automatic gearbox is standard.
Petrol - three four-cylinder TSIs and one V6: Fuel consumption values are impressive. Setting the pace among the petrol engines is the Volkswagen Passat 1.4 TSI with optional BlueMotion Technology. It outputs 90 kW / 122 PS and consumes 5.8 l/100 km (equivalent to 138 g/km CO2).
While the groundbreaking previous model exhibited a nearly identical low fuel consumption figure, fuel economy improvements in the more powerful engines are even more dramatic.
Consider the Passat 1.8 TSI with 118 PS: Here the development team reduced the engine's combined fuel consumption from 7.4 to 6.9 l/100 km; this resulted in a CO2 value of 160 g/km. No less significant is the reduced fuel consumption of the powerful TSI, now 211 PS instead of 200 PS; it has a combined fuel consumption of 7.2 l/100, which is 0.6 litre less than on the previous model. Accordingly, CO2 emissions were reduced from 183 to 169 g/km. The combined fuel consumption of the top version - the Volkswagen Passat V6 with 300 PS and all-wheel drive - also fell to 9.2 l/100 km (previously 9.8 litres). The new CO2 emissions value is 215 g/km.
Natural gas - the EcoFuel engine: One of the lowest emitting models of the medium class is the VW Passat EcoFuel; in the new version, a combined fuel consumption value of 6.6 m3 natural gas per 100 km was measured; this has equivalent CO2 emissions of just 117 g/km, and fuel consumption was reduced by 0.4 m3. Thanks to twincharging by turbo- and supercharger (twincharger), the Passat EcoFuel is one of the top-performing natural gas vehicles in the world.
Ethanol - the MultiFuel engine: Specially developed for use in Sweden and Norway, and based on the twincharged 1.4 TSI, is the 118 kW / 160 PS MultiFuel Twincharger. This engine in the programme can be powered by petrol fuel with up to 85 percent ethanol content.
Diesel - four TDI engines: The most fuel-efficient version of the new Volkswagen Passat is the 1.6 TDI BlueMotion with 105
PS. In the previous version, this engine already delivered impressively low fuel consumption values. Measures introduced to enhance aerodynamics, further internal engine refinements and technologies such as the Stop/Start system and battery regeneration have reduced fuel consumption to 4.2 l/100 km in the new Passat BlueMotion (saloon); this is equivalent to a CO2 value of 109 g/km. By comparison: on the previous model, the figures were 4.4 litres and 114 g/km. Fuel consumption was also reduced in the 140
PS VW Passat 2.0 TDI BlueMotion Technology; 4.5 litres (119 g/km CO2) nearly matches the values of the 105
PS BlueMotion model of the previous VW Passat generation.
Extreme progress was made on the Volkswagen Passat 2.0 BlueTDI and the Passat 2.0 TDI with 170 PS. For the particularly low-emitting Passat 2.0 BlueTDI (Euro 6 emissions standard) with SCR catalytic converter and 140 PS (previously 143 PS), fuel consumption was reduced by 0.6 l/100 km to just 4.6 litres (122 g/km CO2). The combined fuel consumption of the 170
PS Passat 2.0 TDI is 4.7 l/100 km (123 g/km) - 0.9 litre less than on the previous model. Values for the Volkswagen Passat Estate - and this applies to all engine options - are at about the same level - and superior to the competition - with just minimal deviations of +/- 0.1 litre.
Interior: Styling, Colour and Trim
Like the exterior, the new Passat also sports an extensively upgraded interior. A new seating concept was developed, and the seats were completely redesigned with head restraints that now have horizontal adjustment like those on the Touareg, and there are new door trim panels. The latter can be equipped with elegant ambience lighting. Different decorative trim configurations are used in the door panels, depending on the equipment line. Another option: a new climate seat is available with active ventilation and massage function for driver and front passenger.
Redesigned in many aspects are the surfaces and details of the dashboard and the centre console with their intuitive displays and controls, as well as chrome inserts around the air vents. In the process, Volkswagen has fundamentally upgraded the composition and quality of the materials used, bridging over to the next higher market segment. Interior designers have placed an analogue clock at the centre of the instrument cluster - as you would expect to find in the luxury class. The layout of switches in the lower section of the centre console was also completely restructured, i.e. around the gearshift lever of the 6 or 7-speed gearbox. Now arranged there are a switch for the electronic parking brake and, with the Keyless Access option, an engine start button.
An especially bright interior ambience is created when the panoramic sunroof is ordered; this new option was developed for the estate car. The Volkswagen Passat is available in different interior colour combinations. The classic "Black" colour emphasises the Volkswagen's sports appeal. "Natural Brown" produces an elegant and pleasant interior. The third colour, "Desert Beige," is borrowed from nature, and gives the Volkswagen Passat an even more spacious appearance. Two-tone seat patterns are available in the optional colour combinations "Natural Brown / Desert Beige" (Highline) and, as part of the sport pack, in "Truffle / Black" (Comfortline and Highline).
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