Extra innovation, connectivity, efficiency and safety: Volkswagen launches the best Passat ever
Array of Passat driver assistance systems overcome class boundaries
240-PS diesel flagship with DSG and all-wheel drive consumes just 5.3
Ten key facts about the new Passat:
1. Thanks to its innovative lightweight design, the new Passat is up to 85 kg lighter than the previous model.
2. All engines are new to the model range; they have been made up to 20 per cent more fuel efficient.
3. The most powerful diesel in the Passat is a new four-cylinder TDI delivering 176 kW / 240 PS. Fuel consumption: 5.3 l/100 km.
4. In 2015, this top-selling vehicle will be offered as the Passat GTE with a plug-in hybrid drive. System power: 160 kW / 218 PS.
5. In the top 'Highline' equipment line the new Passat has LED headlights as standard.
6. Making their debut in the Passat: City Emergency Braking function with Pedestrian¬ Monitoring, Trailer Assist, Traffic Assist and Emergency Assist.
7. The new Passat is the first Volkswagen with an Active Info Display and head-up display.
8. The new Passat makes its debut as the eighth generation of this top-selling vehicle, which has sold nearly 22 million units since 1973.
9. The model series is the Group's number one seller with up to 1.1 million Passat cars sold annually (2013; including derivatives).
10. The European launch begins in November. Further international markets follow successively from 2015.
Ten TSI and TDI engines. The new Passat will be available with 10 direct injection turbocharged engines (petrol / TSI and diesel / TDI) that cover a power range from 88 kW / 120 PS to 206 kW / 280 PS. All of the drive systems are new aboard the Passat. The engines' fuel consumption levels, and therefore their CO2 emissions as well, have been reduced by as much as 20 per cent. All versions are equipped with a stop-start system and a regenerative braking mode. A dual clutch gearbox (DSG) is available as an option for all engine versions, and it is standard with the top engine.