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This VW Passat makes very little dirt
Hero of the traveling salesman: As a plug-in hybrid, the Passat becomes a CO2 stinker
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The VW Passat GTE is a plug-in hybrid and shines with mini consumption and minimal pollutant emissions. There is one catch: the price. You already know that from golf.
D.a CO2-conscious fleet managers will cheer: After the Golf, VW is now also bringing the Passat into position as a plug-in hybrid and thus polishing the CO2 balance of the company fleets. The new hero of the traveling salesman is celebrating its premiere as a sedan and station wagon these days at the Paris Salon, but will not go on sale until the second half of 2015.
The first photos of the new Passat
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At first glance you can see that the new Passat looks more dynamic than its predecessor, because it has become wider, flatter, and the …
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… Axes moved a good bit further apart. This also made it possible to enlarge the interior space without affecting the length (4.77 meters) of the car.
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In addition to the new proportions, which also characterize the estate model Variant, which is of the same length, the face of the Passat has also changed. The grille now looks flatter and wider… three-dimensionally designed slats are optically continued into the headlight housing.
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The already impressive load space of the Passat Variant (605 to 1730 liters) grew to a level of 650 to 1780 liters, and in the …
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… The sedan’s luggage compartment now has 586 instead of the previous 565 liters of storage space.
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The taillights of the new Passat feature LED technology as standard.
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In Germany around 90 percent of all Passats are sold as station wagons, but the sedan is the most popular model worldwide, especially in China. There the Passat runs under the …Name Magotan.
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Due to the larger wheelbase, the interior of the Passat has been made even more generous, the passengers in the rear seats now have a good three centimeters more knee room. and… Although the roof has become lower, VW has slightly increased the headroom at the rear.
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A technical highlight in the Passat cockpit is the Active Info Display, which is available at an additional cost. Except for a few indicator lights, everything is digital here, including the speedometer and …Tachometer. The driver can also change their position and size, for example to create more space for the navigation display, as shown here. Design peculiarity in the VW: The four ventilation nozzles are optically combined in a single wide band, only interrupted by the instrument cluster.
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Just like in the Golf, the Lower Saxony group combines a 1.4-liter gasoline engine with an electric motor and a battery that can also be charged from the socket for the Passat GTE. However, in view of the larger car, VW has turned it all over again: The gasoline engine therefore develops 156 hp, the electric motor has 115 hp, and the system output increases from 204 to 218 hp. The battery is also bigger and now has a capacity of 9.9 kWh.
Charged within four hours from the socket or half the time from a wallbox, the Passat can cover up to 50 purely electric kilometers at a top speed of 130 km / h. Because this proportion is fully included in the consumption calculation, the standard value falls below 2.0 liters and CO2 emissions below 45 g / km.
With a filling from Paris to London
But the Passat GTE is not only economical, but also a fast endurance runner, advertise the Wolfsburg-based company. With a total of 400 Nm, the double pack accelerates the mid-range model series from 0 to 100 in eight seconds and then up to 220 km / h. And because there is a 50-liter tank in addition to the battery, the GTE only has to make a pit stop every 1000 kilometers.
The Jetta can almost compete with the Passat
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In Germany, the Jetta has a rather staid image. In the USA, however, the notchback version of the Golf has been a bestseller for years. A facelift should now help that…s the car sells a little better in this country too.
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It can only get better, because the sales figures in Germany are very bad: The Jetta only found 2500 buyers in this country in 2013.
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However, it is questionable whether the revision will bring the desired success, because the changes are marginal.
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For example, the LED daytime running light strip is new. But this little gimmick won’t convert a Jetta skeptic.
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The cockpit of the revised Jetta is typically Volkswagen: matter-of-fact, sober and well thought-out.
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The VW all-purpose weapon: The revised two-liter TDI engine that meets the Euro 6 emissions standard is now also available in the Jetta.
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When driving past, the Jetta could almost pass through as a Passat: At 4.66 meters in length, the Jetta is only slightly smaller than the popular mid-range sedan. the …measures 4.77 meters.
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The trunk is also generous: 510 liters fit into the luggage compartment of the Jetta. For comparison: 565 liters fit in the Passat. Incidentally, the starting price for the Jetta is 21….725 euros. This makes it around 4,000 euros cheaper than a Passat.
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Just like in the Golf GTE, the driver controls the interaction of the engines at the push of a button and can choose between four operating modes: From pure battery use to mixed operation in hybrid mode and battery charging to the sportier GTE profile in which saving a little is in takes a back seat. If you do this skillfully, you can drive from Paris to London and back with one full tank and battery and also go for a stroll in the two cities.
It is true that the eyes of the fleet managers should light up at these prospects, and a CO2 value of 45 g / km will significantly polish their balance sheet. But of course there is one catch: the price. VW does not want to reveal it until next year. But here too, the Golf GTE should serve as a model. Because apart from the Golf R, it is the most expensive model in the range.
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