BETTER PARTSNew Volkswagen Passat revealed
Volkswagen has the cloth pulled from a completely new Passat, although the car in these pictures, not to Europe. No worries, Volkswagen draws in our continent, do not unplug the power cord from the Passat. This new generation is meant for countries such as China, the United States and South Korea.
The Chinese division of Volkswagen has a brand new Passat to the world proposed, but it is not the successor of the Passat in our showrooms. In 2011, Volkswagen the Passat NMS on the market, a car that is meant to be for countries like the United States, China and South Korea. The current model is, in contrast to the European Passat, not on the MQB platform, but with this generation change change in.
In this case, by SAIC-Volkswagen-built sedan measuring 4,93 metres in length, 1,84 meters in width and 1.47 meters in height. Between the wheels is located a distance of 2.87 metres. The outgoing model is about 6 inches shorter. This new Passat (NMS) is 16 centimeters longer than the European cars with that name, and the wheelbase of " our " version is 8 inches shorter. A stationvariant is not there.
The car has obvious design features of both the Arteon as the bigger Chinese brother of the model, the Phideon. On the motorenlijst put Volkswagen in any case, a 1.4 and a 2.0 TSI. Don't be fooled by the impressive-looking '380 TSI' on the back of the black Passat on these photos. That version has "just" a 220 hp and 350 Nm strong 2.0 TSI under the hood. That 2.0 TSI is also available with 186 hp. Also the car as a plug-in hybrid available, a car with a system power of 211 hp and 400 Nm.
Ledkoplampen are standard, and the Passat NMS will become familiar with Volkswagens digital instrument panel. On the dashboard is also a 10,25-inch large screen, where to take.