The Volkswagen Passat is one of the most significant models on the car market – both from a popularity and sales point of view.
The Estate version of the Passat offers added practicality over the saloon model and will favour family and business customers alike. We take it out on the road to see what it can do.
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14.4 -> now in its eighth generation the
15.92 -> volkswagen passat is a store war to the
18.08 -> motoring industry racking up more than
20.24 -> 22 million sales
22.48 -> if it was a goalie it'd certainly be
24.08 -> considered a very safe pair of hands but
26.96 -> despite all its merits it's never been
28.96 -> considered particularly exciting
31.199 -> with sharper lines and more at market
33.04 -> cabin and better handling it's now
34.96 -> designed to appeal to people's hearts as
36.96 -> well as their wallets and it's off to a
38.96 -> flying start with a european car of the
41.52 -> year title for 2015.
47.84 -> we often praise volkswagen interiors for
50.16 -> their clear layout and attractive
52.079 -> materials but not for being very daring
55.28 -> however in this passat the continuation
57.68 -> of the air vents all across the
59.44 -> dashboard is actually quite radical and
62.16 -> gives the car a contemporary feel
64.4 -> even the entry-level s model gets
66.24 -> bluetooth dab and an 8-speaker stereo
69.36 -> while this sc business trim comes with a
71.76 -> crisp and easy to use touch screen
74 -> satnav there's also the option of adding
76.32 -> carnet which uses mobile phone data to
78.72 -> bring you real-time traffic updates
80.799 -> google maps and points of interest
83.68 -> from later in 2015 you'll also be able
86.159 -> to completely replace the instrument
88 -> cluster with a 12.3 inch tft screen as
91.759 -> seen in the audi tt
94.4 -> the previous passat was hardly what
95.92 -> you'd call pokey but this model is even
98.24 -> better as all four wheels have been
100.24 -> pushed more out of the corners of the
101.6 -> car liberating an extra 33 millimeters
104.56 -> of space in the cabin
106.72 -> and that means that those sitting in the
108.159 -> back will finally have more knee room
109.92 -> while headroom is also excellent
114.159 -> the pasata state's boot has increased in
116.24 -> size by 47 liters to 650 easily
119.68 -> surpassing the mondeo's 500 litres and
122.32 -> the insignia sport tour is 540.
132.16 -> this passat is 85 kilograms lighter than
134.8 -> the outgoing model the equivalent of
136.959 -> carrying one less passenger and comes
139.44 -> with driver profile select as standard
142.16 -> sharpening of the throttle and steering
144.319 -> in sport mode
145.92 -> like the outgoing version the passat
147.76 -> makes an excellent motorway cruiser and
150.4 -> handles faithfully with plenty of grip
153.2 -> it's still not very exciting to drive
155.599 -> but it is fantastically comfortable
158 -> soaking up bumps well and keeping noise
160.48 -> out of the cabin and that's important
162.72 -> considering many passat owners will
164.879 -> spend more than a few hours in their car
166.8 -> every day
168.319 -> the all diesel engine lineup starts with
170.48 -> a 1.6 tdi with 118 horsepower which is
173.92 -> what we're driving now followed by a 2
176.239 -> litre diesel with 148 or 187 horsepower
181.36 -> if you want even more than that there's
183.04 -> even a bi-turbo diesel with 237
186 -> horsepower and all-wheel drive
189.2 -> we found the naught to 62 acceleration
192 -> of 11 seconds for the 1.6 tdi to feel a
195.12 -> little bit sluggish
196.8 -> so we'd recommend the 148 horsepower
199.84 -> version which is expected to be the best
202 -> seller and should be a great all-rounder
205.04 -> the 1.6 diesel will appeal to company
207.599 -> car drivers though because they can
209.36 -> return 68 miles per gallon and because
212.64 -> it only emits 107 grams per kilometer of
215.599 -> co2 it costs just 20 pounds a year in
218.72 -> annual road tax
231.76 -> this passat might only look slightly
233.76 -> different but that's just the volkswagen
235.68 -> way it's actually been thoroughly
237.68 -> improved and the interior can now match
240.319 -> up to the likes of bmw and mercedes the
243.36 -> passat's also very quiet and smooth to
245.84 -> drive
246.799 -> the mondeo estate and mazda6 tour may
249.28 -> still be slightly more fun to drive but
251.519 -> the passat has certainly closed up the
253.439 -> gap and overall it's a great all-rounder
257.84 -> but what do you think of the volkswagen
259.519 -> pasata state let us know in the comments
