Volkswagen Passat (B8) review

Volkswagen Passat (B8) review

Volkswagen Passat (B8) review

Our review of the Volkswagen Passat (8th generation).

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0.828 -> 1.1 million Volkswagen Passats were sold in 2013.
6.983 -> This makes the Passat, contrary to what you might think in the Netherlands, the best selling VW.
25.644 -> The Golf is more popular in the Netherlands, which has to do with our taxes, etc.
33.698 -> Worldwide, the Passat is very important for Volkswagen.
38.077 -> We're driving the latest generation, the 8th or B8.
44.101 -> This car has to do it for Volkswagen in the coming years.
48.57 -> Volkswagen decided not to continue the previous generation, but make a new Passat.
55 -> It's build on the MQB platform, which makes the car more compact, lower, and 2 mm shorter.
65.997 -> You won't see the difference, but it's there. It's also more spacious with the 8 cm longer wheelbase.
72.768 -> We get more interior and trunk space, which is important for Passat drivers.
83.925 -> How does the new Passat on the MQB platform handle?
88.528 -> It's 85 kg lighter than the previous generation Passat, which you notice.
95.403 -> It handles better. It's still no sports car; a Passat is the perfect in-betweener.
106.892 -> It's a nice car to drive.
111.461 -> Volkswagen calls it the smartest kid in class.
116.671 -> They have a point. There are a lot of gadgets that the competition doesn't have yet.
122.67 -> There are a lot of safety features, such as adaptive cruise control with lane keeping,
127.237 -> so you can be in a traffic jam without your hands on the steering wheel.
132.159 -> You can get some work done, which is nice. And important for the Dutch Passat driver.
137.155 -> They are the business drivers among us.
140.121 -> There's also a system using radar to see if there are no cars behind you when backing up.
149.017 -> The car has new gadgets which make the Passat the smartest kid in class.
160.504 -> The car we're driving is a TDI, the strongest one with bi-turbo and 237 hp / 369 ft lbs torque.
172.005 -> This car is quick. 0-62 mph in 6.3 seconds and a top speed of 148 mph.
179.087 -> Especially those 6.3 seconds is a thing. It's very fast, especially the first 100 yards.
197.808 -> It goes fast, but then it stops pulling. It starts well, but then it's over.
204.309 -> I don't doubt those 6.3 seconds, but it doesn't feel like it.
211.238 -> Kudos for Volkswagen they kept the launch control with the DSG.
216.759 -> It's fun. Foot on the brake, throttle, foot off the brake and go.
222.578 -> I think the Passat has made a big step forwards on the inside.
228.862 -> It's a nice interior. The A/C vents run the whole width, which looks good and chic.
238.279 -> It's a nice place to be.
242.471 -> What does this nice place cost? There are a number of variaties,
249.208 -> starting with a 1.4 TSI of 30,190 euros. This has no 20% additional tax liability, one of the few.
260.086 -> A number of varieties are available now, e.g. the 148 hp gasoline with 20% additional tax liability
265.607 -> and 1.6 TDIs, also with 20% additional tax liability.
284.651 -> The GTE will be the best-seller with 7% additional tax liability.
293.219 -> That's a plug-in hybrid, super clean and efficient, etc.
297.027 -> We know that the Dutch leaser will be enthusiastic about that.
303.183 -> The car will be introduced mid 2015, so you'll have to be patient.
309.16 -> The car we're driving starts at 51,8xx euros for the wagon; the sedan is 1,500 euros cheaper.
318.787 -> It's a nice car. Unfortunately, we won't get to see it much.
323.972 -> Returning to the question if the Passat is the smartest kid in class: yes, it is.
331.305 -> It's the smartest kid.
334.904 -> If only for the fact that every Passat driver has 6.3 trailers on average.
346.608 -> This car can park the trailer in the right spot. The car helps put it where you want it to be.
356.252 -> A wonderful system. That makes it the smartest kid in class.
361.193 -> The only thing to ask yourself is whether that kid is also the most popular one.
367.647 -> Whom did you hang out with?
369.796 -> I liked party people, who were sporty, etc.
377.399 -> The Passat may not be the perfect car, but it's the smartest kid right now.
391.255 -> Subs - Maru

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