Volkswagen Passat (paˈsat) is a mid-size car from Volkswagen. Manufactured since 1973. Currently, the car is produced at Volkswagen factories in Emden, Zwickau (Germany) and other factories. The ...
Volkswagen Passat (paˈsat) is a mid-size car from Volkswagen. Manufactured since 1973. Currently, the car is produced at Volkswagen factories in Emden, Zwickau (Germany) and other factories. The name Passat comes from the wind of the same name.
Volkswagen Passat B8 is built on a new platform - MQB. For the Passat B8, ten gasoline and diesel engines with a capacity of 120 to 280 hp are prepared. (among them there is an option for methane). Of the power plants, two new items deserve special attention. The first is a 2.0 TDI bi-turbo diesel (240 hp, 500 N • m), with which there are four-wheel drive and a seven-speed DSG "robot". With such an engine, the sedan can accelerate to 240 km / h, gain the first hundred in 6.1 s, its average fuel consumption is 5.3 l / 100 km, which gives an impressive mileage with a 66-liter tank. The second is a hybrid setup consisting of a 156 horsepower 1.4 TSI engine and an 80 kW electric motor. The total output of the system is 211 hp. The battery rechargeable from the socket allows to travel 50 km on one electricity. This means an average consumption of 1.5 l / 100 km on the combined cycle.
In the winter of 2018, the eighth generation Volkswagen Passat was upgraded. For Russia, the cars will be equipped with petrol turbo engines 1.4 TSI (150 HP) and 2.0 TSI (190 HP), both paired with a 7-speed DSG preselective "robot".
