VW Passat Estate 35 years on
Volkswagen started producing the Passat in 1973, it was introduced when the famous Beetle’s sales we declining. The Passat was designed and built after VW’s acquisition of Audi, which meant the Passat was the first model to utilise the new expertise acquired from Audi. Initially the Passat was based on the Audi 80 platform and both models shared many common parts.
The 2005 VW Passat was a completely new car; it no longer shared any components with its Audi counterpart, which would have been the Audi A4. This version of the Passat is based on the same platform as the Golf and consisted of VW’s latest design language. Unlike the old Passat the 2005 model is much more modern looking and as well as being practical it was also aesthetically pleasing.
In 2010 the Passat received a facelift to freshen it up and keep it in line with VW’s other offerings. A new and more economical engine was also added; the 1.9 TDI with 105bhp which is the engine used in the BlueMotion model, which thanks to weight saving measures, longer gearing and aerodynamic changes, emits less CO2 and is more economical than the standard version.
Historically the Passat was not known for handling or cornering abilities, but with motorists’ needs and demands evolving the new Passat estate actually handles really well. The practical estate corners with great composure and has plenty of grip and the steering has adequate amount of weight and feedback.
VW focused on making the Passat estate more comfortable, the aim was to make the estate model as comfortable as a modern day executive saloon. The result is that front and rear passengers get plenty of leg room, there is ample amount of cabin space and the seats are sculptured to offer maximum support and comfort.
The Passat has always been popular with companies and fleet drivers hence VW has made it highly reliable and flexible with low cost servicing from Volkswagen Passat Estate Servicing in Watford centres.
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