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2024 Volkswagen Passat

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The estate version of the Volkswagen Passat has just celebrated its 50th birthday, and to mark the occasion, it's become the only body shape available in the Passat range.

You read that right – the latest Passat is available only as an estate car. Volkswagen hopes you'll consider the all-electric VW ID 7 if you're looking for a saloon executive car.

While the "Estate" in its name has been dropped, the Passat continues to offer space and practicality, making it an attractive choice for family buyers. It’s bigger than before and has the same suspension, engines and gearboxes as the new Skoda Superb Estate.

VW and Skoda are not the only car makers offering roomy family haulers of course, so potential buyers might also be considering, say, the BMW 3 Series Touring and Citroën C5 X. If they have a slightly bigger budget, the BMW 5 Series Touring and Mercedes E-Class Estate are in the running too.

Performance & drive

The VW Passat will initially be offered with a 1.5-litre mild hybrid petrol engine, which develops 148bhp and has plenty of poke for everyday driving, with a 0-62mph time of 9.2 seconds.

Diesel power won’t be offered (unlike with the Skoda Superb) but there will be two eHybrid plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), one with 201bhp, the other with 268bhp. They combine a 1.5-litre petrol engine with an electric motor and a 19.7kWh battery.

When we tried a near-production example of the 268bhp eHybrid, it kept up with traffic on electric power alone, with the petrol engine kicking in only when pressing on. The PHEVs have an official electric-only range of 62 miles, but 50 miles is more realistic in real-world driving. That beats the official ranges of the BMW 330e Touring and Citroën C5 X PHEV.

All Passats have a DSG automatic gearbox (the mild-hybrid version has seven speeds while the PHEVs have six).

As ever, long-distance comfort is high on the Passat’s priority list. Lower trim levels come with relatively firm suspension that can result in a slightly choppy low-speed ride, but it settles down nicely as you build up speed.

Top-spec R-Line trim comes with DCC Pro adaptive suspension that delivers a calmer and polished ride (it’s available as an option on all other Passats).

Models with DCC Pro have a selection of drive modes, including a customisable Individual mode offering 15 firmness increments – the softest setting makes very light work of speed bumps and remains smooth on the motorway.

Die Kombiversion des Volkswagen Passat hat gerade seinen 50. Geburtstag gefeiert und ist aus diesem Anlass die einzige verfügbare Karosserieform im Passat-Programm.

Sie haben richtig gelesen: Den neuesten Passat gibt es ausschließlich als Kombi. Volkswagen hofft, dass Sie den vollelektrischen VW ID 7 in Betracht ziehen , wenn Sie auf der Suche nach einer Oberklasselimousine sind.

Auch wenn das „Estate“ in seinem Namen wegfällt, bietet der Passat weiterhin Platz und Funktionalität, was ihn zu einer attraktiven Wahl für Familienkäufer macht. Er ist größer als zuvor und verfügt über die gleichen Federungen, Motoren und Getriebe wie der neue Skoda Superb Estate .

Natürlich sind VW und Skoda nicht die einzigen Autohersteller, die geräumige Familientransporter anbieten, daher könnten potenzielle Käufer beispielsweise auch den BMW 3er Touring und den Citroën C5 X in Betracht ziehen . Bei etwas größerem Budget sind auch der BMW 5er Touring und das Mercedes E-Klasse T-Modell im Rennen.

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