Volkswagen Passat Wagon Fresh Face Pics

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Posted by admin | Posted in Volkswagen Passat Wagon | Posted on 07-09-2010

Previous spy shots have revealed a longer wheelbase will be present, and although the new car will be larger than the outgoing one, the use of lightweight materials in its construction should ensure a lighter kerb weight and improved mileage. This latest computer-generated rendering shows the wagon version or “Variant,” which is due approximately one year after the launch of the sedan in late 2011.

Under the hood, a replacement for the R36’s 3.6-liter engine will be in place, putting out close to 300 horsepower from a displacement of 3.0-liter. To improve mileage and maintain power, the new engine will also be using direct injection, while the rest of the powertrain lineup is expected to benefit from some form of forced induction as well. Other models will include a new hybrid as well as a high-performance diesel with all-wheel drive.

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Volkswagen Passat Wagon Top Picks of the Week

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Posted by admin | Posted in Volkswagen Passat Wagon | Posted on 16-05-2010

“My wife and I were expecting a baby two weeks after we purchased the Passat,” Drew Dorbritz started. For two hours, the soon-to-be dad sat inside his local dealership trying to talk himself into buying a wagon. After owning a Mk4 Golf and Audi TT, he needed something more functional for a toddler, preferably with four doors and cargo space.

His initial thought was a B5 Passat, then a B5.5, but his salesman offered him a deal he couldn’t refuse on this ‘07 Passat 2.0T. “I never put any thought into a B6 and hadn’t seen a modified one at the time,” he explained. For that reason, Drew signed the paperwork, drove the wagon home and began scheming his next project.

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Volkswagen Passat Wagon Beautiful Images

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Posted by admin | Posted in Volkswagen Passat Wagon | Posted on 08-05-2010

It's not the sexiest segment around, and speculation has long held that various new vehicle configurations, namely crossovers, would cause serious erosion of the midsize sedan market. But as the broad economic and auto-industry recoveries proceed almost in lockstep, it looks as if cautious buyers re-entering the market are gravitating to the safe play: sales of midsize sedans are more than a little robust.

Although most companies had trouble logging April sales that surpassed those of the incentive-fueled March, midsize sedans certainly weren't the problem. April and year-to-date sales show the segment on its way to perhaps some of its best results in a long while.

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