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Friday, February 4, 2011
The late Passat, which is pointed unequivocally at such well known fair size clan sedans as the Honda Accord and the Toyota Camry, is the first vehicle to roll out of VW's brand new $1-billion Chattanooga plant in Tennessee. It amounted to outlined explicitly for the U.S. Showcase.
The 2012 Passat for the U.S. Is a better vehicle from the European Passat uncovered final fall at the Paris automobile fair.
The U.S. Auto offers four-wheel autonomous suspension, with a multilink rear close. For the present, VW sets the groundwork to give just a front-wheel-drive form; 4Motion all-wheel drive would be joined later as an alternative.
The base motor is VW's 2.5-liter inline-5, rated at 170 drive and mated to either a five-speed manual or six-speed programmed gearbox. A few uplevel motors are offered: a 280-hp 3.6-liter tight-point V6 with a six-speed robotized manual run-change gearbox and a 140-hp 2.0 TDI coupled with either a six-speed manual or six-speed DSG. The diesel will give a driving go of up to 800 miles.
2012 Volkswagen Passat
2012 Volkswagen Passat
2012 Volkswagen Passat
2012 Volkswagen Passat
2012 Volkswagen Passat
2012 Volkswagen Passat
2012 Volkswagen Passat
2012 Volkswagen Passat
2012 Volkswagen Passat
2012 Volkswagen Passat
2012 Volkswagen Passat
2012 Volkswagen Passat @ 2011 Detroit Auto Show
Standard offers combine double-zone atmosphere control and Bluetooth hands-liberate competence. Right around the choices are keyless/push-catch begin, remote begin and 18-crawl wheels and tires.
VW declared it anticipates estimating on the 2012 Passat to begin at around $20,000. The present 2010 Passat is estimated from $27,945.
