March 19, 2024
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What is the Most Economical Family Car

How much trunk space does your family need? Groceries for 5 can call for a different method of transportation. If your family needs extra seats and cargo space, we have a few great reliable choices that will not only get you from point A to point B, but will get ANYTHING from point A to

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Volkswagen Passat Alltrack – New Photo Gallery Released

The Volkswagen Passat Alltrack is popping-up in our news again through a new photo gallery which showcases the model as a family car, capable to offer a lot of useful services for all its members. The Volkswagen Passat Alltrack is standing on the company`s new architecture, sitting just at 174 mm to the ground and

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VW celebrates half million Passat units built in the States

Volkswagen produces cars in the United States at Chattanooga, Tennessee, and they just hit an important milestone. The Germans officially announced that their 500,000th Passat just rolled off the assembly line at the aforementioned plant. “Our Passat has raised the bar on what Americans can expect from a mid-size sedan and the 500,000th car was

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Volkswagen Passat BlueMotion Heads to UK with Prices

Big, massive and aggressive: this is the Volkswagen Passat BlueMotion recently unveiled and now heading to the United Kingdom. But the most interesting part is the very affordable price it will come with in its base entry-level: just 23,200 GBP in the sedan and 24,750 GBP in the estate. And for that, you will get

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Volkswagen Passat Alltrack Already Available for Order

The newly unveiled Volkswagen Passat Alltrack at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show has opened its order books, the model coming available from 38,550 euros. With the ordering books now opened, you can go ahead and make your deposit, as the Volkswagen Passat Alltrack is absolutely gorgeous, the model coming with huge and rugged exterior, along

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Volkswagen Passat GTE Launched on Local Market, Priced from 44,250 Euros

Volkswagen has recently launched the new Passat GTE on its local market, the base entry-level costing 44,250 euros as well as 45,250 euros. We are talking here about the plug-in hybrid version from the Passat which will take on the new Ford Mondeo. The Volkswagen Passat GTE is splendid in terms of design, coming with

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2015 Volkswagen Passat – New Commercial Launched

The 2015 Volkswagen Passat unveiled at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show this March, is popping up in our news again in a new commercial called “Mom”, which is showing the car`s fuel-efficiency. But what does it have to do with “Mom”? Well it`s up to you to see the commercial and find out! The 2015

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Volkswagen Passat CC Concept Reported for Geneva

It seems that the rumors with the upcoming Volkswagen Passat CC are now over, as the German based carmaker might be introducing the long-expected model on the market, somewhere in 2017. The company has not confirmed the news yet, but according to a report launched by the famous Auto Motor und Sport online auto magazine,

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2016 Skoda Superb Planned for 2015 Geneva Motor Show

The Volkswagen`s subsidiary Skoda carmaker has big plans with the 2016 Superb, as the model would be reportedly launched at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. The Czech automaker hasn’t made an official announcement yet, but a recent report has confirmed the 2016 Skoda Super for the event next year. According to the same report, the

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Volkswagen Passat GTE breaks cover

Here’s another new model unveiled ahead of its debut at the Paris Motor Show, namely the Volkswagen Passat GTE. If you are wondering how the GTE model is different compared to the standard Passat, you have to know that the new model is powered by a hybrid powertrain. To be more precise, it packs a

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Volkswagen Passat starts from $20,895, gets new 1.8L engine

Volkswagen announced official pricing for the Passat sedan in the United States, a new entry-level model being available starting this week. We talk about a 1.8-liter TSI engine which replaces a 2.5-liter engine and offers improved performance. The total output is rated at 170 horsepower with 0-100 km/h sprint in 7,5 seconds and combined fuel

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Volkswagen celebrates 40 years since the first Passat

Volkswagen celebrates these days a quite important milestone for the company, or for the Passat model, to be more specific. The Volkswagen Passat reaches 40 years of production, as the first generation entered the assembly lie in 1973. Even from the first model the company knew that it will become an important one for them

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Volkswagen Passat TDI set fuel economy world record

Volkswagen has been investing heavily in its engines in the last period. And the goal is not to obtain more power, but rather to achieve better fuel efficiency and lower emissions. And all that effort is paying off. Not only are they on track to reach the Euro CO2 standards imposed by 2020, but they

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Volkswagen celebrates 100,000 Passats in North America

The Germans from Volkswagen officially announced that the 100,000th North American Passat sedan has been produced at the Chattanooga facility in Tennessee. The 100,000th Volkswagen Passat belongs to Joanne Benante from Atlanta, Georgia. The model features a Night Blue Metallic exterior finish and is powered by a 2.0-liter TDI unit coupled to a six-speed DSG

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Diesel VW Passat TDI – 1,626 miles on a single tank

The Germans from Volkswagen managed to set a new world record, this time with the new Volkswagen Passat sedan in the main role. The car maker announced that the Passat TDI SE model managed to travel 1,626 miles on a single tank of fuel with consumption figures of just 2,8 liters/100km (84,1mpg). The model in

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First Detroit Reveal: US Version of the 2012 Volkswagen Passat

The new Volkswagen Passat sedan for the US market has been revealed in the first day of the Detroit Auto Show. The German model received few changes compared to the European version, its dimensions being increased by 10 cm in lenght. The interior gets also few modifications together with the revised front grille and new

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UK pricing available on the 2011 VW Passat

Knowing their Passat is a volume car and considering the great quality feel it features in models of late it’s no wonder that the Germans at Volkswagen decided to allow people to place orders already. The first market open to orders will be the British one and that’s ok, except ordering usually requires something extra.

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VIDEO/2010 Paris Motor Show: New Volkswagen Passat

The Germans at Volkswagen revealed the new Volkswagen Passat which comes with a wide range of engines and with a modern design found also on various models of the Germans. The new Volkswagen Passat Sedan and Variant comes with the latest driver assist technology availabe such as City Automatic Emergency Braking, but also with systems

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A leaked photo of the upcoming Volkswagen Passat

The photo in question despite some quality issues is of mild importance to people in the market for what is otherwise a very popular, quality, four door sedan. Due to be released at this year’s Paris Motor Show the picture reveals what was most expected by the automotive press, the exterior design.

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Rumor no more, VW buys Italdesign Giugiaro

You may remember the reports of a possible buying of Italdesign Giugiaro by Volkswagen AG and I am pleased to see some confirmation on the situation as the German group announced the future purchase a controlling stake today. The official figure desired by VW is a whopping 90.1% of the Italian design and engineering company.

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