the Passat BECOME AN AUTOMATIC CAR seems the usual facelift that the houses are to revitalize models on the market. But the seventh Passat generation is much more, is a concentration of environmental friendly technologies, intelligent systems that help you live and drive better and safer cars.
This car will automatically open the luggage compartment when approaching the owner, who is able to stop by itself when it runs a risk of collision or who has the curves alone. The new Passat is a technical progress effectively.
The body has been completely redesigned by Walter De 'Silva, head of the design group, as a philosophy of renewal of all models of the brand, which focuses on the simplicity of the lines. The most conspicuous on the front, similar to that of the new Polo, with a horizontal development. A radical surgery that seems less successful, because even on the road, the Passat continues to have a face and a side a bit 'heavy (the reason is that the central part of the body remained the same).
rear the car is more successful and balanced four-door sedan. Here's unprecedented horizontal light clusters help to streamline the look, despite the generous size of the body.
The frame is an element of continuity, it was taken verbatim from the previous series. It is not a bad thing, since it performs well. The real revolution for the Passat, coming with the next generation, when this model will acquire new modular platform for transverse engines, which will be used in new cars next year.
current Passat from the dashboard and interior are well preserved, but here the material has been carefully renovated for better finishes.
The comfort of the car help the new crystals to absorb heat and noise, making the quality of life in the new Passat excellent. We like the seats, ample even for a robust physique, well-padded and those without bulging side that hold good in the corners but these are sometimes obstructive.
The steering wheel, inherited from the previous Passat, has wide adjustment and height adjustment, but is still a bit 'horizontal.
The road performance is tourism. Everything is done to make travel comfortable. The suspensions are calibrated soft and absorb road irregularities very well. Behavior that is also preserved by mounting tires sports hips low. The suspension dampens vibrations well, so you never have annoying swaying of the car body, even in the rapid exit of realignments tighter turns and faster. Even the steering
follows this philosophy. The steering wheel has a diameter rather broad, with a perceived gear ratio steering maneuvers, which inevitably limits the speed of insertion trajectory. The behavior is ready and sports as in other German family in the same category, such as BMW, but the handling is quite good, given the intended use of the car.
Passat Cornering the rolls a bit 'and gives the impression that tends to slip out with the front wheels, but it is not: the front remains firmly anchored to the asphalt and the rear end does not give hints' s instability or tendency to broaden the trajectories.
The Passat Variant version, remains the favorite in Italy. It remains a car for those who want space, comfort, quality over time, reliability and security.