Volkswagen Passat (Germany, 1973-present)

The Passat is a large family car built through seven generations since 1973. Since its introduction in the 1970s, the car has been placed in the middle of the sedan/saloon market segment. The nameplate Passat derives from the German word for tradewind. In 2008, Volkswagen launched the Passat CC, a 4-door coupé version of the Passat.

In 2010 Volkswagen rejuvenated the Passat, one of its most successful and long-standing models. It has been sold over 15 million times, since first launched in 1973 and is available in over 100 countries across the globe. At the 2010 Mondial de l’Automobile in Paris, Volkswagen presented an entirely new Passat – as a saloon and an estate car simultaneously.

A new styling configuration was created for the seventh generation of the Passat. Available in Trendline, Comfortline and Highline equipment levels - it now offers a standard equipment on all turbodiesel models of the base Trendline version, which inclu...