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In July 1973, Volkswagen launches the successor to the 1600 and 411 models. A fastback saloon with front-wheel drive and longitudinal in-line engine in front. The engines are water-cooled. This is a novelty, because – with the exception of the K70 – the air-cooled boxer engine in the rear had dominated Volkswagen history until then. Under the bonnet, petrol engines with up to 63 kW / 85 PS guarantee performance.
The first Passat is a weight-optimised car with two or four doors and space for five persons. In terms of engines, customers could choose from three petrol engines in two displacement classes. In February 1974, the new Passat Estate joined the line-up.
In 1977, Volkswagen presented a stylistically and aerodynamically optimised Passat – with a classic facelift of the first generation model. Plastic clad bumpers were to mark their construction from then on; inside, the ergonomics of many components were improved.
In March 1978, the 1.5-litre diesel engine (37 kW / 50 PS) already used in the Golf was introduced to the Passat with 7.5-litre combined fuel consumption.
In April 1980, the Passat races through the two million unit mark in sales volume. When the next generation was introduced in late Autumn, the Passat had already 2.6 million units sold.
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The legendary “people’s car”, which is what ‘Volkswagen’ stands for in German, was born in 1937 in Germany and has its headquarters at the German city of Wolfsburg, in the Lower Saxony State. This is one of the top selling car brands in the world today.
The very first model created for Volkswagen was the worldwide known Beetle. It was supposed to be a “car for the German people”, des... more
