Passat alltr manual#
Passat alltr series#

In North America, the car was marketed as the Volkswagen Dasher. The range received a facelift in 1977 (launched 1978 outside Europe) with revised interior and revised exterior with repositioned indicators and depending on model, either four round or two rectangular headlights. In July 1978, the Passat Diesel became available, equipped with the VW Golf's 1.5-litre diesel (50 PS (37 kW 49 hp)), followed in February 1979 by the Passat GLI with a fuel-injected version of the 1.6-litre engine. The SOHC 1.5-litre was enlarged to 1.6-litre in August 1975 with unchanged power ratings and slightly higher torque ratings. It had a MacPherson strut front suspension with a solid axle/ coil spring setup at the rear.

Passat alltr manual#

The Passat originally featured the four-cylinder OHC 1.3-litre (55 PS (40 kW 54 hp)) and 1.5-litre (75 PS (55 kW 74 hp)/85 PS (63 kW 84 hp)) petrol engines also used in the Audi 80- longitudinally mounted with front-wheel drive, in Audi tradition, with either a four-speed manual transmission or three-speed automatic. The only other European cars of its size to feature front-wheel drive and a hatchback were the Renault 16 and Austin Maxi.

The Passat was one of the most modern European family cars at the time, and was intended as a replacement for the ageing Volkswagen Type 3 and Type 4. In Europe, the Passat was equipped with two rectangular, two round 7-inch, or four round 5.5-inch headlights depending on specification. A five-door station wagon was introduced in 1974, which in North American markets was sold as an Audi Fox. The first generation Passat was a fastback variant of the mechanically identical Audi 80 sedan, introduced a year earlier. Externally all four shared styling by Giorgetto Giugiaro. The first generation Passat launched in 1973 in two- and four-door sedan and three- and five-door versions. The North American Passat was phased out for the 2022 model year. In 2019, the Passat NMS program was split into two as the North American one continued being produced on an older platform while the Chinese Passat moved on to the MQB platform, meaning that Volkswagen currently markets three models of the Passat globally.

The separate B8 Passat model entered production in Europe in 2014, based on the MQB platform. The Passat NMS is sold in the North America, South Korea, China, and Middle East. SAIC-Volkswagen also manufactures the Passat NMS in its Nanjing factory. In January 2011, Volkswagen debuted another Passat model, internally designated Volkswagen New Midsize Sedan or NMS, that would be manufactured at the Volkswagen Chattanooga Assembly Plant. The successive generations of the Passat carry the Volkswagen internal designations B1, B2, etc.Ī 'four-door coupé' variant of the Passat was released in the North American market in 2008 as the Passat CC, which was then renamed to Volkswagen CC. It has been marketed variously as the Dasher, Santana, Quantum, Magotan, Corsar and Carat.

Passat alltr series#

The Volkswagen Passat is a series of large family cars manufactured and marketed by the German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen since 1973, and now in its eighth generation.