| www.facebook.com Over the past four decades, well over 15 million Passat cars have been built. Along with its favorable all-round qualities, the success of the bestseller -- which is sold on all of the world's continents -- can be attributed to the Passat's wide and diverse range of versions. Now, Volkswagen is extending the model series with another specialist: the Passat Alltrack. This new version is offered in an estate car configuration, and it closes the gap between the conventional Passat Estate and SUVs such as the Tiguan. The rationale here: many people use their car as a towing vehicle, or in light off-road situations, want a versatile, sporty and very roomy passenger car that has rugged qualities. Volkswagen developed the Passat Alltrack for this clientele. In comparison with the familiar Passat Estate, the new model is defined by new bumpers in SUV style -- with wheel well and side sill flares. Its greater off-road ramp angle, approach angle, departure angle and higher ground clearance all make the Passat Alltrack an excellent SUV alternative for driving on unpaved track. Two turbocharged direct injection petrol engines (TSI) 158 HP and 207 HP and two turbodiesels (TDI) -- also with direct injection -- with 138 HP and 168 HP are available in the Passat Alltrack. The two most powerful Alltrack versions, the 168 HP TDI and the 207 HP TSI, have standard 4MOTION all-wheel drive and a dual clutch transmission (DSG). For the Passat Alltrack with a 138 HP TDI ... |
