Wednesday, March 2, 2011

VW unveils New Passat

Volkswagen has unveiled the new Passat BlueMotion at the Geneva Motor Show. The car is said to be the most fuel-efficient production Passat to date and has a combined consumption of 67.3 mpg for the saloon, while CO2 emissions are expected to be just 109 g/km (114 g/km for Passat Estate).


The car is powered by a 1.6-litre 105 PS common rail TDI engine with manual six-speed gearbox and with the 70-litre fuel tank capacity, the Passat BlueMotion has a theoretical range of 1,035 miles.

The car comes standard with Stop/Start and battery regeneration systems.

High tech features available as options include the fatigue detection system, city emergency braking function, Park Assist II, High Beam Assist and Easy Open boot.

The new Passat is due to go on sale in the UK in June and the first models are expected to arrive in August. Prices will be announced later.

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