Volkswagen Unveils Tech-Savvy 2016 Passat with Ambitious DNA
The Volkswagen Centre has unveiled the revolutionary tech-savvy eightgeneration 2016 Volkswagen Passat. According to the auto company, “The mid-to-upscale Wolfsburg family sedan is a deservingly makeover of its Chattanoogabuilt predecessor that made a debut in 2012.”
The new Passat, they said is positioned between Golf (Jetta) and Phaeton in the current Volkswagen line-up, and it is significantly fitted with swank exterior, more aggressive features with exceptionally refined interior appointments.
Although the Passat is imbued with a chain of tech-savvy innovations, it is most likely to be locked in contest in the mid-to-up-scale segment with the likes of Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, Hyundai Sonata, Kia Optima, Ford Fusion and even the BMW 3 Series and the Mercedes Benz C-Class.
In what could perhaps be an industry first, the new Passat’s exterior is characterised by sleek horizontal lines with uniquely shaped headlight units and LED headlamps that look strikingly different. This is in addition to short overhangs, long wheelbase, striking bonnet and shoulder lines with excellently shaped radiator grille and front bumper.
The LED headlights for instance have a far more prominent eye-catching chrome strips and unmistakably daytime driving light that carries over into the grille, and at the rear, the stylish taillights also lit by LED, change the graphics from horizontal to vertical when the brakes are applied.
Donning a sporty elegant design with topclass comfort and innovative technologies like modern infotainment and comprehensive connectivity, the new Passat is coveted as Europe ‘Car-of-the-Year 2015.’
The design of the new Passat is no doubt a fusion of man and machine with its total weight reduced by 85 kilogram compared to its predecessor. This weight reduction which compares to the average weight of man with a height of about 1.80 meters remarkably helps in lowering the average consumption and superior driving comfort of the car which is designed with innovative MQB platform and various lightweight construction measures. These innovations make the car more agile and faster.
On the outside, Volkswagen has changed the body panel from the A-pillar forward, even though it isn’t quite noticeable, just about every exterior detail, including the trunk and the taillights have received razor-edge treatment, with the headlights becoming extensions of the sleeker grille.
The interior has similarly gone decidedly upscale with improved materials that include real stitching everywhere, including the armrests, while every button and knob moves with precision to provide perfect tactile feedback.
For instance, the standard instruments cluster now look classy and exclusive, with a standard 5.0-inch display screen similar to the one fitted in the new Audi TT.