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11/01/2006, 19h05
Voiture que je vais examiné en long et en large au Salon de l'Auto cette année. J'ai hâte de voir s'ils vont revenir avec le TDI en 2008.
J'ai pas trouvé de photos de la version nord-américaine pour le moment. :( Toutefois il y a déjà eu des photos de posté de la version européenne ici.
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THE NEW 2007 PASSAT WAGON
Debuting concurrently for the first time in North America at both the Los Angeles Auto Show (public days) and the press days of the Detroit International Auto Show, the new 2007 Passat wagon promises a family car that puts a grin on every occupant’s face—with the most prominent pasted on the driver’s.
The Passat model, which forever changed the attitude that an affordable family size car needed to be a common and sensible wagon-size hauler, is again helping make the prospect of being responsible a heck of a lot of fun too.
The new 2007 Passat wagon arrives at dealerships across the country beginning early this year and is the only truly German-built family midsize wagon in its competitive set. Just as its predecessor, this newest Volkswagen Passat wagon still represents the market’s most accessible German-made wagon choice with this much room, comfort and sophisticated technology and engineering.
The new Passat wagon’s base engine is upgraded to a sophisticated new four-cylinder engine called the 2.0T. This two-liter is efficient and sporty and uses a turbocharger and an intercooler for cool, higher-density intake air. The 2.0T’s high-end breathing is further enhanced by its four-valves per cylinder with variable valve timing. The engine’s overall efficiency begins with an advanced direct-injection fuel delivery system that culminates in 200 hp at 5,100 rpm and 207 lbs.-ft. of torque all the way from 1,800 rpm to 5,000 rpm—an extraordinary torque curve that provides plenty of pulling power from the low end through the top.
Soon after the launch of this new 2.0T engine, Volkswagen’s renowned narrow-angle six-cylinder technology will make its return to the Passat wagon. With the Passat’s return to a transverse engine mount, Volkswagen will re-introduce a very refined and powerful version of its famous narrow-angle V6 (widely known as the VR6; this version’s cylinder banks create a “V” angle of just 10.6 º). This newly advanced V6 engine has higher displacement, four-valves-per-cylinder, and variable valve timing, and promises 280 hp at 6,200 rpm and 265 lbs.-ft., at just 2,750. Mated to this ultimate V6, as standard equipment, will be Volkswagen’s refined six-speed automatic transmission with Tiptronic™ and sport mode selection (no plans for a manual).
Volkswagen will once again offer the Passat wagon in an all-wheel-version lineup as well (3.6 L only). In fact both the sedan and its variant will offer Volkswagen’s renowned, electronically controlled 4Motion® (all-wheel-drive) version by next month in most dealerships. Models will therefore include in both body styles: a Passat “Value Edition” 2.0T; a Passat 2.0T; a Passat 3.6 L; and soon a 3.6 L 4Motion.
The new Passat wagon is distinctly styled from its already groundbreaking sedan version just launched last fall in the U.S. market. As expected in a modern Volkswagen, the all-new 2007 Passat wagon has been stridently refined and moves closer than ever to perfection in its attention to detail, advanced technology, Teutonic driving qualities and uncompromising safety design and features.
To keep well ahead of the competition, Volkswagen’s designers have breathed new passion and power into the wagon’s traditional look, giving it a distinct spatial presence that exudes a strong and athletic tension that belies its extra utility.
Still, Volkswagen’s designers—who created the dictum of form follows function— never compromise functionality for frivolous design, and this is abundantly true in the new Passat wagon. Yet the new Passat wagon is a sculpted car that is characterized with an almost avant-garde on-road presence and class—one that is clearly muscular and silently demanding of respect.
And like its sedan sibling, the new Passat wagon goes proudly into the hustle and bustle of life with a new medallion-shaped grille accented by brilliantly clear, clean, high-tech headlight housings that exude the precision engineering and advanced production of this new leader of the affordable family wagon class.
The new Passat wagon simply offers more of everything. Its outward dimensions offer better cargo room and critical increases in passenger space. The outward dimensions increase in overall length to188 inches versus the previous model’s 184.3 inches; width is also improved to 71.7 inches versus the previous 68.7 inches. Height for the 2007 wagon is a streamlined 59.7 inches (up .7 inches). All of this translates to larger areas for people and things.
The body is also wider as well (71.7 inches as opposed to 68.7). Stability in general is further enhanced with a wider track Passat layout, both at the front and rear, which measures 61.1 inches (previously 59.6).
A clear indication of the new Passat wagon’s quality foundation is its static torsion stiffness that is measured at better than 50 percent higher level than its predecessor’s already solid static rigidity. Dynamically, the new Passat also improves on the Passat’s traditionally stiff driving tolerances.
Inside, a simple glance reveals another evolution in Volkswagen’s renowned interior design and simple but unrelenting attention to detail. Residing in a new Passat is again a unique and progressive automotive experience: whether at the wheel or riding in the front or rear, the occupants find a fresh, stylish, modern design that remains strikingly simple with use of top quality materials, attention to comfort, driving and details throughout all models – from the standard trim level that symbolizes Volkswagen’s commitment to value for the money, to the top-levels such as those found in numerous equipment options and stand-alone packages.
More exterior room for the new Passat certainly translates into more width and legroom, especially in the rear seating area, where it grows from 35.3 to 37.7 inches. New rear vents for the standard air conditioning and heater also provide more comfort at the car’s stern. Overall, the new Passat provides 97.1 cubic feet of passenger volume (versus 93 cu.ft. in today’s version).
As one expects of Volkswagens, the new Passat embodies the German engineering mandate of building ever-higher levels of advanced occupant protection with each new generation of car. The previous Passat sedan and wagon were proven to be among the safest vehicles on the roads of America, regardless of vehicle class or weight. In the most important “real world” study of its type, the highly regarded Insurance Institute for Highway Safety studied data from serious accidents and measured the third safest vehicle of any type on the road (see IIHS “Status Report, March, 2005”). Crash tests proved this in the government and IIHS lab tests as well. The 2006 Volkswagen Passat sedan has earned a 2006 “Double Best Pick” designation for outstanding performance in front and side tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The Passat earned the top rating in every individual measurement category (head protection, injuries and structural design) for both the side impact and frontal tests.
The 2007 Passat wagon is now the newest example of Volkswagen’s reputation for safety, and it brings true Autobahn-bred safety development and features to this family car segment by employing the most comprehensive standard list of advanced passive and active safety technology in its class. Safety is tantamount in the creation of a new Volkswagen, which is why the German automaker’s overriding philosophy is to bring the most sophisticated safety technology to the widest range of models when feasible.
Major standard safety items for the newest Volkswagen – many of which have been updated with the latest technology but have been standard on Passats for several years – include eight total airbags, including front side thorax airbags and Side Curtain Protection® (head) in the front and rear.
To help in safety protection, a few of the passive features offered are standard crash-active front headrests, Daytime Running Lights (DRL), three-point safety belts, and adjustable headrests for all five occupants. And where details and precision positioning count the most, Volkswagen has made sure all outboard occupants are able to easily position their safety belts with shoulder height adjustments. Front belts use pre-tensioners with load limiters, and all safety belts use emergency locking retractors. Rear side thorax airbags are optional for the first time ever in a Passat, and, if chosen, will supplement the standard head curtain protection system.
As expected in a Passat, active safety also is tantamount to the development of Volkswagens, and the 2007 Passat wagon is no exception and arguably among the leaders in its segments in offering a list of performance items that can help avoid accidents in the first place, including the stability and surefootedness of a precise-handling front-drive sedan, with standard four-wheel disc ABS brakes that are coupled with a sophisticated Engine Braking Assist system. Another major technical advancement in the new Passat wagon is the standard Servotronic® power steering system that can help assist with straight-ahead driving adjustments when necessary—an example of this could be freeway driving through strong crosswinds. All Passats come standard with an Electronic Stabilization Program—an active safety item that is being recognized through independent research to be an increasing vital safety feature – Anti-Slip Regulation (ASR) and Electronic Differential Locking (EDL). Of course, later in 2006 all wheel drive comes with 4Motion.
The new Passat employs an advanced version of the tried-and-true independent McPherson strut architecture. The car’s strut-type axle creates a very desirable direct steering ratio, a high level of transversal axle rigidity and a low tendency to allow body roll on tight turns. At the rear, the new Passat wagon now is equipped with an advanced multi-link independent rear suspension.
J'ai pas trouvé de photos de la version nord-américaine pour le moment. :( Toutefois il y a déjà eu des photos de posté de la version européenne ici.
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THE NEW 2007 PASSAT WAGON
Debuting concurrently for the first time in North America at both the Los Angeles Auto Show (public days) and the press days of the Detroit International Auto Show, the new 2007 Passat wagon promises a family car that puts a grin on every occupant’s face—with the most prominent pasted on the driver’s.
The Passat model, which forever changed the attitude that an affordable family size car needed to be a common and sensible wagon-size hauler, is again helping make the prospect of being responsible a heck of a lot of fun too.
The new 2007 Passat wagon arrives at dealerships across the country beginning early this year and is the only truly German-built family midsize wagon in its competitive set. Just as its predecessor, this newest Volkswagen Passat wagon still represents the market’s most accessible German-made wagon choice with this much room, comfort and sophisticated technology and engineering.
The new Passat wagon’s base engine is upgraded to a sophisticated new four-cylinder engine called the 2.0T. This two-liter is efficient and sporty and uses a turbocharger and an intercooler for cool, higher-density intake air. The 2.0T’s high-end breathing is further enhanced by its four-valves per cylinder with variable valve timing. The engine’s overall efficiency begins with an advanced direct-injection fuel delivery system that culminates in 200 hp at 5,100 rpm and 207 lbs.-ft. of torque all the way from 1,800 rpm to 5,000 rpm—an extraordinary torque curve that provides plenty of pulling power from the low end through the top.
Soon after the launch of this new 2.0T engine, Volkswagen’s renowned narrow-angle six-cylinder technology will make its return to the Passat wagon. With the Passat’s return to a transverse engine mount, Volkswagen will re-introduce a very refined and powerful version of its famous narrow-angle V6 (widely known as the VR6; this version’s cylinder banks create a “V” angle of just 10.6 º). This newly advanced V6 engine has higher displacement, four-valves-per-cylinder, and variable valve timing, and promises 280 hp at 6,200 rpm and 265 lbs.-ft., at just 2,750. Mated to this ultimate V6, as standard equipment, will be Volkswagen’s refined six-speed automatic transmission with Tiptronic™ and sport mode selection (no plans for a manual).
Volkswagen will once again offer the Passat wagon in an all-wheel-version lineup as well (3.6 L only). In fact both the sedan and its variant will offer Volkswagen’s renowned, electronically controlled 4Motion® (all-wheel-drive) version by next month in most dealerships. Models will therefore include in both body styles: a Passat “Value Edition” 2.0T; a Passat 2.0T; a Passat 3.6 L; and soon a 3.6 L 4Motion.
The new Passat wagon is distinctly styled from its already groundbreaking sedan version just launched last fall in the U.S. market. As expected in a modern Volkswagen, the all-new 2007 Passat wagon has been stridently refined and moves closer than ever to perfection in its attention to detail, advanced technology, Teutonic driving qualities and uncompromising safety design and features.
To keep well ahead of the competition, Volkswagen’s designers have breathed new passion and power into the wagon’s traditional look, giving it a distinct spatial presence that exudes a strong and athletic tension that belies its extra utility.
Still, Volkswagen’s designers—who created the dictum of form follows function— never compromise functionality for frivolous design, and this is abundantly true in the new Passat wagon. Yet the new Passat wagon is a sculpted car that is characterized with an almost avant-garde on-road presence and class—one that is clearly muscular and silently demanding of respect.
And like its sedan sibling, the new Passat wagon goes proudly into the hustle and bustle of life with a new medallion-shaped grille accented by brilliantly clear, clean, high-tech headlight housings that exude the precision engineering and advanced production of this new leader of the affordable family wagon class.
The new Passat wagon simply offers more of everything. Its outward dimensions offer better cargo room and critical increases in passenger space. The outward dimensions increase in overall length to188 inches versus the previous model’s 184.3 inches; width is also improved to 71.7 inches versus the previous 68.7 inches. Height for the 2007 wagon is a streamlined 59.7 inches (up .7 inches). All of this translates to larger areas for people and things.
The body is also wider as well (71.7 inches as opposed to 68.7). Stability in general is further enhanced with a wider track Passat layout, both at the front and rear, which measures 61.1 inches (previously 59.6).
A clear indication of the new Passat wagon’s quality foundation is its static torsion stiffness that is measured at better than 50 percent higher level than its predecessor’s already solid static rigidity. Dynamically, the new Passat also improves on the Passat’s traditionally stiff driving tolerances.
Inside, a simple glance reveals another evolution in Volkswagen’s renowned interior design and simple but unrelenting attention to detail. Residing in a new Passat is again a unique and progressive automotive experience: whether at the wheel or riding in the front or rear, the occupants find a fresh, stylish, modern design that remains strikingly simple with use of top quality materials, attention to comfort, driving and details throughout all models – from the standard trim level that symbolizes Volkswagen’s commitment to value for the money, to the top-levels such as those found in numerous equipment options and stand-alone packages.
More exterior room for the new Passat certainly translates into more width and legroom, especially in the rear seating area, where it grows from 35.3 to 37.7 inches. New rear vents for the standard air conditioning and heater also provide more comfort at the car’s stern. Overall, the new Passat provides 97.1 cubic feet of passenger volume (versus 93 cu.ft. in today’s version).
As one expects of Volkswagens, the new Passat embodies the German engineering mandate of building ever-higher levels of advanced occupant protection with each new generation of car. The previous Passat sedan and wagon were proven to be among the safest vehicles on the roads of America, regardless of vehicle class or weight. In the most important “real world” study of its type, the highly regarded Insurance Institute for Highway Safety studied data from serious accidents and measured the third safest vehicle of any type on the road (see IIHS “Status Report, March, 2005”). Crash tests proved this in the government and IIHS lab tests as well. The 2006 Volkswagen Passat sedan has earned a 2006 “Double Best Pick” designation for outstanding performance in front and side tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The Passat earned the top rating in every individual measurement category (head protection, injuries and structural design) for both the side impact and frontal tests.
The 2007 Passat wagon is now the newest example of Volkswagen’s reputation for safety, and it brings true Autobahn-bred safety development and features to this family car segment by employing the most comprehensive standard list of advanced passive and active safety technology in its class. Safety is tantamount in the creation of a new Volkswagen, which is why the German automaker’s overriding philosophy is to bring the most sophisticated safety technology to the widest range of models when feasible.
Major standard safety items for the newest Volkswagen – many of which have been updated with the latest technology but have been standard on Passats for several years – include eight total airbags, including front side thorax airbags and Side Curtain Protection® (head) in the front and rear.
To help in safety protection, a few of the passive features offered are standard crash-active front headrests, Daytime Running Lights (DRL), three-point safety belts, and adjustable headrests for all five occupants. And where details and precision positioning count the most, Volkswagen has made sure all outboard occupants are able to easily position their safety belts with shoulder height adjustments. Front belts use pre-tensioners with load limiters, and all safety belts use emergency locking retractors. Rear side thorax airbags are optional for the first time ever in a Passat, and, if chosen, will supplement the standard head curtain protection system.
As expected in a Passat, active safety also is tantamount to the development of Volkswagens, and the 2007 Passat wagon is no exception and arguably among the leaders in its segments in offering a list of performance items that can help avoid accidents in the first place, including the stability and surefootedness of a precise-handling front-drive sedan, with standard four-wheel disc ABS brakes that are coupled with a sophisticated Engine Braking Assist system. Another major technical advancement in the new Passat wagon is the standard Servotronic® power steering system that can help assist with straight-ahead driving adjustments when necessary—an example of this could be freeway driving through strong crosswinds. All Passats come standard with an Electronic Stabilization Program—an active safety item that is being recognized through independent research to be an increasing vital safety feature – Anti-Slip Regulation (ASR) and Electronic Differential Locking (EDL). Of course, later in 2006 all wheel drive comes with 4Motion.
The new Passat employs an advanced version of the tried-and-true independent McPherson strut architecture. The car’s strut-type axle creates a very desirable direct steering ratio, a high level of transversal axle rigidity and a low tendency to allow body roll on tight turns. At the rear, the new Passat wagon now is equipped with an advanced multi-link independent rear suspension.