Volkswagen Passat

More than the looks that meet the eyes, this flagship passenger car from the German giants has tweaked the features for more commendable ones. The seats have beautiful Carbon Nappa 'leather’ covers, which have been accentuated with carbon-fibre patterned additions. 

The leather finish is more on the matte side, oozing out uber cool look. Additionally, the rear seats can be folded in several configurations due to its 40:20:40 splits. 

This model is comfortably spacious with ample head and legroom both of the front and rear sides. Passat being a tech-savvy option offers a simple infotainment unit. This unit has a 9.2-inch display, which is fully digital and has facilities like smartphone mirroring and in-built navigation system. 

A good option in this car is the presence of an automatic climate control feature. However, it also offers three-zone climate control. This allows the rear passengers to control their air conditioner settings as per their liking. Air conditioner and heater are the two features on an improved scale. 

The glove box cooling facility is also visible. Its cargo storage or boot space is quite good with 586 litres of space. 

Passat’s 5 seater car has the exact amount of oomph that a generous sedan lover wishes to have. Available in vibrant colour pallets like Lapiz blue, Sea shell gold, and Bottlegreen, which bring in a fresh addition from the same range of monotonous silvers, blacks, and greys. 

A few changes in designs are also noticeable such as added curves contrasting the crisp German designs, new bumpers, and IQ lights or LED matrix headlights. Both the rear light clusters and headlights are upgraded to LED units. 

Its doors are accentuated with rearview mirrors that are power-adjustable. Volkswagen Passat has in-built rain-sensing wipers that clean the rainwater instantly when it hits the windscreen.

Passat can be compared to a complete suite when it comes to the driver’s assistance system. The inclusion of a push start button (keyless entry) is a clever move on updating to the competitor’s level. 

The driving experience is more on the fun side. Inscriptions on the gear are quite easy to follow if using the manual mode. One needs to shift the paddle, switch to the Sports mode and finally knock the gear over the ‘S’ direction.

This entry-level car is running throughout the Australian roads with a 140TSI engine. Passat’s base model, 132TSI runs on a 1.8-litre turbo-petrol engine. This 4 cylinder engine has a fuel consumption limit of 16.6 litres and generates a torque of 250 Nm and power of 179 horsepower. Churning up an acceleration within 7.9 seconds, Passat claims to offer a mileage of around 13.6 kmpl (city) and 19.2 kmpl (highway).

Driving a Passat, you can be at ease with ventilated disc brakes and autonomous emergency braking (AEB) functionality. 

Certain safety features in this car model include park assistance to navigate through tight parallel parking spots, lane assistant, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, and adaptive cruise control. In case children are regular travellers, ISOFIX child-seat anchor points are also present in the car that serves as an extra safety feature.

Be it for a family or couples or even retailers carrying a good amount of goods, the Passat is a good option for everyone. Even with 2 to 3 large suitcases and a full set of passengers, the Passat is a practical vehicle. If you are looking for a spacious SUV but wish to have a sleeker vehicle option, Volkswagen Passat can be the exact thing that may fulfil your desired requirement.