Hawk moths use camouflage to disguise themselves as snakes to deter predators. Volkswagen prototypes were disguised as older models for the same reason.
The greatest predators for 2024 Volkswagen Passat archetypes are spy photographers, although they are not fooled by this disguise as this series demonstrates.
Peel off the camouflage on the front and back designed to resemble the headlights and taillights of the old model and we can see Passat’s evolutionary steam.
There is still a bend running along the side of the car, although the greenhouse is slightly changed in the D column.
It looks like there will be a lower bonnet and more aggressive front bumper treatment, but if you like the look of the current Passat, you won’t find anything unpleasant here.
The interior heralds many changes, being the next Volkswagen to switch to largely capacitive touch controls with climate settings adjusted solely via the touchscreen.
The touch screen said, every previous spy photoappears to be larger and protrudes from the dashboard.
While the latest China-spec Passat, launched in 2019, is offered as a sedan, the new global Passat is said to be wagon-only. The current global Passat sedan is no longer in production.
It is expected to debut in 2023 as a 2024 model and could be the last Passat to use an internal combustion engine.
A high-performance Alltrack is expected to return, as well as a plug-in hybrid version – and Volkswagen Australia says it find a way to finally bring an electrified Passat here.
VW Australia passenger vehicle boss Michal Szaniecki recently told CarExpert a Passat plug-in can join Golf GTE and Tiguan eHybrid PHEV is on track to launch in Australia in 2023. A plug-in hybrid Touareg CHEAP are also participating in the local scope.
“We’re looking at the Passat segment to expand plug-in hybrids, that’s the natural thing to do,” said Szaniecki, “that could be exhausting,” Szaniecki said. [plug-in hybrid] scope, at least for the foreseeable future. “
Based on the latest MQB platform (called MQB Evo), the new Passat is expected to grow in most sizes and offer a more electrified powertrain lineup, including petrol and diesel engines. 48V mild hybrid diesel as well as the brand’s next generation plug. -in hybrid system.
The PHEV powertrain is said to be based on VW’s latest 1.5 TSI evo2 turbocharged petrol engine, which was recently launched in T-Roc cross in foreign markets. The new engine has been designed to be compatible “with fuels containing components produced from renewable energy sources”, as well as “different degrees of hybridisation”.
In a recent European media release, VW indicated that a PHEV system with up to 200kW of power would be “feasible”, while Cupra said its upcoming Terramar plug-in hybrid SUV – potentially capabilities built on the same platform – will provide 100 km EV driving range.
The current Passat GTE plug-in hybrid has a total system output of 160kW and 400Nm and 59.5km of claimed range under the WLTP cycle.
It currently serves as the flagship Passat in markets like the UK, where there aren’t the more powerful petrol engine options Australia gets.
Passat is being developed with the next generation Amazing Skoda and will be built with it in Slovakia, instead of Emden, Germany like every previous generation.
It is expected to grow in size and be comparable to the Superb in size.
The current Passat is 4777mm long, 1832mm wide and 1477mm tall (1506mm on the Alltrack) on a 2791mm wheelbase.
Alltrack shares the dimensions of the wagon except for the height of 1506mm. All models have 650L trunk space, which expands to 1780L with the rear seats folded.
In contrast, the current Skoda Superb wagon is 79mm longer and 32mm wider on a 50mm longer wheelbase, and offers 10L more trunk space or 170L when the rear seats are reduced.
Just as the ID.3 and ID.4 are electric alternatives to the Golf and Tiguan respectively, Volkswagen is working on another vehicle on its dedicated MEB architecture to compete in the mid-size segment.
Revealed as a concept earlier this year as the ID. Aeroit will be produced in Emden starting in 2023.
The company says it will be made available worldwide, specifically referring to the European, Chinese and North American markets, and that it will also be manufactured in China.
A wagon has yet to be revealed, but the ID is earlier. Vizzion and ID. Space Vizzion’s concept models introduced a mid-size electric sedan and wagon duo.
