Picture update: Volkswagen Passat 1.4 TSI Variant

In 1973 Volkswagen introduced its first Passat, while the 6th generation Passat (B7 / type 3C) has been brought to the European market in 2010. The estate, called "Variant", represents about 70% of all Passat sales in Germany, while the Passat also is the most popular company car on the German market. 


€28.325,00 Volkswagen Passat Variant Comfortline 1,4 TSI 90 kW (122 hp) 6-speed manual

Engine specifications:

Engine: OM 642 DE 30 LA / 1390 cm³ / R4 / petrol

Power: 122hp at 200 Nm

Top speed: 205km/h

Acceleration 0 - 100km/h: 10,3s 

Comfortline package:
Chrome front bumper strips / Chrome front bumper strips / 
Multifunction steering wheel (3 spoke)
ParkPilot - Parking sensors front and rear
Driver alert system
Radio RCD 310 Radio/MP3 compatible CD player

Other equipment:
€570,00 Black Oak Brown Metallic
€110,00 7J x 16 alloy wheels "Alicante"
€0,00 Cloth Black "Matera"
€0,00 Interior Trim Iridium printed

€665,00 RNS 315 touch-screen navigation
€0,00 Front seats with lumbar adjustment 
€0,00 Exterior badge deletion (only engine badge)
€290,00 Tinted glass 65% from B pillar backwards
€0,00 Air conditioning, 'Climatic' semi-automatic control
€0,00 Rain sensor 
€0,00 Daytime running lights with coming home function

Total price: €29.960,00

Prices are for the German market, June 2012

Some pro's and con's on this particular Volkswagen Passat 1.4 TSI Variant Comfortline:

Pro:

• At normal speeds, good fuel consumption
• Lots of storage space
• Good interior finish for a car in this class
• Large storage space in the back
• Easy folding down of rear seats by good accesible handles

Con:

• High fuel consumption when driving faster
• At higher speeds audible wind noise
• Lack of dual zone climate control
• Lack of bluetooth connection

For the complete folder of the Volkswagen Passat 1.4 TSI Variant Comfortline, please click here.

Picture update: Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI Variant

Today a more common car, the Volkswagen Golf with a turbocharged, 4-cylinder petrol engine that delivers 122hp. It is not the standard VW Golf version, but the estate version, called "Variant" in the Volkswagen nomenclatura.

Exterior: Uni / Black
Interior: Cloth Merlin Scout / Black
Wheels: 6,5J x 16 inch alloy wheels

Equipment (standard & optional & included in Comfortline):

• Center arm rest
• Cruise Control
• Chrome grille
• Bordcomputer "Plus"
• Electric windows front & rear
• Roof rails Black
• Radio RNS 210
• Automatic Air Conditioning "Climatronic"

Pictures of this Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI Variant Comfortline can be found here, please scroll down.

Picture update: Volkswagen Touareg 3.0 TDI

A car which should take Volkswagen into the premium SUV segment is the Volkswagen Touareg, although in the premium segment it suffers from the "Volkswagen-stigma". Since 2010 the second model of the Touareg has been available, and Guitigefilmpjes takes a closer look at this car.

€52.350,00 Volkswagen Touareg 3.0 TDI (245hp) with 8-speed automatic transmission (Tiptronic) 
 
Black, standard

Options on the Volkswagen Touareg 3.0 TDI:

€ 0,0 7-spoke-Design, 1/2 J x 17 alloy wheels "Sonora"
€ 2.270 Leather Cricket black

€ 1.450,00 Xenon headlights with LED daytime running lights
€ 460,00 High-beam assistant€ 275,00 Roof-rails black
€ 1.000,00 Design package "Chrome & Style"
€ 750,00 Front and rear parking sensors
€ 2.330,00 RNS 850 Touch Screen Navigation System
€ 735,00 Automatic Air Conditioning "Climatronic", 4 zones
€ 415,00 "Lighting package" (consists of autofolding exterior mirrors, auto dimming drivers side mirror, automatic headlights, make-up mirror lighting)
€ 175,00 MEDIA-IN USB-connection and adapter cable
€ 375,00 Rear windows privacy glass
€ 123,00 40:60 folding rear seats
€ 880,00 Tow bar
€ 620,00 Bluetooth preperation "Premium"

Total Price (in Germany): €64.208,00
Pro:

• Lower price then the competition
• Good fuel economy (see this fuel consumption video)
• Good interior finish / quality
• Sufficient room for 4 persons
• Lots of storage space
• 8-speed gearbox

Con:

• Practical yet simple navigation system
• USB-connector is in the glove compartment, hard to charge cell phone
• Although comfortable, sometimes sluggish ride'
• Unnatural feel when starting and stopping car / key
• Old fashioned interior design

Pictures of this Volkswagen Touareg 3.0 TDI can be found here, please scroll down.

Picture update: Volkswagen Golf VI GTI "Adidas"

In 2010 Volkswagen brought a special version of the Golf VI GTI on the market, the "Adidas Edition". This included some extra features:

Volkswagen Golf GTI "Adidas" 2,0 l TSI 155 kW (210 HP) 6-speed automatic gearbox DSG

Adidas edition includes:

- 4 alloy wheels (225 / 40 R18) "Serron"

- Adidas Badging
- LED taillights
- Bi-Xenon headlights with LED-daytime running light
- Alloy trim
- Headrests in leather with red stitching
- Adidas logo on the seats
- Gearshifter in "golfball style"
- Cloth design: "white stripes"
- Floor mats with red stitching
- Doors wrapped in leather
- Lumbar support
- Heated front seats

Apart from the options offered together with the Adidas edition, the car in below is equipped with:

Paint: Black (non-metallic)
Interior Upholstery: "White Stripes" (cloth


Optional Extras:

Storage pack
Parking sensors, front and rear
Lighting package
Removal of badges
RNS 310 Touch-screen navigation
4 Doors and electric windows front and rear
Cruise control
Multifunction steering wheel (3 Spoke) with Alu-optics, gearshifters
Privacy glass for the rear windows 65%
Bluetooth telephone preparation

Some pro's and con's on the Volkswagen Golf VI GTI:

Pro:

• A lot of power and a relatively light car = lots of driving fun
• Excellent sport seats
• Excellent DSG-automatic gearbox
• Steering wheel feels very nice

Con:

• When it is raining, the power combined with the FWD is incapable to bring the power onto the road

 For the complete folder of the Volkswagen Golf VI GTI "Adidas Edition", please click here.