New Passat

[R34]

The current Passat has been out for a while now.
Anyone know when the new model is due?

[Rocket36]

The guys at VW in Germany would probably have a reasonable idea...

[jkristo]

http://www.motorauthority.com/blog/1023523_more-details-on-volkswagens-next-generation-passat

[Rocket36]

http://www.motorauthority.com/blog/1...eration-passat

Seriously, enough with the speculation. That is just one bloke's (Jeremy Weber's) speculation about it - and it's nearly a year old! The pics are just 3D renders too. Until something from VW is announced, nothing is accurate.

[phaeton]

Geneva Motor Show in March is a 75% probability of the new Passat making an appearance with likely Aussie introduction a year later 2011.

[gead]

helpful comments > smart ar$e comments

[apom]

helpful comments > smart ar$e comments

Agreed, at this rate everyone will be scared off this forum!

[Rocket36]

helpful comments > smart ar$e comments

Agreed! Problem is, there is no way for ANYONE except the boys at VW in Germany to know anything about the next version of the Passat. Hence anything else is speculation.

If you want to know, ask them! It's not a smart ar$e comment. It's the only way to you're likely to get anything that's not a guess.

[R34]

Thanks Guys
I'd found that link but as stated it was a year old.
Hopefully we'll hear something soon

[phaeton]

I don't work for VW but I generally have a sense with all the info and contacts that the Passat GP shown will be this year.

[Caddyman]

Hi Ben, what do you mean by the "Passat GP"

thanks

Matthew

[phaeton]

grossproduct change aka facelift

[VWEAPN]

would really like to find out when the new passat will be on sale here as in the market for a passat. no point of getting the old/current model

[Rocket36]

Just to clarify...

Old model:


Current model:


New model:
UNKNOWN

[nivek]

My guess for the new Passat:

Mid 2011 in Europe
End of 2011 in Aust

+1 year for the R version.

5-6 year cycle sounds about right. I also think they'd probably want to leave a gap between the Jetta and Passat releases. New Jetta seems to have grown a little bigger...