Anyone thinking of a B7 Sports Pack, can now visualise it!!

[FSI 220]

Wow... maybe the look isnt going to be as exclusive as it thought (particularly in the White-Wagon-Sportpacket) ... I had to fly to Melbourne to see my first other sports pack (a black wagon), seems that things are gunna change.

Funny how it appears (from your collective experience) that Customers have to go elsewhere for info on the sports pack... oh well the less people know about it the more exclusive the look...

[Misla007]

Hey FSI, The only reason I wanted the Sportspack was for the seats, I asked the dealer to change to wheels to Rocco R wheels, but they declined. I will eventually change the wheels.
Do you recommend lowering the vehicle?

[Lance B]

Hey FSI, The only reason I wanted the Sportspack was for the seats, I asked the dealer to change to wheels to Rocco R wheels, but they declined. I will eventually change the wheels.
Do you recommend lowering the vehicle?

I think the Sirocco R rims are the wrong offset. I was thinking of getting those as well as they look the goods, but they are ET50 which means that they'd sit further inside the guard by 5mm. I'd rather they sat further out by 5mm! This is why I am thinking of the CC'c optional rim the Sagitta 19" which are ET41, so they will sit further out by 4mm.

[Misla007]

Thanks.

I checked out the Sagitta, they are really nice.

[FSI 220]

Hey FSI,
Do you recommend lowering the vehicle?

I think the V6 is just right.... I have only recently come to VW, so i am not really an authority on anything, I have no idea what it will do to roll centers or geometry etc. (particularly in a multi link rear end)

Personally I am not/wouldn't. Cant even get through El Ranchos car-park without scraping the belly on the speed-humps.... I also have in-laws that live on a farm at the end of an ungraded long steep dirt & rock farm track off a long dirt lane that gets graded once a year...

At least when it all turns to mud i still have the four motion ...

[Misla007]

https://photos-1.dropbox.com/thumb/AAC-9q6LBcF_HZEveOUJ_uE1-61rrdaBsC-2h_Wnxvplfw/81088663/jpeg/32x32/6/_/1/2/2012-09-02%2009.13.57.jpg/AwSWkbfXMua_CE9mJPE0JQl1Ln0t9djv0PnTGBzNSZw?size=1024x768

This is my Golf with the Passat sportspack wheels.

https://photos-2.dropbox.com/thumb/AAAYCJda7_GDah7mTCUnU3hkRpQNKiOFUNHi6BVpIM6rBg/81088663/jpeg/32x32/6/_/1/2/2012-09-01%2012.20.57.jpg/YhsqFu5IG3sh1masLSnZ4Ikb79ienGv91Sxh7kv4fXU?size=1024x768

https://photos-4.dropbox.com/thumb/AABh-oflsd_wAiDOb6p5Jk3Vf9PGrCKjeiJ9agP7ZR_-fg/81088663/jpeg/32x32/6/_/1/2/2012-09-01%2012.19.35.jpg/05UCaq6KTUE8wrs1qgQwHzGJKvn5jtkWMqr90G3lCY0?size=1024x768

Passat with 19" Audi TT RS wheels

[booba]

your links are rooted.

https://photos-1.dropbox.com/thumb/A...?size=1024x768

This is my Golf with the Passat sportspack wheels.

https://photos-2.dropbox.com/thumb/AAAYCJda7_GDah7mTCUnU3hkRpQNKiOFUNHi6BVpIM6rBg/81088663/jpeg/32x32/6/_/1/2/2012-09-01%2012.20.57.jpg/YhsqFu5IG3sh1masLSnZ4Ikb79ienGv91Sxh7kv4fXU?size=1024x768

https://photos-4.dropbox.com/thumb/AABh-oflsd_wAiDOb6p5Jk3Vf9PGrCKjeiJ9agP7ZR_-fg/81088663/jpeg/32x32/6/_/1/2/2012-09-01%2012.19.35.jpg/05UCaq6KTUE8wrs1qgQwHzGJKvn5jtkWMqr90G3lCY0?size=1024x768

Passat with 19" Audi TT RS wheels

[Misla007]

Sorry, what does that mean?

[Misla007]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/jmvxwkasdxkcdvw/2012-09-02%2009.13.57.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/vguja2cjh1dikct/2012-09-01%2012.20.57.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3q6dof3m846nfvj/2012-09-01%2012.19.35.jpg

[Buzy_Robot]

Picked up my MY13 Passat with Sports Pack three weeks ago and I'm just getting around to taking snapshots. How does it compare to my previous MY11 Passat? Certainly looks a lot more spiffy - love the way the white contrasts with the Vincenza alloys! My previous Passat in silver looks dull in comparison. Bigger tyres and sports suspension make for sharper handling, albeit not at any discernible loss to ride comfort. Coasting function, gearshift paddles and RVC are nifty additions, but I haven't tried the Sat-Nav yet.

Build quality seems good with only one interior rattle so far. Of course, it has to be right next to me in the driver's door just to annoy me! Gapless audio playback via iPod is still a little buggy (that occasional skip at the start of some tracks seems to plague both RCD510 and RNS510 units - methinks a switch to mp3 is in order for me). Oddly enough, one can no longer turn off the driving lights via the MFD.

Sports seats are gorgeous, but can take some getting used to as they really wrap around you and can feel a little tight. It's also a shame there's no tilt adjustment on these manual seats as a mild pressure point can build up under one's right thigh. Still finding a comfortable position, but the electric seats would have been preferable.

Would I recommend the Sports Pack? For sure! Just think about electric seats and perhaps for those that really want a fully fledged sports look, option the sunroof as well. I can live without one, but it would add to the visual aesthetic.

[FSI 220]

Congrats buzzy

Noice, they do look good in white.

I also had a vibration type sound (i would describe it a buzz more than a rattle) that came from the multi light switch, but only on certain coarse chip bitumens, rested a finger on it to kill it.... never quite got around to getting it fixed as it happened on only two roads for me . Try a finger on all the areas of the light switch, if the buz stops take it back..


Man this thread seems like a lifetime ago....

(just hanging around to see what the next gen is like, so I might be still checking in for a year or so... my14 on the new platform perhaps??)

[Buzy_Robot]

Thanks FSI 220. I've enjoyed reading your posts here, but I was startled when you sold your new B7 (in Candy White no less!!!!) after only 4 months! Couldn't have been that bad?????!!!!!!

I'll try your tip regarding the buzz/rattle from the light switch. Seems to be coming from the driver's door, but I could be wrong. After all I'm supposed to concentrating on my driving and not tracking down a silly rattle!

Yeah, MY14 / B8 Passat promises to be an interesting upgrade.

[FSI 220]

I had an overnight career change.... 4months into a 4 year lease where the passat was the expensive medium car, rather than the already owned outright family car... the smart move was excercising my escape clause on my lease...

It had nothing to do with the car... I loved it...

[shakespeare]

Old thread revival here too, however I'm looking at the V6FSI with sport pack and would like to confirm if the sport seats have the electric adjustment and memory as I can't find a definitive answer. @Buzzy_Robot is your Passat a V6? If so your post answers my question
Thanks

[Buzy_Robot]

No Shakespeare - I purchased the 125TDI, so no electric seats as standard, option only. As the standard V6FSI has electric seats, the sports pack for that variant should have them too. I stress 'should' - have you given VW Australia a call?