Test drive Volkswagen Passat B6 2005 - 2010 sedan

Well, the wind ... Volkswagen Passat b6

The charm of the leader is inspiring, his charisma stimulates to manifest his best qualities. Today we will introduce readers to the real Volkswagen Passat B6 star.
 
It is not so easy to carry the burden of leadership: one glorious name is not enough. It is also necessary to grow over yourself, so that there is no, do not prove their superiority to the rivals do not poke their superiority, they attack in all available ways. Therefore, you have to fight back from them, which is impossible if you stand still, while they intensively move forward. Therefore, you have to work on yourself, and there is nothing surprising, and even more reprehensible in the fact that over several generations Volkswagen Passat, not only grew up, but swollen, turning from a neat family class into a player that can compete with individual representatives of the European segment E. Circumstances are forced. And the fact that Volkswagen is trying to create machines corresponding to modern realities make its products very worthy, even against the background of developing competitors. Our task is to help those who conquered this family sedan from Germany make the right choice. After all, Passat is not only strong, it is also quite diverse.
 
General impressions
If Passat B6 could take a photo album and look at his old photos, he would probably sigh a bit bitterly: how slender I was before, well, why did I allow myself to swell like that! But these are fantasies. As for the complexion, traditionally from generation to generation, the car becomes larger. Yes, in the hands of a conservative designer the appearance may suffer, but the salon will become larger. However, the expanses of passengers, as well as an impressive luggage of the trunk of the Passat interior, are not exhausted: the convenience of landing, magnificent ergonomics, rich equipment, good decoration materials are what this real German acquired.
 
I must say that Passat does not suffer even shortage, so often found in people with overweight (in other words, running qualities at a decent level). The controllability is clear, behavior at high speeds is worthy of praise, and comfort, if not the highest in the class, then at least quite acceptable. A balanced approach, the ability to reach a compromise by a business card of VW designers.
 
Characteristics
 
Body type sedan universal
Number doors 4 5
Sum of places 5 5
Length, mm 4765 4774
Width, mm 1820 1820
Height, mm 1472 1517
Wheel base, mm 2710
The type of suspension (front/back) is independent, with racks like MacPherson/independent, multi -link
Type of drive front or complete
Brakes (front/rear) ventilated/disk disk
Gas tank volume, l 70
Passive security rating*Defense of adults *****
Children's protection ****
Pedestrian protection **
 
* According to EURONCAP.
 
Choosing a body
For a long time, the Passat modifications line remains almost unchanged: the basic body for a German business car (or still family?) Is a four-door. The machine with the factory index B6 looks larger and more solid than before, but not as slim as all its predecessors.
 
A curious trend: the more family -class cars become, the more often it is the station wagons that begin to seem more harmonious than sedan. Our case is no exception. Passat Variant has a more complete appearance compared to a four -door model. And this is quite natural: a massive exterior always looks better on the basis of a five -door. Other things being equal, the station wagon costs about 42 thousand rubles. More expensive than a similar car with a sedan body.
 
Against the background of traditional Passat, a model with a body compartment looks rapid and even graceful. In fact, Passat CC has four doors, so its positioning as a compartment is a marketing move. In addition to the appearance, CC differs from the simple Passat with a slightly changed interior (in particular, passenger seats are not five, but four), a more powerful top engine and a significantly higher basic price of 980 thousand rubles.
 
 
Sources of movement
The basic power unit, which is installed on Passat, is in a good way a representative of this class and is undesirable to equip something: what 1.6 liters and 102 liters mean. With. With this weight? Nothing! Even with a 5-step mechanics, the car rides sluggishly. But it costs cheaply 650 thousand rubles. True, this is the price for the sedan collected under Kaluga; The station wagon brought from Germany will cost significantly more than 825 thousand.
 
At the next step (in power) is a 1.9-liter diesel (105 hp), they will also be equipped with sedans made in Russia. Like the basic gasoline engine, the diesel engine is joined only with a 5-step manual transmission. The minimum cost of this version is 756 thousand rubles.
 
The 1.4 TSI engine develops 122 liters. p., only German Passat complete them, therefore, you will have to pay a lot for them: the model with 6. The MKPP was estimated at 867 thousand rubles, and the DSG box will increase the cost by another 82 thousand (then the prices of cars are given, hereinafter, the prices are given, ordered after February 1, 2009: Some dealers have last year's copies for less money, but their stock is small.)
 
One must think that the 1.4-liter power unit does not are in demand, since the Kaluga Passat with 1.8 TSI engines, developing 152 liters. p., cost cheaper: 795 thousand rubles. They are asked for a car with a manual transmission, and for modification with a 7-step transmission DSG they already want 865 thousand station wagons with this engine, as already mentioned, they import to us from Germany, so they cost noticeably more than 947 thousand rubles.
 
Passat well-solding with a 2.0 FSI engine is now popularly boasted: it has less than a 1.8-liter turbo engine (150 hp), and the price is higher due to the German assembly. So, a machine with mechanics and all -wheel drive will cost 1,034 thousand rubles. The acquisition, albeit expensive, but worthy: the dynamics of the 2-liter power unit amazing.
 
A 2-liter turbodiesel has a slightly smaller capacity (140 hp), which is installed both under the hood of the Kaluga sedans and in the motor compartment of the German five-door. In the first case, Passat costs either 885 thousand rubles. (with 6-step mechanics) or 951 thousand (with a 6-step DSG box). But for the station wagon will have to be given already 1,120 thousand rubles. (car with manual transmission), or even more.
 
Only the sedans (and only German) got a wonderful, repeatedly honored engine of the year 200. A blue turbo engine with a volume of 2 liters (they equip the same Golf GTI). They join it exclusively with a 6-step automatic, and there is such a car of 1,272 thousand rubles.
 
Basic levels of equipment
The most modest Passat is called Trendline. This equipment involves only a 1.6-liter engine in combination with the manual transmission, but the minimum cost of the sedan in this performance is 650 thousand rubles. What does the buyer get? Firstly, an enhanced suspension, as well as the protection of the crankcase. Secondly, the basic equipment already includes frontal and lateral airbags (plus PB that protect the heads of passengers from injuries during a lateral blow), a stabilization system, ABS, as well as an anti-wings device. In addition, the stock Volkswagen is equipped with a driver's seat with a height adjustment, a folding back of the rear sofa, an electric drive of the front glasses and lateral mirrors, heated windshield, rear -view mirrors and front seats, a central lock with DU, as well as an electronic parking brake. Yes, there are no special excesses, but at this price the set is quite impressive.
 
The next level of Comfortline. The cheapest machine has a 1.8-liter turbo engine and manual transmission and costs 795 thousand rubles. They are installed on cars in Comfortline and the 1.4 TSI motor, but they will cost more (again from the German assembly). Unlike Trendline, the manufacturer offers customers equipment with more convenient front seats and additionally rear electric windows, climate control, an intra-sulfate of the rear view mirror with automatic darkness, as well as a cruise control. For this machine, a chrome protective strip on bumpers is provided instead of black, like that of the base version, and chrome framing the side glasses, as well as more fleshy tires (215/55 R16 instead of 205/55 R16, but only for models with a 1.8-liter power force unit).
 
As the name appears, the coolest of all kinds of Passat Highline. The most affordable in this performance with diesel and manual transmission (885 thousand rubles): a car with a gasoline turbo engine with a volume of 1.8 liters is more expensive, but only because instead of traditional mechanics, the motor was initially boiled with the DSG box (cost 930 thousand rubles) . By the way, it is in the Highline configuration to Russia that Passat is supplied with gasoline 2-liter units. The car is noticeably different from Comfortline: there is a three-spoke leather steering wheel, and sports seats with leather upholstery (as well as inserts from Alcantara), and a completely chrome radiator grille, and alloy wheels, and two-zone climate control, and rain sensor, and much more .
 
Additives?
For seed, the Germans offer the buyer to choose the color they like, we note that not always free: they ask to pay 3375 rubles for a fashionable shade (red or black). Another 12,285 rubles will have to be given to the body processing of the body type with enamel.
Further, two options for options are provided, which are unpretentiously called the package 1 and package 2. But the content (and cost) of each of them, depending on the performance taken as the basis, may be different.
 
In combination with any of the basic configurations, a package of 1 will cost about 23 thousand rubles, but if you add to the TrendLine set of leather steering and a manual transmission, automatic climate control, as well as an MP3, then ComFortline with the first package of options receives more And fog lights with an on -board computer. The car performed by Highline additionally acquires an improved on -board computer, multifunction steering wheel and a more powerful audio system.
 
For a package, 2 buyers Passat Trendline will have to pay 43 thousand rubles. It contains in addition to equipment included in the first package, alarm, PTF and on -board computer. To the cost of a car performed by Comfortline, this set (cast discs, rain sensor) will add 54 thousand rubles. In the case of Highline, the second package will cost 88 thousand and will include adaptive bixenon headlights, parking sensors, as well as an improved alarm.
 
COMPETITION
 
Toyota Camry
Like Passat, Toyota Camry is collected in Russia, which allowed the Japanese to set quite competitive prices for their products. I must say, in general, Camry is quite an average car: with pale driving properties, a moderate level of comfort and an unpretentious interior. But at a price slightly exceeding the one on which Passat 2.0 FSI is offered, you can buy Camry with a powerful 3.5-liter V6.
 
Skoda Superb
In the first generation, Superb was a close analogue of Passat: it differed mainly by details, as well as an enlarged wheelbase. Now this is also not a very distant relative, but with an individual, although not the most sophisticated, and with its bright virtues. So, Superb has a spacious interior and a unique trunk lid, which opens both along with the rear window and separately from it.
 
Ford Mondeo
Mondeo long -time Passat rival. For several generations, they are fighting for leadership, and at first the fight went in the family segment, and then in the business class, where both hit almost simultaneously. The obvious advantages of Mondeo include a well -minded suspension, as well as an elegant and convenient interior.

 
 
  
 

Source: Magazine Cars and Prices on March 9, 2009.