Test Drive Volkswagen Passat Alltrack since 2012 Wagon

VW Passat AllTrack seems right to zoo

Testing the VW Passat Alltrack was invited to Bavaria, and I found it in the end in the Austrian Alps. And on the autobahn, I felt like one person, and on the snow-ice track completely different.


Talking the truth is easy and nice. To be honest with itself much more difficult. Tell me, for example: how many passions do you really need? Difficult to answer, remember the continuous bridges and hard locks? And I will say you: the average Russian citizen, no matter how to twist, is needed honest four-wheel drive, electronic locking, crankcase protection and at least 160 cm of road lumen, as on normal cars. Everything! The rest of the sale of Ponta, sweet illusions and dreams of incredible adventures. In this, by the way, there is also nothing bad, provided that you soberly appreciate your motivation. So, the fact that the Germans intend to bring the VW Passat Alltrack to the Russian market, speaks only one thing they strongly overestimate our sanity.



Universals like a rare view
While manufacturers be afraid to death for each centimeter in each segment of the automotive market, the universals of increased passability remain rare. All we have, you can recalculate on the fingers of one hand, and two of them Audi Allroad and Skoda Octavia Scout are related to the VW concern. And here the great and terrible Volkswagen itself came to the clearing, which is a promising modification of VW Passat AllTrack worth from one and a half million rubles. It will be delivered exclusively in the middle configuration of the Comfort, with the skin-climate and the built-in concert hall. The engine is also offered only one, but the most powerful, gasoline 2.0 turbo.


Perfectly almost.
4. One of the differences version of the AllTrack Podal Lining
5. Screen we would prefer to see much higher
6. All plastics are extremely soft, expensive


The band of distinction.
AllTrack Salon differs from the usual Passat abundance of aluminum

Externally, Passat AllTrack, of course, is different from the passenger version, but not much. Yes, the body kit is different, Low hanging hello to rubbed Original fog. The presence of protection and ahead, and in the back is emphasized with the help of silver bands peeking out of bumpers. Finally, on the bottom of the body including along the edge of the wheel arches there is a border of angry gray plastic.
But the proportions of the car about off-road ambitions say nothing. Road clearance here is only 165 mm. Of course, it is 30 mm more than that of the new VW Passat, and even 5 mm more than VW Jetta, but still, from the point of view of the jeeper, very non-neut.


Nonsense velor mats in any SUV


- Off ROAD button changes all reactions and settings

- ATTENTION: WORKING ASSEASE AS


One hand.
Every part of the back can be folded by one hand movement directly from the trunk.

In the salon, the differences even less from the usual Passat modification is distinguished by advanced aluminum overlays with alltrack inscriptions and metal overlays on the pedal. However, it is also the best, interior and ergonomics at VW Passat are close to reference. Here and high-quality materials, and a clear fit of the details, and truly comfortable seats. There is, however, a funny nuance: chairs, including a lumbar backup, are configured using servo drives, but their longitudinal adjustment is mechanical, as well as the lift of the pillow.

Yes, and still the central console is not solved quite perfect: on the most prominent place, the air ducts, analog clock under them and only under them the screen of the multimedia system. I would prefer other order: the screen from above, right in front of the eyes, the ducts on the sides of it, analog clock over a samovar, in the mother-in-law at the cottage. And here's another: the multimedia system controlled on the steering wheel is too complicated in order to control it blindly, and because it is devoid of any meaning.

As for the main thing for the trunk universal, I was a bit disappointed that when folding the rear seats, a smooth surface is not formed. But right in the cargo compartment there are handles that allow one movement to fold the parts of the sofa back. Well, with a boring descriptive part of the end, now let's go to the ride deeds.


Two liters, turbine. The engine for Russia will be only one, top-top two-liter


Dust East Gut. Behind and place enough, and the seats are comfortable as practically in all cars VW brand


Our route entered the autobahn permitted speed 130, all ride at least 150, narrow mountain roads if you break up in a caring small car, will save only a motor with a good tight and instant chance.

The engine on the Russian market will offer only one, the most powerful of the line, the gasoline row four with a turbine, 210 liters. With. and 280 nm, gearbox 6-step automaton DSG.

Bad Roads Germany
In terms of the alltrack dynamics, it goes as it should be real VW exactly and confidently accelerates, without tension, holds high, for example 150 km / h, speeds, while striking, with the first opportunity, go over the transmission higher, so that the engine turnover does not get out abroad in 2000. However, The automatic transmission has a sport mode, annealing on health if the hunt comes, overclock the car for 7.8 s to one hundred, and then further. Moreover, the handling of the car is worthy, feedback on the steering wheel is quite tangible. Frankly: A couple of times I used the dynamic capabilities to the full coil, just for overtaking. It turned out inspiringly, but the desire to drive on ALLTRACK in itself is unlikely to arise. The car is balanced and very calm, for nothing that is powerful. Everything is good in it besides the wheels. No, I am not about the tread pattern, but about dimension. It was thanks to her, I was surprised to find out that the high-speed tracks in Germany are imperfect. And the cracks on them, it turns out, is, and even some kind of ripples. Changed the settings of the suspension from sports in comfort does not help, although the difference is clearly there, the rolls are slightly more. In short, the tires 225/45 R18 as applied to the AllTrack even for German roads are not suitable. However, this is not a regular option, it was for us for the beauty of beauty. The standard goes 225/50 R17, but I would take the rubber even higher: 16-inch drives on Passat get up, so that 225/55 R16.


Horse behind. For lovers of serious transport operations, the AllTrack has a trailer stabilization system


Ski, Alps and Passat.
AllTrack Perfect car for skiers. In it and equipment will fit, and after the snowfall there will be no problems

All thing in transmission
Despite the far from-road geometry of funny clearance and high rear Sve, VW Passat Alltrack outside asphalt can more than many crossovers. His all-wheel drive transmission is the same as VW Tiguan, which means that it has not only effective imitation of locks (by pressing the OFF ROAD button, the anti-lifting system is translated into off-road mode) and the system of helping during descent and lifting, but also lively, persistent To overheating the coupling. The latter is really important and, alas, not so often found.

When citizens are fun
And geometry Well, everything is clear with her. For confident ride, it is enough for a broken cape, and the off-road landfill for a test drive wise Germans did not build. Instead, it was a snow-ice track, thoroughly touched by the spring sun. Here on it and the suspension worked coolly, and the tracked engine showed itself, and the car was controlled gambling, vividly responding to a gas. After the asphalt on which I felt the predictable, responsible to the nausea by a resident of the insertion age, in me, I woke up to the measure of an adventurous, a poetically tuned man in the heyday. True, after the second circle, my partner and an instructor that fell to us the VW instructor seems to be greeted to leave the cabin, but I had a truly fun behind the wheel. It seems to me that this car is worth buying for only his magnificent doubliness.

Yes, and finally, here's another. Do you know what I have enough for me in crossovers? It is that the trunk. Spaces in which you can safely throw bags and containers, not remembering the principle packaging as described in the crystallography. Of course, having many years of experience of family life, I can resize any number of things in a given volume and convince your loved ones that the rest is superfluous. But I want a space and freedom! I understand that this is just one of the illusions for which marketers catch me. But to live in an absolutely pragmatic world is completely unbearable.

Caution, technical details
The main difference from the passenger VW Passat is not even a four-wheel drive and increased by 30 mm road clearance, and off-road settings to which you can go by pressing only one button. It includes off-road ABS operation, allowing the wheels to be blocked for a while, which causes the antibux system to respond faster. At the same time, the car begins to react more smoothly to pressing the gas pedal, but the transmission and the engine power system begin to act so that as early as possible to obtain a maximum of torque. Finally, AllTrack is equipped with a motor compartment protection and fuel tank is quite real, metal. Well, the most important coupling responsible for the four-wheel drive here in automatic mode, but it is not inclined to overheating.


Posted by: Savva Safonov, photos of manufacturers
 

A source: Journal 4x4 [June / 2012]