According to official information, which wasdistributed by representatives of the German car manufacturer, Volkswagen, in July this year the latest Passat-B8 model will be introduced. The release date of the serial version is not yet specified. Along with this, motorists and connoisseurs of the brand have all the prerequisites to hope that the novelty can be seen during the exhibition, which will be held in October in Paris.
At present, detailed information,concerning this machine, is absent. Employees of the press service of the company want to keep intrigue, so they promise to provide all the data on the new Volkswagen Passat B8 in July. Whatever it was, some of the information to journalists found out after all. It is for sure known that the body will be much easier compared to the previous version of the car. For its production, it is planned to use a hot-deformed alloy of aluminum and steel with increased strength. This is connected with a reduction in fuel consumption novelty. It is expected that it will be reduced by about twenty percent.
Вне всякого сомнения, самым главным инженерным a decision that will distinguish the new Volkswagen Passat B8, will be the introduction of a four-cylinder diesel engine in its line of engines, the volume of which will be two liters. It will be equipped with two turbines, in connection with which the plant will be able to develop a capacity of 240 "horses". It should be noted and the fact that its maximum power, as well as torque, can be reached already at around 1750 rpm. As for the transmission, this version of the engine will function in conjunction with the DSG box on seven stages, which was developed quite recently. In addition, the company will equip the car with an all wheel drive system, known as 4MOTION.
The car will demonstrate decent accelerationcharacteristics. At the same time, such an indicator as profitability will not be affected. Estimated consumption of diesel fuel for a two-liter motor will average five liters for every hundred kilometers of run. In general, the German manufacturer has provided for a new Volkswagen Passat B8 a number of power plants, the power of which is in the range from 120 to 280 "horses". It should be noted that the gasoline engines will be equipped with the system "Start / Stop", the main purpose of which is to turn off the cylinders, which at one time or another are not used.
According to the German media, the new Passat B8externally will be very different from the previous version of the car. This is due to the fact that it is with this model that the absolutely new design concept of the company should debut. It is expected that over time it will spread to other cars of the manufacturer. First of all, the novelty will have smaller dimensions. The total length of the car is 4.8 meters, and the width of the wheelbase is 2.8 meters.
Ожидается установка в стандартной комплектации machine halogen headlamps and rear marker lights. In the form of an optional offer, the manufacturer provides head-end LED optics equipped with an automatic beam adjustment system for the main beam. In the near future it is planned to produce a modification in two versions of the body: a sedan and a wagon. A survey of European users indicates that the second of these types will become more popular. It is not necessary to exclude the possibility of a hatchback and a cabriolet.
The interior of the novelty will become more spacious in comparison withpredecessor. In addition, the passengers located in the rear seats, there will be more free legroom. The dashboard will become fully digital. On the front panel in the Passat B8 2015 model year is planned to install a configurable touch screen, the size of which is 12.3 inches. It should be noted that this parameter exceeds even the size of many modern computer tablets. In addition, the salon will have a lot of new different buttons and elements for electronic control.
It is not a secret for anyone that such amodification, as "Passat" has always been positioned as a true family car. Together with this, there is every reason to call its last version more universal. A bright confirmation of this will be a spacious trunk, the volume of which will be about 650 liters.
За счёт снижения веса, по сравнению с прошлой version of the model, the new Volkswagen Passat B8 will significantly improve not only the efficiency in terms of fuel consumption, but also the dynamics of acceleration. In particular, to achieve a speed of 100 km / h the car will need a little less than 8.5 seconds.
Application for the body of light material anddurable plastic make the car durable. A high level of its security is provided by a number of modern systems. In particular, in this case we are talking about the function of a circular view, monitoring the position of the novelty in the band, as well as the possibility of preventing frontal and side impacts.
As of today, you can safelyto assert that the German concern will eventually release a hybrid version of the Volkswagen Passat B8. The date of its release is scheduled for 2015. Under the hood of the car will be located gasoline engine volume of 1.4 liters and an electric power unit. The total capacity of the plant will be about two hundred horsepower. It is expected that, provided only electric propulsion is applied, the machine will be able to overcome a distance of just over fifty kilometers without recharging the batteries. With the use of hybrid technology, the approximate range of the trip will be 966 kilometers.
