As a mild hybrid and as a plug-in with 100 kilometers of electric range
Volkswagen has hung price tags with Dutch prices on the side mirrors of the new Passat. The starting price of the new Volkswagen Passat has been set at just under €50,000.
At the end of August, Volkswagen pulled the curtain on the new and now always electrified Passat. The new Volkswagen Passat is only available as a Variant and is only supplied with mild-hybrid and plug-in hybrid powertrains. The Passat adventure starts in the Netherlands from a price of €48,990.
For just under 49 grand, Volkswagen puts the keys in your hands to a Passat with a 150 hp mild-hybrid 1.5 eTSI that is connected to a seven-speed DSG automatic transmission. The starting price mentioned applies to the unnamed basic version. The new Volkswagen Passat with this powertrain is also available as Business, Elegance Business and R-Line Business.
Volkswagen Passat
Would you prefer a Volkswagen Passat with a plug-in hybrid powertrain? No problem. The Volkswagen Passat is also available as a plug-in hybrid 1.5 eHybrid in two power variants. There is a 204 hp plug-in version and a variant that goes up to 272 hp. Both have a six-speed DSG automatic transmission. The Volkswagen Passat 1.5 eHybrid with 204 hp is available as a Business from €49,990 and is also available as an Elegance Business and R-Line Business. The 272 hp Passat 1.5 eHybrid is available from the Elegance Business equipment level and costs at least €54,990. The electric range of the plug-ins is about 100 kilometers.
Prices Volkswagen Passat
| Assets | Transmission | Performance | From price | |
| 1.5 eTSI | 150 hp (mild hybrid) | DSG7 automatic transmission | Passat | €48,990 |
| 1.5 eTSI | 150 hp (mild hybrid) | DSG7 automatic transmission | Business | €51,990 |
| 1.5 eTSI | 150 hp (mild hybrid) | DSG7 automatic transmission | Elegance Business | €54,990 |
| 1.5 eTSI | 150 hp (mild hybrid) | DSG7 automatic transmission | R-Line Business | €56,990 |
| 1.5 eHybrid | 204 hp (plug-in hybrid) | DSG6 automatic | Business | €49,990 |
| 1.5 eHybrid | 204 hp (plug-in hybrid) | DSG6 automatic | Elegance Business | €52,990 |
| 1.5 eHybrid | 204 hp (plug-in hybrid) | DSG6 automatic | R-Line Business | €54,990 |
| 1.5 eHybrid | 272 hp (plug-in hybrid) | DSG6 automatic | Elegance Business | €54,990 |
| 1.5 eHybrid | 272 hp (plug-in hybrid) | DSG6 automatic | R-Line Business | €56,990 |
Equipment
The unnamed standard version of the Volkswagen Passat has 16-inch alloys, a 26-centimeter digital instrument cluster, a 32.8-centimeter infotainment screen, adaptive cruise control, parking beepers at the front and rear, a reversing camera and climate control divided into two zones. The Business version adds 17-inch alloy wheels, as well as different interior trim, a more extensive multimedia system, Travel Assist, better front seats (with massage function), voice control, Park Assist, three-zone climate control, an induction charger, chrome-colored roof rails and electrically folding exterior mirrors.
If you want more, you can go for the Elegance Business. This version has different 17-inch wheels than the Business, has LED matrix lighting, an electrically opening tailgate, Keyless Access, front seats with a more extensive massage function, heated front seats and a heated steering wheel. The provisional top version R-Line Business offers, among other things, 18-inch alloy wheels, R-Line exterior and interior decoration, an alarm and sports seats.
– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl