That’s how economical the diesel, petrol and plug-in hybrid are
With the arrival of the ID7, the fate of the Volkswagen Passat seems sealed, in the Netherlands the ID3 is already leaving the Golf VIII behind. With the newcomer in sight, the question arises: are we going to miss an economical D-segmenter with the original Passat? We determine this on the basis of real consumption data, recorded by owners and users.
The current generation of Volkswagen Passat has been around since 2014 and was given a new nose in 2019. Under the hood you will find everything from 1.4 TSI (125 hp) to 2.0 TSI (280 hp) and from 1.6 TDI (105 hp) to the 240 hp 2.0 BiTDI. Of course we should not forget the plug-in hybrid GTE, with which, depending on the year of manufacture, between 40 and 50 kilometers can be driven electrically.
Consumption Passat TDI
In the AutoWeek Consumption Monitor, thirteen Passats are equipped with a 1.6 TDI engine, without exception with a capacity of 120 hp. The average consumption of these cars is 1 in 19 (5.3 l/100 km). The spread is quite large: a self-confessed sporty driver achieves 1 in 16.1 (6.2 l/100 km) over a distance of more than 50,000 kilometers and thus determines the least favorable value. On the other hand, we find a mostly frugal driver who managed to cover 33,618 kilometers with a consumption of 1 to 21.6 (4.63 l/100 km).
The 150 hp 2.0 TDI is also well represented with twelve drivers. Not unexpectedly, the more powerful diesel version has a higher average consumption of 1 to 17.3 (5.8 l/100 km). The worst value: 1 in 13.9 (7.2 l/100 km) over a distance of 14,000 kilometers. The most favorable value was calculated over almost 120,000 kilometers and is considerably better at 1 in 20.4 (4.9 l/100 km).
Consumption Passat TSI and GTE
The consumption of petrol versions of the Passat is tracked less often in the AutoWeek Consumption Monitor. The most common engine is the 1.4 TSI, the regular variant of which delivers 125 hp. The 1.4 TSI ACT, with cylinder deactivation, is slightly more powerful at 150 hp. This seems to make little difference to consumption, because both the most economical Passat 1.4 TSI (1 in 16 or 6.2 l/100 km) and the least economical (1 in 13.4 or 7.5 l/100 km) have the ACT variant under the hood. On average, the nine drivers consume 1 in 14.5 (6.9 l/100 km).
Finally, there is the plug-in hybrid Passat GTE, of which eight users have tracked their petrol and electricity consumption. The most economical GTE driver apparently plugs in regularly and thus consumes 11.36 kWh of electricity and 3.27 liters of petrol per 100 km. The worst values ​​are 6.28 kWh/100 km in electricity and 4.56 l/100 km in fuel. If you look at the fuel consumption in sec, then each of these plugging drivers drives more economically than 1 in 20. The signs for the ID7 therefore seem favorable: electrification also did the Passat good.
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