2011 Volkswagen Passat Revealed, Australian Debut Unclear
2011 PASSAT With the new Jetta, Polo and Touareg unveiled, Volkswagen is drawing nearer to completing a refresh of its entire line-up. Today, the German carmaker has lifted the covers on the 2011 Passat. Like
2011 PASSAT
With the new Jetta, Polo and Touareg unveiled, Volkswagen is drawing nearer to completing a refresh of its entire line-up. Today, the German carmaker has lifted the covers on the 2011 Passat.
Like the new Golf 6, the 2011 Passat, while based on the current Passat's B6 platform, has been extensively remodelled. But for the roof, which carries over virtually unchanged, every panel of the updated Passat is brand-new.
While the width and height of the '11 Passat remain unchanged, but total length has been extended by 4mm in both sedan and wagon form.
To all intents and purposes, it looks like an all-new model.
Wearing Volkswagen's new family face and rear end, the Passat gets the now ubiquitous LED daytime running lights and a four-bar chrome grille for all variants.
The interior has also been overhauled, with a new instrument cluster and instrument switches and, for that touch of class, an analogue clock. There are also heated and cooled seats for top-shelf models and optional extras.