New Passat Spy Pics

So the dealers are going to sell Passats with no air in the tyres ;)

Seriously its interesting tech and if the next Passat R is made perhaps it will be the reliable 2.0T or a 3.0 V6 Supercharged like the Audi S4 :D

Hi to all,

not sure how reliable this site is but if true, the bad news is that there won't be a hot Passat R36 replacement in any hurry. The good news I guess is that ours will hold their value.

Next VW Passat 'to boost sales' - Autocar.co.uk

More info/speculation including blurry interior shot:

2012 Volkswagen NMS / Passat Spy Photos | Spy Shots | The Motor Report: Auto News And Reviews

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they are also ugly and people simply don't understand them (when they look at them). Not to mention a higher cost. I reckon we'll be in hover cars before these ever go into mass production.
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i read the production ones will have sidewall like regular tyres so will look "normal".

Much better concept than runflats: a mail etc wont mean the oend of the tyre.

more goss here no more R36??

Next VW Passat 'to boost sales' - Autocar.co.uk

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Originally Posted by OilBurna

no more R36??

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That's not what the article says... It says "The petrols are tipped to be the 1.4 TSI and 1.8 TSI, the turbodiesels will be 1.6 and 2.0 TDIs, and the 3.6-litre V6 R36 is expected to be dropped from the line-up."

There will still be an .:R Passat. How it will put it's power down is yet to be determined although I reckon you can expect big improvements. I think (and this is just my opinion) VW are in a much better position to take the challenge closer to the likes of the BMW, Mercedes and Audi in terms of mid-sized sports saloon. Interesting times ahead I reckon.

http://www.bild.de/BILD/auto/fotos/2...height=349.jpg

Source: http://www.germancarblog.com/2010/05...xt-generation/

Body line looks like a early 2000 Audi
If that's how they look our cars will be worth more

Ohhhh, classy....


http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...2400x300-1.jpg

Looks like a wannabe Honda to me....