New Passat Spy Pics

[phaeton]

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

[Billcat]

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

[nivek]

More info/speculation including blurry interior shot:

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

[tryingavw]

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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.

[OilBurna]

more goss here no more R36??

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

[Rocket36]

no more R36??

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.

[PassatB6]

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

[R34]

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

[fourmo]

Ohhhh, classy....

[2muchcoffeeman]

Looks like a wannabe Honda to me....