Passat Alltrack availability in Australia?

[VAG newbie]

My " Ordinary" Passat has

Walnut Woodgrain was $300 on mine. It looks much nicer than aluminum

Driver assist and visibility (Xenons etc) was $2600

Sat nav and Park assist 2 and RVC was $3600, now mostly included

Adaptive cruise was $2000

Memory seats $1500

Electric tailgate $700

Mine has Desert Beige Nappa upholstery with black floor carpets

Save up it looks nice

Yap! Beige has to come with wood! Aluminum just don't go well with beige.

The other thing with Alltrack is the leather is Vienna as in TSI instead of Nappa as in TDI. Since wood is not offered for TSI, I suspect it won't be offered for Alltrack.

I agree with Marakai, they threw in GPS and RVC and power tail gate, but they raise the Bixenon by $700! Still good value though.

[drad81]

The other thing with Alltrack is the leather is Vienna as in TSI instead of Nappa as in TDI. Since wood is not offered for TSI, I suspect it won't be offered for Alltrack.

That's disappointing. I was expecting the Alltrack to be a 125 highline with raised suspension and 4motion

[Marakai]

That's disappointing. I was expecting the Alltrack to be a 125 highline with raised suspension and 4motion

Too early in the morning, but IIRC in the German brochures your fav combo was possible. Aussie consumers are, of course, far too unsophisticated to be given too many choices. Nanny state and nanny vendors know what's good for you, so hush!

/sarcasm off.

[VAG newbie]

Too early in the morning, but IIRC in the German brochures your fav combo was possible. Aussie consumers are, of course, far too unsophisticated to be given too many choices. Nanny state and nanny vendors know what's good for you, so hush!

/sarcasm off.

You can get Nappa leather, but its part of the $2800 sports package!

[Marakai]

You can get Nappa leather, but its part of the $2800 sports package!

Which from German review threads is actually a good thing: sturdy, yet doesn't get as hot as leather (or feel as cold in winter if seat heaters aren't on). The sports seats are supposedly also better if you're tall with long legs.

However, I don't want 18" wheels!

[VAG newbie]

Which from German review threads is actually a good thing: sturdy, yet doesn't get as hot as leather (or feel as cold in winter if seat heaters aren't on). The sports seats are supposedly also better if you're tall with long legs.

However, I don't want 18" wheels!

Fully agreed! VW cut the cost by replacing Nappa with Vienna so they can price it under $50k, and restricted Nappa to a stupid package that costs a fortune!

Now I'm tossing between standard Passat and Alltrack. I don't really go off road that much, but my wife likes the raised height. But is it worth the extra $1800 with less quality leather?

[Inego]

Whoa, that 8 month wait for delivery on special orders is quite a killer - will need to get actively convincing my wife now.

Has anyone been able to find anything how useful the range of suspension options are? I don't really want to spend more than I usefully need too, and the reviews tend to concentrate on the high-end options.

[VAG newbie]

The Alltrack brochure is available for download now.

Wood trim is not mentioned so I assume it's not available, but beige is available tho. Just found another cheap stuff, whilst the standard Passat TDI gets real aluminum insert, you get "Titanium Silver decorative insert", which is another name for plastic! I thought it didn't feel like aluminum and I was right! Well, it won't be a deal breaker though.......

The other thing they went cheap is the spare tyre. In Alltrack it's temporary spare.

[Inego]

Wood trim is not mentioned so I assume it's not available, but beige is available tho.

Would that be "wood trim"? No loss to anyone with its tacky lack of availability, pity about lack of real aluminium though.

As for the spare, is it a temp, or a full size steel wheel, as per a number fo other VAG products (including my Scout)?

[drad81]

Not sure if this is an error but looks like the Alltrack for $51,785 drive away with Sports pack and sunroof

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