Picked up my New Passat Alltrack!

[phaeton]

Congrats AllBlack

[Wigspotter]

I know what you mean about the colour choices. We also went for the black oak brown and I've been wondering ever since whether we made the right choice (haven't got the car yet). Today I came across this review which has lots of pics of a black oak brown model. It has reassured me that I will be happy with the colour.

I reckon I would have liked a grey ish brown or green that wasn't quite so dark.

In the end it was a toss up between Icelandic and black oak brown. The Icelandic is an elegant colour but it has a tendency to 'disappear' in twighlight. That plus silvers, blacks and greys are VERY common on our street...!

[drad81]

congrats on the purchase.

You'll find that the car drinks more to start with because of the new engine still being tight. I think my first tank I managed to get just over 450kms.
Now with 3300kms I'm getting at least 600kms per tank with city driving only.

[Marakai]

congrats on the purchase.

You'll find that the car drinks more to start with because of the new engine still being tight. I think my first tank I managed to get just over 450kms.
Now with 3300kms I'm getting at least 600kms per tank with city driving only.

Whoa, glad you clarified that it's city driving otherwise that would be awful. I would expect to read >1000km per tank on average, over time. While the Alltrack certainly guzzles more, it shouldn't be twice as much as a "normal" Passat, which should get you 1400-1500km per filling (at least my step-dad does in Germany, which includes Autobahn driving).

Even in the city, it's pretty bad: that's like 13L/100 (based on a 70L tank) or thereabouts? Ouch!

[drad81]

The car shows an average of 9.1L/100kms. I'm not letting the tank go too low and filling up with 10kms from when the fuel light comes on. When I fill up i've travelled about 650kms and I can only fit about 62L in the tank. On the hwy I was averaging about 5.1l/100kms.

[AllBlack]

so far, with now 450 on the clock, I'm down to half a tank with the MFD showing 7.1L/100. 70% city, 30% highway however I'm certainly not analysing this first 1000km data. Looking forward to it loosening up a little!!

[Marakai]

The car shows an average of 9.1L/100kms. I'm not letting the tank go too low and filling up with 10kms from when the fuel light comes on. When I fill up i've travelled about 650kms and I can only fit about 62L in the tank. On the hwy I was averaging about 5.1l/100kms.

That's pretty high even for the city (the MFD notoriously lies and you need to add at least 0.5L and up to 10% consumption). Be interesting if and how it drops over time. However, the highway stats look good!

Have a look here for some Alltrack consumption stats.

As you can see they're largely winter stats (in Germany you'd put on winter tyres) with a fair bit of city and Autobahn.

[manol]

Congrats, the Alltracks look great.
With the amount of driving I do, where I drive and the gear I carry I should get one, but just can't justifiy the costs. I like my B6.

[Spook]

I reckon I would have liked a grey ish brown or green that wasn't quite so dark.

There is also Autumn Brown, which is quite a nice colour. See Toto's car here:
Our new Passat is ours finally :)

[drad81]

I do have a heavy foot and often find myself using the paddle shift

There is also Autumn Brown, which is quite a nice colour. See Toto's car here:
Our new Passat is ours finally :)

My fav colour if I was going for the Passat wagon. The wife like the darker colour so the extra trim bits (wheel arches etc) didn't stand out as much. That's why we went with Icelandic Grey.

AllBlack, you using the pano roof much? I always have the sun blind open unless it's parked outside in the sun and have the roof open when ever I get the chance.