The car that Xiaoba is going to talk about today, presumably many riders should know about it, right? That is the SAIC Volkswagen Passat Pro, which has just been launched, this new car is hotly discussed, and the starting price alone has reached 199,900 yuan, even if it is 189,900 yuan after the discount, isn't it a little expensive?
And it also directly gave up the 1.5T version, and the whole system is 2.0T high power, which is really a bit confusing.
Let's talk about the price first, although the starting price of 189,900 yuan is cheaper than the new Magotan 380 model, I feel that the official is not particularly confident.
So they launched a 2025 Passat outstanding model, which is actually the final facelift of the old Passat, with a time limit of 159,900 yuan. This back and forth is really dizzying, what does this official think? Is it because you can't put down your body directly?
That can only wait for the market salesman to sell a few cars in the early stage, and then rely on large discounts to determine the market trend. Let's just wait and see what happens next.
Looking at the exterior again, the new car doesn't feel like there are many special highlights. The front face restores the design of the European version of the Passat Travel Edition, which is basically similar to the Tiguan L Pro, and the family style is quite obvious. The continuous logo leads to a flat upper grille, and the flat headlight cluster is equipped with different front face designs of the Pioneer and Starry Sky models, giving it a sense of elegance and sportiness.
On the side of the body, it is still the standard Passat line, atmospheric and stylish, the length has exceeded 5 meters, but the wheelbase has not changed, which also shows its true identity.
I have to mention that the wheel style is very stylish, and the paint is younger. At the rear of the car, the through-type taillights are different from the European version, more complex and have a stronger sense of technology. There are also two different decorations on the rear bumper, which echo the front, and the style of the whole vehicle is quite unified.
As for the interior, the design of the Tiguan L Pro and Magotan is basically copied, and there are slight differences under the center console, but the difference is too small to notice.
The core four-screen linkage, the floating large-size LCD screen, the new car machine, the LCD instrument panel, the co-pilot entertainment screen and the HUD head-up display are all the same as those two cars. The shape of the steering wheel, the pocket gear mechanism, and the layout of the front area of the armrest box are also completely identical.
The interior colors are not as rich as the Magotan , which has five varieties and the Passat Pro is somewhat reserved. However, elements such as high-end seats, front seat ventilation and heating massage, rear seat ventilation and heating massage of high-end models, and angle adjustment are not lacking, and the space performance is also good, and the riding experience is very good.
In terms of power, as mentioned earlier, the 1.5T engine is directly abandoned, with only 2.0T high power and 220 horsepower, paired with a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox.
This powertrain is too familiar to everyone, it really has no advantages, and it can't become a selling point. This is also the main reason why the price of Volkswagen's new generation of new cars has been questioned, although the configuration seems to be quite hard.
Then the question is, do you think the price of Passat Pro is reasonable? Will it perform well in the market in the future?
Xiaohachi I think that the Passat Pro has its advantages, such as a stylish appearance, rich interior configuration, and large space. But the disadvantages are also quite obvious, the price is on the high side, and the powertrain is not new.
However, maybe the discount will be big in the later stage, and it will be attractive. Let's wait and see what the future holds.
In short, the launch of the Passat Pro this time is indeed a bit tangled, not only expecting it to perform well, but also worried that the price is too high to affect sales. How it will develop, let's continue to see.