On September 23, 2021, the reporter arrived in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, to participate in the saic-volkswagen new Passat test drive activity. The new Passat is an important mid-term makeover.
Perhaps few people know that the name of the Passat (Passat) car comes from the German Passatwinde, which originally means the name of a monsoon, which blows evenly and steadily from the southern Atlantic Ocean to the equator every year, and this persistence and persistence is exactly the same as since june 2000, with excellent product strength, Ashkenazi craftsmanship and strong brand appeal. Maintaining the benchmark position of the domestic B-segment car market and gaining the trust of 3 million user groups, the Passat car is highly consistent.
It is worth mentioning that before officially starting the test drive of SAIC Volkswagen's new Passat, the reporter also experienced a small episode. Due to the weather in Shenzhen on the same day, the reporter's flight was delayed for a long time at the departure airport, and I believe that friends who have experienced flight delays of up to several hours know the inner anxiety and exhaustion when waiting at the airport. Arriving in Shenzhen in the evening, the vehicle that came to pick up the machine was the new Passat that the reporter was about to test drive.
Pull the car door at the moment, the new Passat welcome light and shadow carpet lights automatically lit up, with the blue atmosphere lights in the car, can be described as a sense of ceremony, and when the reporter sits in the car, the comfortable experience brought by the new Passat really begins, the excellent ergonomic seat is very well supported by the reporter's body, with the 4948mm body size and the long wheelbase of 2871mm The large space in the rear row, so that the legs of the reporter who are more than one meter eight can finally be retracted freely, which is what an excellent B-class car should look like. Time flies, but Passat's quest for ride comfort has remained the same. Not only that, the rear aviation sleeping headrest with adjustable wings, the HARMAN Karton premium sound system with a 360° surround immersion experience, and the rear independent air conditioning (the rear seat heating function can also be used in winter) have made the reporter deeply feel the new Passat family's emphasis on user experience. Frankly speaking, the reporter may not have experienced the comfort of the ride so vividly, but imagine that if you have experienced a tired rush like a reporter or ended a busy day of work, a car like the new Passat that can give a comfortable experience is undoubtedly especially important.
After a night's rest in Shenzhen, on September 24, the reporter officially opened the test drive tour of SAIC Volkswagen's new Passat. Throughout the day, spanning the two cities of Shenzhen and Shunde, the new value proposition of "two attitudes, one world" brought about by the new Passat's first double front face shape left the most profound impression on the reporter, and also let the reporter really understand the eternal classic of Passat, which has been listed in the domestic market for twenty-one years.
As a mid-term redesign of the new Passat, and the previous changes are not so huge, including the platform and powertrain have continued the old model, in the reporter's view, this is the power of the classic, but how to make the classic in the rapid development of the automobile industry and consumers under the changing aesthetic needs of the never out of date? SAIC Volkswagen gave the perfect answer to the passat's optimization of the shape and the shape of the double front face.
In the 21 years since its domestic listing, Passat has gained the trust of three million users, and Passat's sentiments have also taken root in the hearts of Chinese consumers. For those who pursue calmness, atmosphere, and IKEA's middle-class and above household consumers, the new Passat, which continues the classic design language of the Passat family, is a good choice. The reporter saw that whether it is compared with the current model, it presents a wider visual effect, the shape is also more concise and dynamic, the front face of the dot matrix Seiko grille, or the grid is arranged horizontally in a matrix, the digital sense of dot-segment chrome trim, or the use of high-grade high-gloss black materials to add a domineering and dynamic atmosphere to the front face of the fish gill side grille, etc., all present users with the kind of different luxury and elegance they want to see.
For the new generation of consumers who are more young and sporty, the new Passat, which adopts a more radical and avant-garde design language and gives people a new feeling of the front face of the starry sky version, is undoubtedly more suitable. The reporter noted that the interior of the front face grille of the starry sky version broke the original horizontal point segment modeling characteristics, with the Galactic Starry Sky as the design concept, the dotted modeling elements were arranged in a parametric manner, showing the visual effect of spreading outwards, which was more dynamic; and the horizontal luminous light strip was connected with the slender headlight light strips on both sides, running through the dense starry sky model, which showed the new Passat's strong sense of future technology. Vitality and technology, isn't this exactly what young consumers need? Classics are never self-contained, and only by keeping pace with the times can they never go out of style.
Of course, the new Passat is not only "new" in the front face, such as its taillights have a new design, the novel shape of the through-line taillights extended to the side of the body, further highlighting the visual effect of the wide body; for example, the taillights have also been designed with a new pattern design, the three-dimensional sense is stronger, and the elegant rhythm of the clouds and flowing water when lit up is still intoxicating.
The appearance is high enough, how about opening up? Like an old familiar friend, you are still given a refreshing driving experience, which is the real experience of the reporter after driving the new Passat for more than an hour and nearly 80 kilometers.
The new Passat fuel version is still equipped with 1.4TSI (280TSI), 2.0TSI low power (330TSI) and 2.0T high power (380TSI) three powertrains, the maximum power is 150 hp, 186 hp and 220 hp, the drivetrain is matched with a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission.
The reporter test drive is the 380TSI luxury version model, because it is the whole high speed, the reporter's throttle is relatively deep when starting, there is almost no obvious frustration, on the 10.2-inch full LCD instrument can clearly see the new Passat quickly climbing from D1 upwards, there is also a clear sense of push back to the reporter, the whole process is very smooth.
Shenzhen afternoon highway traffic is still relatively large, in the face of a lot of seemingly slow large trucks, the new Passat in the overtaking also did not disappoint the reporter, the shift logic is very clear, even if the speed of more than 120 per hour reporters can still clearly feel that it also has sufficient power reserves, complete the overtaking without any problems. Not only that, under the premise of ensuring safety and compliance with traffic laws, the reporter also switched to the S-block sports mode a little "hi" a bit, the new Passat to give the sense of acceleration and the durability of the peak torque speed of each gear made the reporter feel refreshed, and the new three-frame steering wheel also seemed to be more in line with the sporty sense of intense driving. It can only be said that whether it is daily business or household use, if you are inclined to be calm and low-key, the new Passat can give you enough motivation, and if you want to occasionally "slip out", the new Passat will not disappoint you at all in terms of handling and power reserves. It is worth mentioning that the reporter noted that the design of the entire center console of the new Passat is obviously inclined to the driver's side, and this design is very popular with the reporter personally, because it can bring great convenience during driving.
In addition to being full of power, in terms of technology, the new Passat is equipped with a number of advanced technology configurations, such as DLA intelligent high beam will be car-to-car adjustment, PLA intelligent parking assistance system, Lane Assist lane keeping system, ACC advanced adaptive cruise control system, etc., to provide the greatest degree of convenience and safety for travel.
In addition, the new Passat in the chassis has not changed, still use the front and rear independent suspension, the front McPherson independent suspension and the rear linkage independent suspension to ensure the texture of the car, I don't know if it is because the road conditions in Shenzhen are better, the reporter felt that the new Passat chassis tuning seems to be more comfortable during the test drive.
The wheels of history are rolling forward, the times are constantly changing, and the classic model of the Passat has also been transforming with the changes of the times. What is worth respecting is that this car knows how to keep pace with the times and knows how to use innovation to continuously re-establish its market benchmark position of B-class cars!