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All new Volkswagen products for 2024

All new Volkswagen products for 2024

From the new Tiguan to the restyled Golf and the ninth Passat - discover them all!

By Brian Potter 10 October 2023

2024 Volkswagen Passat Alltrack rendering imagines the jacked-up estate

2024 Volkswagen Passat Alltrack rendering imagines the jacked-up estate

The SUV alternative hasn't been announced yet.

By Brian Potter 14 September 2023

Frankfurt Motor Show

2024 Volkswagen Passat detailed in real photos from IAA Munich

2024 Volkswagen Passat detailed in real photos from IAA Munich

We captured an eHybrid model in the R-Line trim level with aero wheels.

By Brian Potter 06 September 2023

2024 Volkswagen Passat debuts as bigger estate with up to 268 bhp

2024 Volkswagen Passat debuts as bigger estate with up to 268 bhp

The plug-in hybrid does 62 miles in electric mode and 621 miles with a full tank of petrol.

By Brian Potter 30 August 2023

2024 Volkswagen Passat final teaser confirms 31 August debut

2024 Volkswagen Passat final teaser confirms 31 August debut

It'll be sold only as an estate and won't be built in Germany anymore.

By Brian Potter 30 August 2023

2024 Volkswagen Passat teased as estate-only model, first specs released

2024 Volkswagen Passat teased as estate-only model, first specs released

It's a lot bigger than its predecessor, and there's no more saloon.

By Brian Potter 11 July 2023

2024 VW Passat prototype returns to Nurburgring for new test session

2024 VW Passat prototype returns to Nurburgring for new test session

The Passat saloon is dead on both sides of the big pond. Only the Passat estate will live on.

By Brian Potter 28 April 2023

Watch abandoned VW Passat for eight years get another shot at life

Watch abandoned VW Passat for eight years get another shot at life

This Passat Variant B4 was brought back to life despite being in rough shape.

By Brian Potter 24 April 2023

Manufacturing / Production

Volkswagen to celebrate 50 years of the Passat at the Techno Classica

Volkswagen to celebrate 50 years of the Passat at the Techno Classica

First launched in 1973, the Passat was VW's flagship in a post-Beetle world.

By Brian Potter 05 April 2023

VW Passat saloon officially dead in Europe as next gen goes estate-only

VW Passat saloon officially dead in Europe as next gen goes estate-only

Deliveries of the Skoda-developed Passat will start in September.

By Brian Potter 23 March 2023

New VW Passat spied looking a lot like today's model

New VW Passat spied looking a lot like today's model

Known internally as the B9, it will be longer and wider than the outgoing model and it certainly looks that way in these photos.

By Brian Potter 16 February 2023

16:04 Races and Chases

2022 Volkswagen Jetta drag races 2003 Passat W8 for saloon supremacy

2022 Volkswagen Jetta drag races 2003 Passat W8 for saloon supremacy

Performance has changed a lot in 20 years.

By Anthony Alaniz 05 November 2022

Next-gen VW Passat rendered again after the new spy photos

Next-gen VW Passat rendered again after the new spy photos

It will be available only as an estate.

By Brian Potter 26 October 2022

2024 Volkswagen Passat Estate spied enjoying fall colours in Germany

2024 Volkswagen Passat Estate spied enjoying fall colours in Germany

It's still hiding in plain sight with decals designed to look like the current model.

By Brian Potter 19 October 2022

2023 Volkswagen Passat spied as plug-in hybrid estate with deceiving camo

2023 Volkswagen Passat spied as plug-in hybrid estate with deceiving camo

It appears to have a tablet-like infotainment sticking out from the dash.

By Brian Potter 12 October 2022

Next-gen VW Passat spied with plug-in hybrid powertrain

Next-gen VW Passat spied with plug-in hybrid powertrain

The Passat will hit the market next year.

By Brian Potter 11 May 2022

2024 VW Passat rendering previews a slick estate not for America

2024 VW Passat rendering previews a slick estate not for America

One of Europe's favourite family vehicles would look cool if this rendering holds true.

By Brian Potter 09 May 2022

2024 VW Passat shows interior design in new spy photos

2024 VW Passat shows interior design in new spy photos

Two screens, a new gear shifter, and capacitive-touch buttons.

By Brian Potter 03 May 2022

2024 Volkswagen Passat render looks like a sporty stretched Golf estate

2024 Volkswagen Passat render looks like a sporty stretched Golf estate

Will a diesel be available?

By Anton Andres 06 March 2022

Next-gen VW Passat spied wearing its production body for the first time

Next-gen VW Passat spied wearing its production body for the first time

VW tries to hide it with stickers.

By Brian Potter 04 March 2022

Next-gen VW Passat for Europe spied for the first time

Next-gen VW Passat for Europe spied for the first time

This is an early mule using the body of the current model.

By Anthony Karr 12 February 2022

Manufacturing / Production

Volkswagen Passat saloon production for Europe has ended

Volkswagen Passat saloon production for Europe has ended

The silver lining is that the estate gets to live alongside the Arteon.

By Jacob Oliva 09 January 2022

Races and Chases

2021 VW Passat Estate with 148 bhp hits 145 mph on the Autobahn

2021 VW Passat Estate with 148 bhp hits 145 mph on the Autobahn

Of course, it's the better Euro-spec model.

By Brian Potter 21 September 2021

VW Aero B EV spied for first time, future replacement for Passat

VW Aero B EV spied for first time, future replacement for Passat

Here's VW's upcoming electric saloon.

By Chris Bruce 10 September 2021

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