Ah, China. A unique market that’s big enough for plenty of car manufacturers to develop China-specific products, tuned exactly to the requirements and price points that would work there. One such product is the Volkswagen Santana, which was based on the 2nd genreration Passat and has sold nearly 4 million units. 20 years later, the Santana name finally gets it’s second generation in China.
The new Volkswagen Santana has a 2,603mm wheelbase and the notchback boot will hold 480 litres of cargo. And like most China spec cars, it has an electric sliding sunroof. Other features include ABS, front side and head airbags, ESC stability control, and leather upholstery. Three trim-lines are available – Trendline, Comfortline and Highline.
There’s no TSI to be found here, given the low price point of the car. My guess is that DSG is probably missing too, though the press release doesn’t exactly specify that. Under the engine hood is the modern aluminium 4 cylinder EA211 petrol engine, with a normally aspirated 1.4 litre doing 90 PS and a 1.6 litre doing 110 PS.
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Really an easy job for VW designer, just downsize Passat to be Santana??
I doubt how would the Passat owners feel.
Santana shows no identity at all coz C-segment car should displays more daring and dynamic…
Luckily, this car is only main for China, mostly for taxi I guess. Most of china taxi are Santana…
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Finally they can replace their santana taxi to this..:)
looks good and conservative.. should have sold here and rebadge to Proton and sell at cheap price!
90ps = ~90bhp.. 110ps = 110bhp..
This is the standard benchmark power output of archaic, prehistoric European 1.4L & 1.6L DOHC engine. Not modern at all. Why?
The latter power output (i.e. 1.6L), is exactly the claimed power output of the ‘acclaimed’ campro 1.6L engine (the campro thats “tak pro” i.e. no CPS).
Imagine this much criticised campro engine in a civic, altis, forte, jetta. Emmm..
Now, imagine the same campro engine in a camry, accord, sonata, optima, 508 or errr.. passat?
Got the picture?
Feel the power (always not there when you need it)?
If proton do something like this, most would bitch up to high heavens, right?
But since this is the much crazed Das Auto…
Few will openly criticise this product.
Even the choice of language, approach and opinion in this article is subdue and plain. Strictly professional, facts and figure. Well, maybe since it not heading here, so there is no need to sharpen the knife on this one.
hopefully, it stay in china.
China is getting old chasis and engines of yesteryear generation vehicles