The upcoming Tokyo Motor Show will see Volkswagen give this Passat Alltrack a world debut. The Alltrack is basically a raised and tougher looking Passat wagon with VW’s 4Motion AWD system, pretty much the same recipe as Audi’s Allroad wagons. The Passat Alltrack is positioned between the standard Passat Variant and the Tiguan SUV.
VW’s rationale is that there are many who use their car as a towing vehicle, or in light off-road situations, who want a versatile, sporty and roomy passenger car with rugged qualities. The Alltrack is defined by new SUV style bumpers with wheel well and side sill flares.
Compared to the standard car, it has greater off-road ramp angle (12.8 degrees), approach angle (16 degrees) and departure angle (13.6 degrees). The 165 mm ground clearance has been raised by 30 mm.
Two TSI engines (160 PS/210 PS) and two TDI units (140 PS/170 PS) are available. The more powerful engine from each camp have standard 4Motion AWD and a dual clutch DSG.
Something new here is the ‘Off-Road Driving Programme’ from VW’s SUVs. It works up to 30 km/h and electronically tailors settings for the AWD hardware including the electronic differential, ABS, torque control, hill descent and, in DSG-equipped cars, gearbox shift points to provide easier and better off-road performance.
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I just love Wagon!
Where’s Wira Wagon? never go production?
i tot arena was it? haha
awesome :-)
Good Looking wagon! Sadly, station wagons are not so popular in Malaysia.
Prefer volvo v60, more sporty sport wagon. heard coming here next month
Err…… not a usual choice for Malaysian, so don’t put high hope that it will eventually appear here.
But the look is quite nice, I like the beef up bumper and wheel arc seal.
Sorry…Wagon for OLD man…
Well you are completely correct if it was 10 years ago with those Volvos “box” wagon. Now wagon are the preferred choice and the UK will prove my point.
Even I myself would choose a wagon form over a sedan. They are more practical and looks better in my opinion.
Better aerodynamically too Ben. Remember that Volvo entered the 850 wagon in the BTCC back in the 90s. It won its class.
It looks like a half hearted attempt by VW. The 165mm ground clearance is even worse (lower) than the Audi Allroad’s. But even that pales in comparison of my XC70’s 200mm ground clearance which is quite similar to other SUVs like X-Trail. The advantage of the XC70 is that it has a lower centre of gravity than most SUVs. The VW has not much cladding to differentiate it much from the normal Passat wagon to justify the premium it will have. Wonder if VW will launched it here since we have the Passat wagon in TSI, TDI and R36 models on offer.
I think watching paint drying is more exciting than looking at this piece of uninspired automotive design…yawwwwn…
I do hope VGM bring in this lovely!
I nice the matured feel of this car. Thumbs up.