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The end for the Passat sedan in Europe

The sad news comes from VW. According to Autocar, VW will no longer produce its popular Passat sedan, and Volkswagen has stopped offering this model on its website.

Although the end of production in North America was announced earlier, it seems that the production of Passat sedan in Europe has come to an end. It all started back in 1973 when Giorgetto Giugiaro designed the first model. Since then, eight generations have been produced and marketed as Dasher, Santana, Quantum, Magotan, Corsar and Carat.

The ninth generation Passat will be built on the MQB platform and will only be offered as a station wagon. The plug-in hybrid will be powered by a combination of a 1.5-liter four-cylinder turbo petrol engine with 150 hp (110 kW) and 184 lb-ft (250 Nm), and a 2.0-liter turbo petrol engine with 187 hp (140 kW) and 236 lb-ft (320 Nm) of torque. There will also be diesel engines with a range of 122 to 250 hp (90 – 184 kW).

Source: Autocar

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Volkswagen will keep the diesel engines

At a time when the EU is tightening regulations on CO₂ emissions, Volkswagen has found a solution for its diesel engines. To preserve four-cylinder diesel engines, Volkswagen has received a license to use biofuels, which will reduce CO₂ emissions to 10-30 percent compared to current diesel engines.

“The use of environmentally friendly fuel is approved for Volkswagen models, thus enabling customers in Europe to significantly reduce carbon emissions as soon as fuel is available locally. The use of paraffin fuel is a reasonable additional option, especially for companies with a mixed fleet of electric vehicles. and conventional propulsion,” said Professor Thomas Garbe, Volkswagen’s head of petrol and diesel fuels.

Biofuel is produced from biological residues and waste materials such as hydrotreated vegetable oil. It has been available on the market for many years (C.A.R.E diesel, NEXTBTL and HVO) and its share is expected to increase by 30 percent by the end of the decade.

According to the European standard EN 15940, the license applies to all vehicles sold from the end of the first half of 2021.

Source: Volkswagen

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VW T7 Multivan

For fans of spacious and practical vehicles, the German company Delta 4×4, which has been dealing with off-road cars for years, announced the new VW T7 Multivan, which will be available to customers in the off-road version in the second half of next year.

Released renderings show what the Multivan will look like for adventurous nomads. With the new suspension components, developed by Eibach and Bilstein, the distance between the (adequately protected) floor and the ground has been increased by an additional 40 millimeters.

The T7 Multivan is equipped with bull bars and lights located at the top, LED roof lights, a roof rack that has enough space for canisters, a shovel, a spare wheel and everything else you might need on your way to the unknown.

With the familiar petrol and diesel engine, the offer has been expanded to a plug-in hybrid version with a 1.4-liter turbo petrol engine which, combined with an electric motor. produces 218 hp (160 kW). The T7 Multivan is mounted on 18-inch reinforced rims wrapped in 255/55 off-road tires.

Source: Delta 4×4