Volkswagen Passat (B6)

Volkswagen Passat (B6)
Volkswagen Passat (B6)
Overview
Manufacturer	Volkswagen
Also called	Volkswagen Magotan (China, FAW-VW); Volkswagen Variant (station wagon, China)
Production	2005–2011
Model years	2006–2010
Assembly	Germany: Emden; Germany: Mosel/Zwickau; Russia: Kaluga; India: Aurangabad (CKD); Angola: Luanda (VW/Ancar); Ukraine: Solomonovo (Eurocar); China: Changchun (FAW-VW); Thailand: Bangkok (Yontrakit Group)
Designer	Robert Lešnik
Body and chassis
Class	Mid-size car / Large family car (D-segment)
Body style	4-door saloon/sedan; 5-door estate/wagon; 4-door coupé (Passat CC)
Layout	Front engine,; front-wheel drive or; 4motion four-wheel drive
Platform	Volkswagen Group A6 PQ46
Related	Volkswagen Golf Mk6; Volkswagen Tiguan; Audi A3; SEAT Leon; SEAT Toledo; SEAT Altea; Škoda Octavia; Volkswagen Golf/Rabbit/GTI; Volkswagen Jetta; Volkswagen Passat CC; Skoda Superb
Powertrain
Engine	1.4 L I4 TSI (Petrol); 1.6 L I4 MPi (Petrol); 1.6 L I4 FSI (Petrol); 1.8 L I4 TSI (Petrol); 2.0 L I4 FSI; 2.0 L I4 T FSI; 2.0 L I4 TSI (Petrol); 3.2 L VR6 FSI (Petrol); 3.6 L VR6 FSI (Petrol); Diesel engines:; 1.6 L I4 TDI (Diesel); 1.9 L I4 TDI (Diesel); 2.0 L I4 TDI (Diesel); CNG/Petrol:; 1.4 L I4 TSI EcoFuel;
Transmission	5-speed manual; 6-speed manual; 6-speed Tiptronic automatic ; 6-speed DSG automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,709 mm (106.7 in)
Length	Sedan; 2005-08: 4,780 mm (188.2 in); 2009-2010: 4,765 mm (187.6 in); Wagon; 4,775 mm (188.0 in)
Width	1,820 mm (71.7 in)
Height	Sedan: 1,473 mm (58.0 in); Wagon: 1,516 mm (59.7 in)
Chronology
Predecessor	Volkswagen Passat (B5)
Successor	Volkswagen Passat (B8); Volkswagen Passat NMS

The Volkswagen Passat (B6 & B7) is a front-engine D-segment large family car manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen from 2005 to 2011 (B6) and from 2010 to 2015 (B7, facelift). Respectively the six and seventh generation Passat, and internally designated B6 and B7, they were marketed in sedan and wagon bodystyles in front-wheel as well as all-wheel drive configurations, with a range of petrol and diesel engines.

The B6 debuted at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2005, and launched in Europe in the summer of 2005, using a long-wheelbase version of the fifth-generation Golf and Jetta, along with a transverse engine layout. B6 Passats were marketed globally, and superseded in North America by a model exclusively manufactured at Volkswagen's Chattanooga Assembly Plant. VW debuted the B7 facelift at the Paris Motor Show in September 2010 and continued to market B7 models globally outside North America.^[2]

Notable variations included the Passat CC, a sedan variant with revised styling, along with the R36 variant, featuring the VR6 engine. The all-wheel drive version, marketed as 4motion, uses a Haldex Traction multi-plate clutch. A B7 all wheel drive wagon was marketed as the Alltrack and sedan and wagons were also marketed in China.

Saloon (pre-facelift)
Variant (pre-facelift)
Interior (pre-facelift)

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[1] "slovenska avtomobilistična spletna revija". Avto in. 2009-05-15. Retrieved 2010-07-11.

[2] "Case Study – Car Polishing and Zen-Xero Dynamic Glass Coating View Larger Image". 4 June 2019.

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