2017 Volkswagen Passat | First Drive | Autocar India

After a long wait, the all-new Volkswagen Passat has finally been launched here in India, and Gavin D'Souza has been out driving it in Rajasthan. It may be understated, but it packs in a strong engine and a lot of high-tech equipment. Is that enough to let it thrive in a price bracket dominated by SUVs?

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[wolffury]

I can see both Toyota & Honda struggling to get the front design of their cars right.But Volkswagen did a wonderful design in Passat!

[antarikshku]

It's a design masterpiece. Me being an interior designer, understand lines and form. Every section of the car is carefully designed. Even in the interior, the use of clean lines is very impressive. Another good example of clean lines is Rolls Royce. Use of clean lines shows the design style to be minimalistic. In the crowd of so many curve and fluidic design car. This car looks much better.

[TheAutisticOwl]

A cool fact about the Passat:
It used to be offered with a W8 engine as an option, but such a rare and unique engine meant it didn't sell in huge numbers.
Also, there's another VW with a unique engine, the Touraug (I hope I said that right) offered a 5.0L V10 TDi power plant which can pull like gravity.

[shoaibmohammad]

Watching this in 2023 and still this car feels like it's from the future specially considering all the cost cutting happening in auto industry...

[roadsforlife]

Bought it this week in same blue colour and Iam loving it..

[sudhangshudas]

When it's a Volkswagen, only quality matters. And passat scores 101/100 in quality.

[rahulparutube]

I loved the elegant wide flat stance of Passat with its headlights stretched on the sides. Calling it understated is a bit overstated. Waiting for PD.

[corporatelifestylebyriaz]

this guys reviews are very easy to understand, very slow and detailed

[SurajSharma-jejd]

One word that came out my mouth after watching thumbnail is WOW WHAT A DESIGN 😍

[vishalkale]

It's typical Volkswagen simple German design..! Love this car and it's looks awesome on the roads.

[sanjeevdas]

Fantastic car, After owning it, 2018 highline model given immense satisfaction & pleasure driving.
The pick up is awesome, never felt driving 2lit 2100kg Tdi. Diesel engine is also not noisy.
Pls touch and feel the car, pictures and videos doesn't give real feelings.

[tennisball]

Passat back in 2013 was a masterpiece. Now the competition is too tough.
I dont think it will sell good.
Look at Tucson,
these cars are just mind blowing

[WasimAkram-jprz]

Finally, a car which is hard to
Good work VW....

[utsabbanerjee]

Volkswagen knows how to make its cars classy

[chanish]

Yes, there exists a class of people who want luxury just for their own comfort but doesn't like to show off unnecessarily. I think Passat is best for such people.

[chanish]

Does anyone have any idea about its thigh support of the rear seat. I'm thinking about buying it for myself. But, sometimes I'll have to take my mother. She has back bone, shoulder bone, neck and other orthopaedic issues. issues. So, I just want her to sit comfortably in the rear seat.which car would be best for such purpose.

[AkshatSolankiWSTG]

I have a vw vento TDI and I never feel the lack of grip even while taking highway curves upwards of 150kmph. Mind it I am running stock 185/70 R14. I expect Passat to be atleast twice better at handling. I don't know what more you need.

[saurabhbhardwaj]

Autocar! We are eagerly waiting for the comparison between the VW Passat and the Skoda superb. Because they are similar in terms of pricing.

[akibmallik]

In my opinion it looks fantastic. I mean just look at it

[nishantjoshi]

Can you make a comparison review of Passat with Superb??