The Passat MK6
Today we would be discussing a lot about the MK6 version of the famous car, the Volkswagen Passat. Many of you might be planning on buying a used volkswagen passat. But before you jump into the market and start searching a used volkswagen passat for sale, let us look into the features and goodness of the Volkswagen’s MK6 version of Passat. Please keep in mind that this car is also called as the B6 PQ46. Volkswagen Passat MK6 was first showcased in 2005 in the Geneva Motor Show, and after a few months in summer, the car was launched throughout Europe. As usual this particular version of Passat is mainly based on the Volkswagen MK5 platform. Many a times people refer to this car as the B6 version or in other hand they call it the 3C version, although Audi’s Typ 8E has nothing to be related to Audi. Talking about the style factor of this car, you will notice that its style deviates from the Passat B5.5 and shifts towards the Phaeton Luxury car from Volkswagen. Compared to the previous version of the Passat, this version seem to have made more sales. Thus it might be a good news for you that, you’d find the MK5 and lesser version of used volkswagen passat for even lesser. But the question is; the cars being over almost 6-10 years old, would you really prefer to go for one?
Volkswagen has also released the four wheel drive version of Volkswagen Passat and is called the 4motion. Haldex’s clutch system has been used on this particular car in order to provide better handling to the rider and also superior fuel efficiency compared to others. This system also helps in splitting the torque in a non equal manner to the front and rear bias. One good thing about this system is, it happens to be dynamical. Once it detects there is a slippage in the front bias, it starts behaving as a rear wheel drive.
Changes in the Following Years
Coming to the engine of the used volkswagen passat, or the new Volkswagen Passat MK6, FSI or Fuel Stratified Injection is used in the petrol engine. The engine capacity however ranges among the variations. The cylinder capacity is anywhere between 1.6 to 3.2 liters. In Europe this same car is available with the diesel engine, and comes with the Turbocharged Direct Injection otherwise known as TDI. And the people of Europe simply love this version of the car. Three years later in the year 2008, TSI engine that has 6 speed automatic transmission replaced the usual FSI engine of Volkswagen Passat. After this the car was able to reach a maximum speed of 220 kilometers per hour. In the same year, during the Practical Caravans Towcar of the year awards, Passate Estate won the overall awards.
At the same time, in China, the Volkswagen Group released this same car during the Beijing International Automobile Exhibition, as the Volkswagen Magotan. And the MK5 is called as the Passat Lingyu in China. If you happen to be searching for the used volkswagen passat for sale, and you want it to be the four wheel drive, then you can look into this car segment too, as you might find cars that are less than 6 years old and yet are in good condition.
