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SPY SHOTS: Volkswagen Passat R36

Sauceboy01 submitted on 10/26/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:42:57 PM

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The most powerful Passat yet was caught in testings.

Volkswagen used the Golf R32’s V6 engine to create a new 3.6-litre unit with around 280bhp. The R36 gets a butch bodykit and 4Motion four-wheel drive. Expect sales in early 2007.

The R36 is powered by a 3.2-litre VR6 engine extended to 3.6 litres. Equipped with FSI direct injection to save fuel and boost grunt, peak power climbs from the 3.2-litre’s 250bhp to around 280bhp. That’s 5bhp more than the previous Passat’s flagship – the thirsty and short-lived – W8 engine. There may be way more to come, too. Sources talk of a twin-turbocharged version, which could send peak power to a whopping 400bhp.

Source: CarMagazine

SPY SHOTS: Volkswagen Passat R36

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S4cabriofox

Been there, done that.

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Posted on 10/26/2006 9:47:39 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

chewy

Twin turbo, 400 hp sounds very nice.

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Posted on 10/26/2006 10:16:07 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

EL34i

The Passat is, undoubtedly, a superior saloon to the ungainly Japanese luxobarge known as the Lexus LS 460.

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Posted on 10/26/2006 11:02:05 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

kart1

Why don't you buy the passat instead of the LS 460 and use the rest of the money to beef up your German bias.

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Posted on 10/27/2006 1:17:40 AM | | Votes: 0   

Mark

Repost...

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Posted on 10/27/2006 8:18:41 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Rupert

the passat is best in its class, and if you can't quite stretch to a 3/c/a4, then a passat is a good alternative.
the passat does stretch across two classes, the mondeo/vectra class and the 3er class.

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Posted on 10/27/2006 6:10:05 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

huu76

Mdalle,
Our Passats are still built in Germany.

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Posted on 10/30/2006 12:38:07 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Sauceboy01

it's nice!

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Posted on 10/27/2006 3:22:00 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

audirevolution

The passat is better than the camry and accord in my opinion.

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Posted on 10/28/2006 3:25:28 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

S4cabriofox

It is. Although it has a price premium, you get what you pay for.

It has the best interior, the best driving demeanor, and an overall more satisfactory ownership experience than the more generic competitors.

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Posted on 10/29/2006 3:15:52 PM | | Votes: 1   

audirevolution

Agreed.

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Posted on 10/29/2006 8:36:58 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

huu76

If it's destined for America, I see VW learned nothing from the Phaeton.

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Posted on 10/30/2006 12:34:14 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

huu76

Don't know the numbers yet, but stack this up against an Avalon, doubt this VW will be much faster (low 6s maybe), althought VW will probabaly price it against the GS450h.

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Posted on 10/30/2006 12:36:44 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

huu76

Mdalle,
Our Passats are still built in Germany. However, over the last decade I don't think it really mattered if it was Mexico or the fatherland.

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Posted on 10/30/2006 12:39:26 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

huu76

They suffered from some of the same problems that the Jetta/Golf's had due to shared parts (i.e. leaking oil 4-cylinder engine , fuel system leak, tire/rim recall).

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Posted on 10/30/2006 11:13:20 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

huu76

Yes.

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Posted on 10/31/2006 9:55:49 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

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