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While the new Passat is a family car, it doesn’t have to drive like one

Motoring Correspondent

The all new 2016 Volkswagen Passat combines a sophisticated professional aesthetic with practical flexibility and is the perfect ride for business and more. With an impressive array of features such as “Area View” which allows you to see the entire area surrounding the vehicle, you are always updated on what is going on in your surroundings. This all-round birds eye view is provided by four cameras, which are discreetly integrated into the vehicle.The front camera is located in the radiator grille, the rear camera is fitted in the handle of the tailgate and the side cameras are accommodated in the side mirrors. The wide-angle cameras capture the entire area around the vehicle and renders an overhead picture that covers every possible “blind-spot”.

A turbocharged 1,8L TSI engine makes sure that while the new Passat is a family car, it doesn’t have to drive like one. This award winning turbocharged engine produces 132kW at 5 100 — 6 200 r/min and 250nM at 1 250 — 5 000 r/min. It’s coupled to a 7 Speed DSG gearbox, and the combination is a winning affair.

Quality is something you need to feel, to truly appreciate. Made from high-grade materials that have been finessed into a sophisticated package by its meticulous designers, the new Passat is poised to deliver the kind of quality you can really appreciate. With a silhouette that’s stylish and sleek the new Passat is designed to turn heads and make you look twice. Striking the perfect balance between family oriented transport and a professional tool, it is a well adjusted sedan that caters for all your needs.

Brand new to the Volkswagen line-up, one of the crowning design elements on the new Passat is the addition of new technology LED headlamps with cornering lights and separate LED daytime running lights. Not only are the lights pleasant in design, but highly practical and they definitely add a touch of modern to the whole front fascia.

If you are the kind of person who appreciates bold designs, the Passat’s new appearance package will be right up your aesthetic alley. Its sleek exterior design, sporty seats in leather trim “Nappa”, LED headlights and tail lights and 17” “London” Alloy Wheels are just some of the features that makes the new Passat a high performance feast for the eyes.

The new Passat comes standard with Cruise Control which is easy to control speed over long distances. It’s already an amazing system and it’s evolving into something a lot more powerful, as here in Zimbabwe, Adaptive Cruise Control is available as an added extra. This system is genius, it uses sensors to detect the vehicle ahead, and then automatically adjusts speed to always keep a safe distance without ever needing to adjust the accelerator or brakes.

In June, the new Passat took top honours in the Cars.com’s Midsize Sedan Challenge. Put to the test against eight of the most popular 2016 competitor models, the new Passat won the judges’ hearts with its spaciousness, safety, technology and most of all, its fun-to-drive nature.

CFAO Motors Zimbabwe is the only official dealer for Volkswagen vehicles in Zimbabwe, where the new 2016 Passat is available and retails for $50 000. Visit their showroom, located at 58a Golden Stairs Road, Mt Pleasant or call (04) 369 030-6 or email [email protected] for more information.