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VW Passat Goes Off-Road with Alltrack Version, will Debut at the Tokyo Motor Show
The VW Group, and more specifically Audi, was the one that started the high-riding estate craze with its A6 Allroad in 1999. Based on the regular A6 Avant, the Allroad featured an all-wheel drive quattro system, higher ground clearance, an adjustable-height air suspension, all-terrain tires and flared fenders, gaining a more adventurous appearance. Now, Volkswagen has released the first-ever crossroad version of its Passat mid-size model, named the Passat Alltrack. It will receive its world premiere at the Tokyo Motor Show on December 3 and will go on sale in early 2012.
A successful recipe is not meddled with, so the (European) Passat Estate-based Alltrack has all the goods one expects in the segment: raised suspension height, stainless steel-look front and rear underbody protection panels and plastic covered wheel arches that house 18-inch alloys.
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Volkswagen Launches Jacked-up 4wd Passat Wagon
Based on the Passat Estate, the new AWD Passat Alltrack made its debut in Geneva, offering an even more practical solution to those who dislike SUVs. Read more »...
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Vw Confirms Cc And Alltrack Variants For All-new Passat
Volkswagen has officially confirmed that there will be a second-generation CC and a new Passat Alltrack, both based on the all-new Passat for Europe. This is good news and bad news for VW fans in the United States, as they will only get the CC and not...
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2014 Volkswagen Jetta Alltrack Rendered For Your Speculative Pleasure
Not too long after Volkswagen officials admitted that they are warming up to the idea of a Jetta Alltrack crossover built around the successor of the current Jetta SportWagen (estate), and we have our first speculative take on the high-riding station...
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Volkswagen U.s.a. Wants To Know What You Think About The Alltrack
Volkswagen continues to solicit ideas and views from the American public about the European Passat-based Alltrack concept it exhibited at this month's 2012 New York Auto Show. This time, the German brand has released a new video with Serban Boldea,...
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Vw Releases A Fresh Collection Of Photos Of The New Passat Alltrack
First seen at last year's Tokyo Auto Show, the new VW Passat Alltrack is now available for order in select markets around Europe. We revisit it today because the German automaker has seen fit to afford us with a new crop of images that show the...
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