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VOLKSWAGEN Passat 1996 - 2000
The fifth generation of Volkswagen Passat was officially unveiled in 1996 when the German carmaker Volkswagen rolled out a new sedan version of the popular model. Although it was presented to the European public in 1996, it only arrived in North America in 1998. What's interesting is that the car is based on the same platform as Audi A4, being also equipped with a front-wheel drive system, just like the Audi model. The car received a ocuple of awards until 2000 when it got facelifted ... >> Read more
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| Test information: | The Passat was the only car tested in left-hand-drive form. Like all manufacturers, Volkswagen is responsible for ensuring that occupant safety provided by left- and right-hand-drive models is similar. Euro NCAP has no reason to believe that this is not so for the Passat. In the frontal test, the car was lined up so that the driver's side directly hit the deformable barrier, as did all other cars in this test programme. The Passat met coming 1998 side-impact legislation for new models. It performed well in the frontal impact, too, although stiff structures in the lower facia area posed a hazard to the driver's knees, thighs and pelvis. |
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* 1998 Volkswagen Passat GLS 4-door * Class: Midsize moderately priced car * Weight: 3,170 lbs. * Side airbags: front seat-mounted torso airbags * Wheelbase: 106 in. * Length: 184 in. * Width: 68 in. * Engine: 1.8 L turbocharged 4-cylinder * EPA ratings: 21 mpg city | 31 mpg highway |
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