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Volkswagen Passat B6 Variant (3C)

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Product Overview

Volkswagen Passat B6 Variant (Typ 3C) is a mis-zie station wagon in production from 2005 to 2010. It was available with a range of inline-4 and VR6 engines that displaced 1.4 to 3.6 liters.

Compared to the B5.5 Passat Variant, the B6 model was a huge letdown. Not only were the VR5 and W8 engines discontinued, the B6 also used a transverse engine layout, essentially downgrading it to an economy car. The suspension setup was also downgraded, with MacPherson strut taking over the multi-link front suspensions.

Moreover, the widespread of FSI/TSI (same as TFSI in Audi-speak) engines also made engine reliability lower.

Ratings

What we found

Neofiliac score 47%

Pros

Still available with a couple of VR6 engines

Cons

Suspension downgrade
Transversely-mounted engine
Troublesome DSG transmissions

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Specifications

Variants shown:

1.4 TSI

1.4 TSI BMT

1.4 TSI BMT DSG

1.4 TSI DSG

1.4 TSI EcoFuel

1.4 TSI EcoFuel DSG

1.6 FSI AT

1.6

1.6 TDI BMT

1.6 FSI

1.6 FSI AT

1.8 TSI

1.8 TSI DSG

1.8 TSI AT

1.9 TDI PDE

2.0 FSI 4MOTION

2.0 TDI 110PS

2.0 TDI 110PS BlueMotion

2.0 TDI 140PS

2.0 TDI 140PS 4MOTION

2.0 TDI 140PS DSG

2.0 TDI 170PS

2.0 TDI 170PS DSG

2.0 TDI 170PS PDE

2.0 TDI 170PS PDE DSG

2.0 TDI 16V 140PS PDE

2.0 TDI 16V 140PS PDE 4MOTION

2.0 TDI 16V 140PS PDE DSG

2.0 TDI 8V 140PS PDE

2.0 TDI 8V 140PS PDE 4MOTION

2.0 TDI 8V 140PS PDE DSG

2.0 FSI 150PS

2.0 FSI 150PS AT

2.0 TFSI 200PS

2.0 TFSI 200PS AT

3.2 FSI 4MOTION

R36 4MOTION

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