VW-Audi Group and, in particular, it was he who began a high-riding estate craze of the A6 Allroad 1999. Based on a regular A6 Avant, Allroad Quattro all-wheel drive system fitted, high ground clearance, height-adjustable air suspension, off-road tires and wheels flared fenders, achieving a look adventurous.
Now Volkswagen has released the first version ever cross its Passat mid-size model, named Passat Alltrack. It will have its world premiere at the Tokyo Motor Show on December 3 and will be available in early 2012.
A successful recipe is not interfered with the Alltrack (European) based Passat Wagon has all the properties you would expect in the segment: height of the suspension lifted, stainless steel-look front and rear panels Skid and plastic covered wheel arches that house 18 - inch alloys.
Ground clearance is increased from 135 mm to 165 mm. He improved ramp angle breakaway regions from 9.5 to 12.8 degrees, while the redesigned front and rear angles are increased approach and departure from 13.5 to 16 degrees and from 11.9 to 13 , 6 degrees, respectively.
The system of four-wheel drive 4Motion uses a Haldex electro-hydraulic clutch. In normal use, it sends 90% of the power to the front axle and only 10% behind, but when needed by almost 100% can be directed to the rear axle.
Alltrack Passat also sports an off-road mode, which operates up to 30 km / h (18 mph). When the driver turns his way through the dashboard-mounted button, the system will support the drop-down Hill, which automatically brakes the vehicle when the angle of descent is greater than 10 degrees, and also change the operation of ABS and the block electronic differential (EDS).
It's a DSG equipped cars, but also increases the gear-change points easier to modulate the accelerator, and is not a gear in manual mode.
The Alltrack be available with two gasoline turbo direct injection delivers 160 hp and 210HP, and two turbodiesel from 140 to 170 hp.
170 hp diesel and gasoline engines have four wheels 210HP and DSG dual-clutch as standard, while the 140 hp diesel is available with the AWD option.
Volkswagen has not said whether the Alltrack Passat will be available in the United States.
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