Volkswagen will be the first volume manufacturer to offer Chat GPT as a standard feature from the second quarter of 2024 in many production vehicles. The new chatbot is to be offered in conjunction with the latest generation of infotainment in ID.7, ID.4, ID.5, ID.3, the new Tiguan and the new Passat, as well as in the new Golf. BT, has unveiled plans to repurpose street cabinets, traditionally … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: VW ID.3 Family Pro Performance
Volkswagen’s ID.3 is their first purpose-built electric car and it’s good. About the same size as a Golf, the new modular electric drive matrix powertrain and floorpan gives it the interior space of the larger Passat. The flexibility of the floorpan is mirrored by the range of batteries and motors that can be chosen to power it in a handful of specifications, Pure 45kWh, Pro 58kWh and … [Read more...]
Mid-week roadtest: Volkswagen Passat Saloon Advance
Last week’s media launch was the first opportunity for us to drive the new Passat models in the UK and the first opportunity anywhere to drive the Saloon, writes David Miles. So with that in mind, plus the overall decline in diesel sales in our domestic market, I opted for the Passat Saloon GTE Advance 1.4-litre TSI, PHEV, 218hp, 6-speed DSG auto priced at £38,940. There are extra cost … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: VW Passat SEL 190 estate
Volkswagen’s golden oldie Passat is a treasure. From its launch in 1973 it is now the VW with the longest-lived name-plate after the Beetle went out of production this year and it even predates the Golf name by a year. With over 30 million sold worldwide in 46 years, the Passat is the best-selling mid-size car in the world after seven versions have been launched. The enhanced eighth generation … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: VW Passat GTE Hybrid Estate
Despite all its recent faults there is no denying that Volkswagen do make some very good cars, like the Passat Estate with the latest hybrid powertrain, says Robin Roberts. A well-designed small petrol engine seamlessly works in conjunction with an electric motor to give the medium sized Passat estate a surprisingly lively and economical performance with a low tax bill. The latest Passat … [Read more...]
VW Passat is powering up for future
The new Volkswagen Passat GTE will offer drivers the very best of all worlds. A winner in the Large Family Car class in the recent Next Green Car Awards even before its showroom debut, the new Passat GTE is available to order with prices starting at £36,525, excluding Government Plug-In Car Grant of £2,500. The first Passat with a state-of-the-art plug-in hybrid drive system, the innovative new … [Read more...]
Newslines 3 February
Saab AB, the Swedish aerospace company that owns the Saab brand, will not allow its name or logo to be used on future models produced by National Electric Vehicle Sweden. NEVS, which bought the assets of bankrupt Saab Automobile in 2012, has announced two big deals in the past few weeks to supply electric Saab 9-3-based sedans to two separate Chinese companies as part of China's push to make … [Read more...]