The Skoda has separate, physical climate control knobs. Driving a car is so much nicer when the controls are intuitive.
@BernardSamson-hf6fc
2 ай бұрын
When I worked at VW Dealer, we rang the newby saleswoman, pretending to be an undertaker, and asked her if a body would fit in load area of Passat estate, Got her to lay down in the load area to check. When i had one has company car, the amount of "weekend" test drives it was needed for, only to find on Monday morning seats down, and some polystyrene balls, where someone had collected fridge/freezer etc. Still a great car. Diesels are the only engine to choose though.
@wltdo6930
2 ай бұрын
Would be handy if you could mention noise levels and refinement at high speeds
@dipshitson
2 ай бұрын
👆
@TerbrugZondolop
2 ай бұрын
Central screen is way too small. Should be a 52” min
@Krieky
2 ай бұрын
I don’t usually comment on videos but I felt like doing it here. There is something in the lens colour filter you use that makes your videos look really nice and high quality! Or maybe it’s just the time of day you film at which makes the lighting so great. Lovely review as usual - DR has such an easy charm in front of the camera. The test car’s body colour looks beautiful!
@kubowich
4 күн бұрын
Ever heard of post-production video editing? Nevermind…
@vp272
2 ай бұрын
Prefer the exterior of the VW and interior usability of the Skoda
@lise1255
2 ай бұрын
METOO !😂
@MrDuncl
2 ай бұрын
I see Skoda have invented some kind of rotary dials for climate control. I wonder why nobody has ever thought of that before 🙂 In case anyone doesn't understand sarcasm I bought a Golf Mk7.5 after watching Doug DeMuros review of the Golf Mk8.
@r.t.production5517
2 ай бұрын
@@MrDunclI think Ferrari did those dials before
@JohnGuidetti751
2 ай бұрын
@@MrDuncl Range Rover previous interiors Done that for their climate controls.
@jamescollins943
2 ай бұрын
@@MrDunclthe Skoda dials are really nice, love the little displays in the middle
@simonhodgetts6530
2 ай бұрын
Well, at least it’s not another SUV. Pity about the gargantuan iPad glued to the dashboard.
@davidf4897
19 күн бұрын
Entirely agree. I drive Skoda Superbs. Won't be buying another one mainly because of the huge screen and the unpleasant dash to hold it.
@MiniEggs1999
2 ай бұрын
Please review Superb 4x4 petrol L&k trim circa 50k how close does it get to no extras spec 5 series/E class / A6
@asgardelite3463
2 ай бұрын
That would be my choice for my next car and for many more people I guess
@MalcolmKerr1963
2 ай бұрын
Is there a Passat R on the Horizon love the car but a wee bit more ooomph would be welcome and hybrids not for me . Keep up the great uploads always look forward to your content 👍
@Zee_Bul
2 ай бұрын
I don't know where you get your info from, but the Mercedes E-Class boot has 615 liters, not 540. Still smaller than Passat, but still respectable.
@barneyrubble9309
2 ай бұрын
Save your cash and get the Skoda Superb instead.
@VMKisselev
23 күн бұрын
No Skoda doesn’t have that suspension
@urbanstrencan
2 ай бұрын
VW did some nice updates to Passat but missing 4motion version and All track 😊❤ Great review keep up with great work 😊
@olicair
2 ай бұрын
Maybe in uk no dizel, but in balkan there are 2 dizel. 2.0 TDI with 150 and 190 HP
@covakoma1064
Ай бұрын
Resident evil area...
@elzorab1
Ай бұрын
In Romania, VW Passat has 3 diesel variants: 2.0 tdi 122 HP, 2.0 tdi 150 HP and 2.0 tdi 193 HP. The VW company produces diesel, but English politicians no longer want diesel.
@hissingsid3907
2 ай бұрын
Can you specify a spare wheel? If not, then it's totally impractival coz if you completely shred a tyre then no puncture kit is going to get you moving again
@HunkumSpunkum
Ай бұрын
But when would you end-up on firm level ground to change a tyre where you wouldn't be at high risk of being run-over?
@letsmakeout1990
2 ай бұрын
Praise the regular buttons on the steering wheel, shame about the touch buttons on the dash. Still a lovely car and I would have one if I bought brand new!! Great review. I’ll stick with my 2013 Exec for now. I just love her! ❤
@laatu1234
2 ай бұрын
I do not get is… why you do say that the capacitive buttons are rubbish? I drive VW ID.5 and I have no problems with those whatsoever. Do people really need to suffle withe buttons all the time while driving?
@shanewaller2864
2 ай бұрын
It's got the same steering wheel as my 2022 204 t32 highline volkswagan transporter .possibly because it's better than those touch sensitive buttons.
@MrDuncl
2 ай бұрын
VW got a huge amount of criticism about the touch controls, and the climate controls which you couldn't see in the dark.
@nicotang5583
2 ай бұрын
Here in Austria it costs fully almost 70k€...
@anemeth9281
2 ай бұрын
😂
@nicotang5583
2 ай бұрын
@@anemeth9281 what's so funny about that? That's the truth...
@anemeth9281
2 ай бұрын
@@nicotang5583 It is not funny, it is ridiculous
@Mr11ESSE111
2 ай бұрын
and salaries stays same as 3-4 years ago when passat of same specs was 35000E
@anemeth9281
2 ай бұрын
@@Mr11ESSE111 Or 8-10 yrs ago...
@ADK208
2 ай бұрын
Any news about the alltrack version?
@DeeCee-nb6ev
2 ай бұрын
Not for me. That infotainment screen looks like some old cheap Bush bedroom tv. No 4x4 option either.
@chas9183
2 ай бұрын
What about a Skoda Octavia or Superb estate ……Skoda have been doing the best estates for ages regarding space
@MercSLRFan
2 ай бұрын
Same car underneath
@alessandrohudson5221
2 ай бұрын
God save the SWs!! Really, it's the best option ever!! Look this shape, these wheels, this color (I rather the blue one 😅), is definitely beautiful and for sure pleasant to drive. Now I'm going to my bathroom cry in the shower for know that we no longer have it here in Brazil.
@YalokIy
2 ай бұрын
VW, bring back the rotary dials too!
@stewartbrown6869
2 ай бұрын
Great review love way of taking you thru a review everything covered he should do all all reviews gret calming voive also .
@C1CRN-u4e
2 ай бұрын
No diesel, no buy!
@knudback
2 ай бұрын
No EV, no buy!!!
@onslimited
2 ай бұрын
The Skoda Superb is the same but slightly better and has DIESEL. 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
@MrVroom1
2 ай бұрын
@@knudbackyou can buy the VW ID7 estate then because that’s an EV.
@Ianmundo
2 ай бұрын
VW and diesels don’t exactly have an illustrious history 😂
@DenHond
2 ай бұрын
Here just across the pond, you can get it with a 2l 150hp diesel.
@abrahamgeorge4994
2 ай бұрын
Why no diesel ? The new Tiguan and Skoda Superb offer diesels but not the Passat ! My Passat AllTrack with 4motion is a great car - just back from two weeks in Europe and averaged 59mpg with five people and luggage - it’s just so good on motorways. VW have missed a trick by not offering diesels compared to what’s available in Europe
@MrDuncl
2 ай бұрын
From the company that caused Dieselgate.
@MOSSFEEN
Ай бұрын
You can buy Diesel version here in Italy from 32,000euros
@abrahamgeorge4994
Ай бұрын
Thank you and this only highlights how ridiculous it is for the UK not to offer any diesel variant yet they will do it with the new Tiguan
@marcusthestarlord4936
2 ай бұрын
Nice colour. Finally not only gray black or white
@MartinL-i8j
2 ай бұрын
Ye you’ll pay 1k for anything other than black or white
@lise1255
2 ай бұрын
And compared to a new skoda superb ?
@williamegler8771
2 ай бұрын
They are virtually the same vehicle. It basically boils down to which one you prefer.
@lise1255
2 ай бұрын
@@williamegler8771 The Superb has always been much more spacious inside than the Passat. I was more wondering if that no longer was the case with the 2 new generation Passat /Superb ?
@tortozza
2 ай бұрын
Skoda has slightly more space, VW is slightly more refined
@lise1255
2 ай бұрын
@@tortozza so business as usual.
@aye3678
2 ай бұрын
Skoda has the nicer interior hands down.
@gandyo
2 ай бұрын
I liked this guy when he played Stuart in big bang theory
@Matty12333
2 ай бұрын
Why no dials?
@Kryxtal
2 ай бұрын
Cost saving, as usual
@anogedar1969
2 ай бұрын
My 2017 Tiguan’s backrests fold 40 20 40, and this???
@UKcounties
2 ай бұрын
I always had to shift my Golf Mark 7 DSG in sports mode to enter busy roundabouts, didn't have to do this in BMW 5 series, Mercedes E class, Seat leon or Honda civic
@HunkumSpunkum
Ай бұрын
DSG needs a really powerful engine for a satisfying drive.
@ronpower7790
29 күн бұрын
Don't listen to reviewers regards DCC ..yes it's more flexible BUT it's noisier than the regular dampers...you get noticeable more suspension rumble on bad roads...for me a no go. Especially on a car like this... something that VW wasn't able or willing to fix for many years. Check out the review of the Passat Marek Drives...he's one of the few reviewers who points out that weakness of VW group DCC in several reviews.
@Barbarapape
2 ай бұрын
Very nice, but i don't want an Hybrid of any car. I will stick with my trusty petrol Volvo as long as i can.
@krzysztofjarzyna3194
2 ай бұрын
There is a Diesel variant available - 2.0 TDI with 122 hp, 150 hp and 193 hp.
@shahabshafiee3333
2 ай бұрын
ONLY front wheel drive and a transmission tunnel! why?!
@stan_austin
2 ай бұрын
It’s a Škoda with a VW badge, they designed it…
@descarroll2039
Ай бұрын
No dials for most of the important functions...you've got to take your eyes off the road while messing about with a touch screen....stupid and dangerous layout....
@goharhayat2489
2 ай бұрын
Nice looking car, great interior just limited with engine and transmission options. I'd opt for the skoda superb as a cheaper option spec for spec but I wouldn't have either over my 1995 passat estate. VW don't build things like they used to.
@AlexanderKtenopoulos
2 ай бұрын
It's so much better because it's a Superb in disguise... Who would think of the day the Passat is a Superb and not the other way around. It's even made in Czech!
@HGeorge1993
2 ай бұрын
The 2003 edition is better, with a diesel engine, and less nonsense. Why do these companies always make every new product just slightly worse each release?
@rw80
Ай бұрын
Actually they’re not worse. It’s more like some people can’t keep up,with progress. Objectively modern cars are better.
@HGeorge1993
Ай бұрын
@@rw80 2003 version has a bigger diesel engine, and ash trey. That's all I need to hear.
@Pamlicojdjdj1487
18 күн бұрын
@@HGeorge1993Smoker?
@paul_london
2 ай бұрын
0:23 "We managed to fit 11 suitcases" Continues to show only 7 of them
@xgeneral2502
2 ай бұрын
No, it's actually 11. Look at 0:17. There are four more below those three, just laying vertical.
@robovac3557
2 ай бұрын
Some of us are stupid. TY @@xgeneral2502
@AR-zr1om
2 ай бұрын
I seriously don’t understand Volkswagens issue with dials and buttons. Their infotainment is universally hated
@MrDuncl
2 ай бұрын
Trying to copy Tesla and doing it badly ?
@wnturck
2 ай бұрын
I love mine. Zero issues
@jdr75
2 ай бұрын
Good effort but a Mercedes e-class estate has 640l of boot space!
@Fabien.C
2 ай бұрын
There is a Diesel engine available in France. Maybe it will arrive a bit later in your country?
@sIightIybored
2 ай бұрын
Diesel sales are 6% and falling, I doubt many new diesel engines are ending up here.
@MrDuncl
2 ай бұрын
@@sIightIybored Dieselgate caused that. Even before that I decided I didn't want a diesel due to the number of almost new Audis I saw belching clouds of black smoke when accelerating.
@siraff4461
2 ай бұрын
@@MrDuncl No. Massive government incentives against diesels caused that. Unless you have laser or microscope eyes you also did not see almost new Audis belching black smoke because that was not what dieselgate was ever about - the particulates whish were the problem are not visable anywhere near human eye scale. Honestly some of the nonsense being spread about is just maddening. Kindly stop spreading false stories.
@randomvideos-gq3td
Ай бұрын
No salon no buy
@graemetaylor629
2 ай бұрын
why have new car prices gone up so much the equiviant Passat would have been half this price 4 years ago
@adams7405
2 ай бұрын
Not sure why VW group still can't get gearboxes right, and several of my pool cars have had replacement mechatronics units not all under warranty.Not obe fault with any of our 5 series.Two letters to VW...Z and F
@pixie706
2 ай бұрын
Stick to our older Alltrack
@glennbellamy7004
2 ай бұрын
Ill stick with my B6 estate
@brutusoftroy2810
2 ай бұрын
That screen just plonked on the dash like a Transit van, no thanks, that's worse for the driver experience than what came before.
@steveadams6707
2 ай бұрын
Save yourself a few grand and get skoda superb😊
@siraff4461
2 ай бұрын
Even at the same price the Superb is the better car. Better, more intuative interior and diesel available which suits the car far better than the petrol.
@diegoyuiop
Ай бұрын
The Skoda is better because of the umbrella in the door!
@lucassitanggang5154
2 ай бұрын
Estate, station wagon, or touring?
@PlaAwa
2 ай бұрын
I'd hate to add to this list and flood buyers with options, but variant, avant and kombi versions should also be shortlisted.
@Pseudonim2381
2 ай бұрын
I would say, bigger than ever but not better.
@HunkumSpunkum
Ай бұрын
Decent power from the engine for a huge estate?-I doubt it....
@klaas6681
2 ай бұрын
Looks like the new Peugeots, especially with this colour.
@russ6362
2 ай бұрын
I’d take a Suberb…at least they offer a diesel
@nomsi4263
2 ай бұрын
So...your paying for a badge then. SKODA looks better and has more stuff.
@Mr.Wrong1
2 ай бұрын
The Passat is a really nice car. Having an enormous ipad stuck on to the dashboard is really really ugly though. I wish modern cars would go back to switches and buttons for controls. Far too many functions are being placed on these touch screen eye sores. They are a distraction and at times dangerous to navigate through settings whilst driving. By all means have a smaller screen to facilitate sat nav but that's all you need a screen for. Everyone I have spoke to about this hates these touch screens just as much as me. Are we in the minority, I wonder...
@theanswer1993
2 ай бұрын
I think it's not worth when you can buy a Dacia Jogger with 700 liters of boot space and higher ground clearance for 22k euros
@LIONtib
2 ай бұрын
Apples and oranges. Kind of like saying the Touareg isn't worth it since the Duster exists.
@zomils
2 ай бұрын
Dacia has the worst interior known to man
@LIONtib
2 ай бұрын
@@zomils Mfs when the cheap car made to be cheap has a cheap interior 🤯🤯🤯
@sIightIybored
2 ай бұрын
The lower ground clearance (and thus load height) is the best point of estates.
@theanswer1993
2 ай бұрын
@@sIightIybored Not if you have to drive over gravel or even speed bumps
@aXimo
2 ай бұрын
Škoda has a better brother…
@UNLUCKY401
2 ай бұрын
Is that a laptop on the dashboard?
@izoyt
2 ай бұрын
like on every new car
@Emjackson89
2 ай бұрын
Passat without a diesel. VW missed a trick there.
@conoconnor4375
29 күн бұрын
The UK market don't want diesel, diesel variants are available in Europe.
@Emjackson89
29 күн бұрын
@@conoconnor4375 I disagree. People still want diesel. Especially with the cost of living crisis. Diesel is more cost effective for someone doing long journeys or motorway driving. The Skoda superb has a diesel option and is selling great.
@conoconnor4375
29 күн бұрын
@@Emjackson89You'd be better off off going with the Skoda Superb, much better value, cheaper to buy, and more importantly skoda are supplying it in diesel to the UK market, as far as I know, they're certainly supplying them in Ireland in diesel at least. You're paying extra for the VW badge, quality wise, the skoda matches, or even surpasses the VW passat, I much prefer it's interior to the passat, plus it actually has physical buttons for the heating adjustments, unlike the awkward, fussy slider buttons on the passat, plus if you're not a fan of estate's, it has the option of hatchback, and lift back options, which give the physical impression of being a saloon in shape.
@Emjackson89
29 күн бұрын
Couldn't agree more. I currently have a Skoda Octavia VRS petrol and it's fantastic. Prior to that I had the Alfa Romeo Guilia Speciale (diesel) and it gave me 700 miles on a tank. It was amazing and if I still was doing long journeys then I would've got the Skoda superb diesel for sure. The Alfa ruined bank account but I loved every minute of owning it hahaha @@conoconnor4375
@aye3678
2 ай бұрын
I hate having Ipads as infotainment screens. Looks WEIRD
@kerryjones1508
2 ай бұрын
To my eyes, that massive centre screen looks ridiculous. It looks like a cheap aftermarket add on.
@owenmcdonald5922
2 ай бұрын
No diesel, no saloon and not as nice looking as predecessor. Not for me. I do like that colour though.
@blackcatsarenopussies
2 ай бұрын
Diesel 2 litres engine is the one to go for, really
@davidcsoka4234
2 ай бұрын
Under 2.0 Liter engine for me not Engine but a vacum cleaner on benzin 😅
@totekidamasii110
2 ай бұрын
日本語字幕お願いします! パサートはいい車です😊
@k9killer221
Ай бұрын
The lack of a diesel is an epic fail. Skoda Superb it is then.
@SirHackaL0t.
2 ай бұрын
Brillliant, just what the environment needs. More ‘new’ gas guzzlers to increase the c02.
@ScotsWhaHae
2 ай бұрын
And this review sponsored by……
@izoyt
2 ай бұрын
its "sponsored" by company that sells cars, i guess..
@NZsarge1
2 ай бұрын
No 2 litre four R all wheel drive…. pass. Miserable engine range, it’s like they’re trying to knock it of the market.
@angusnz7910
2 ай бұрын
Always had new Passat wagons each time since 2002…b6, then w8, then 3.2 then 3.6…last one was bi-tdi. Didn’t buy the facelift because the diesel was gone and no 6 cylinder, won’t be going near this either. What I have found however…this is the first Passat I’ve owned outside of warranty and it’s discusting…not the engine itself the electronics and low qaulity plastics. Touareg got ditched when they ditched the v8 tdi and replaced by a Merc. The only vw I intend keeping is my golf 3 door ed30 I’ve had from new, and is way way better built (minis the toys admittedly)…VW has lost its way and kinda deserves what’s coming…they listen to lobbyists and not their customers
@interceptor-ss8kb
Ай бұрын
Why vw hasn't offered a diesel or atleast a 2.0Tsi is really a dumb decision.
@pieroo7
2 ай бұрын
Beautiful car but without diesel is useless
@Hsn-z7o
2 ай бұрын
Beter than the noisy camry
@Pamlicojdjdj1487
18 күн бұрын
It’s OK. I think I believe the B9 Passat lost some of the charm and luxury/chiseled good looks of the B8
@sunnimwong3880
Ай бұрын
love Vwwwwwww !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@josephmarsh8235
2 ай бұрын
This new Passat looks brilliant! It's proof that SUVs are worthless! You don't need an SUV and estates are much nicer to drive and travel in! It is a shame that there's no diesel, but I can understand because of the moving away to electric and diesel cars are dying, so it's no surprise, but it's great that VW is still giving the Skoda a diesel. Speaking of which, I do think the Superb maybe a better choice as of price and perhaps sometimes even though Skoda is getting a little more premium nowadays, it's sometimes ok for basics. It's like with Renault, just buy the cheaper Dacia instead.
@sp-tw8ij
2 ай бұрын
SUV have their place. Placing children in or taking them out of car seats is easier and less back breaking. Those with mobility issue can get in and out far more easily in an SUV. They used to do cars with slightly raised heights, but these were nit popular and were phased out. The only one available now is the Kia Exceed.
@letsmakeout1990
2 ай бұрын
You are my people 👌🏻
@andrewainsworth1042
2 ай бұрын
Nothing differnet to my 2018 superb sportline estate.
@siraff4461
2 ай бұрын
Yes there is. Your Superb doesn't have those ultra annoying sliders for the climate controls.
@artpan4376
23 күн бұрын
Seems like infotainment system performance is like on some cheap tablets.
@aye3678
2 ай бұрын
RIP SALOON PASSAT 😭
@Pamlicojdjdj1487
18 күн бұрын
The B9 saloon lives in China as the Passat Pro
@nirvana3887
2 ай бұрын
No 2.0 diesel...what a shame
@blarkdexture8899
2 ай бұрын
Looks like a blown up golf
@treborkooc
2 ай бұрын
Dacia Jogger is where the value is at.
@anemeth9281
2 ай бұрын
Yes, but it is not the same category
@siraff4461
2 ай бұрын
You're mixing up the words "value" and "cheap".
@wwilll
2 ай бұрын
Never called Passat estate, always Passat Variant
@robgazzard4432
2 ай бұрын
It would seem VW have succeeded in de-evolving their core products. Poor range of engine choice (no 2.0 diesel) and dreadful infotainment system.
@marcofantin7641
2 ай бұрын
I think that depends on where you live. In Italy you have 2 diesel engines. It's a shame you can't have it, because I think it's the only option that make sense for this kind of car.
@aye3678
2 ай бұрын
Infotainment is just one fat ipad, lol. Screw that. Looks WEIRD!
@siraff4461
2 ай бұрын
@@marcofantin7641 Are houses expensive in Italy? I might be in the market.
@marcofantin7641
2 ай бұрын
@@siraff4461 Lol, I don't see the connection with the video, but I'm happy to answer It depends... The souther you go, the cheaper it is. It also depends on why you buy it. If you want to spend the holidays and just relax, I suggest towards the south (the beaches there are amazing, also in the islands). If you want to live here, maybe have a job, I would suggest northern regions. Not necessarily big cities: I find the small ones like Treviso, Verona (and even villages in Tuscany, like San Gimignano) better overall, also because if you have a car you can easily move around and visit (or even by train actually, but if you want to enjoy the mountains, which are amazing in Veneto and Trentino, a car Is needed). I mean, prices are pretty steep, but that depends on your salary.
@leemace9638
2 ай бұрын
Those alloys are horrendous
@paulwaites6551
2 ай бұрын
Skoda are now the better cars the bigger superb and fast VRS.. The passat seems to have got a boring car and the price is ridiculous.
@MrGMawson2438
2 ай бұрын
3D current collectors dropped into existing batteries increase EV range 30% The Electric Viking
@Dejan254
2 ай бұрын
Skoda always wanted to be like VW, now VW became like Skoda 😂 will never buy Passat anymore.
@Cihan2028
2 ай бұрын
No diesel? What?, not selling to me..
@sbomorse
2 ай бұрын
Why would anybody but this inseatd of the Superb!?
@nealthomas5346
2 ай бұрын
Badge snobbery, no other reason that I can see!
@siraff4461
2 ай бұрын
The guy who designed those sliders for the climate control is probably the only one. Oh and company car people who get the hybrid cheap and want to look like they spent money.
@sbomorse
2 ай бұрын
@@nealthomas5346 the funny thing is that this time it is Skoda that did all the ground work and the Passat is based on the Superb.
@nealthomas5346
2 ай бұрын
@@sbomorse quite!
@izoyt
2 ай бұрын
@@nealthomas5346 try both and maybe add some audi to the mix. you wil see, hear and feel the difference (if your senses are actually working)
@markbennett9787
2 ай бұрын
Why do you still talk about transmission tunnels ? Only a very small percentage of mainstream cars ( BMWs) are rear wheel drive, I would imagine that a considerable number of your viewers have no idea what one is.
@elpomada
2 ай бұрын
Volvo v60 Cross Country is better than this car.
@cr0wsky
2 ай бұрын
Lol, it's not available in Ireland, but you can get it in Northern Ireland... What a joke. I don't understand the current obsession with SUVs... Estates are so much more practical.
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