VW Passat
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This July celebrates 40 years that German automaker Volkswagen has offered the Passat to consumers in the marketplace.
As the longest running VW model, after the VW Beetle, the Passat has been produced over 20 million times worldwide throughout the last 40 years. Now that’s a lot of autos!
Originally designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro to appeal to middle-class families, VW started with the B1 generation in July of 1973. Six generations later we have today’s sophisticated and technologically advanced B7 generation.
The body style, among several other things, has certainly changed throughout the years from hatchback to station wagon to sedan. And from 4 cylinder gas engines to TDI engines.
So here’s to another 40 years, VW Passat!
To all you loyal VW Passat owners out there, tell us what you love about your Passat? And to VW mechanics, why do you love working on them?
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