Volkswagen has updated both the Passat as well as Golf for 2018 with the inclusion of extra basic devices on the Passat saloon as well as estate models, plus new engine choices in the Golf.
The Passat now includes LED headlights as basic on all trim levels apart from S trim, in addition to VW’s App-Connect smartphone mirroring system, which includes Apple CarPlay, Android auto as well as MirrorLink. The Passat R-Line now features premium LED headlights as basic too.
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Heated seats are now basic devices on SE Business, R-Line as well as Alltrack models, while SE business likewise gets three-zone climate manage as well as a colour multi-function screen embedded in the instrument panel.
The Passat in SE business trim is equipped with £1,955 worth of additional kit, however its retail cost only boosts by £550. likewise in R-Line trim, which boosts by £200 in spite of having £1,500 worth of basic devices added to the car.
Meanwhile, the Golf includes the addition of a new 1.5-litre TSI EVO turbocharged four-cylinder BlueMotion petrol engine creating 128bhp, offered on the Golf GT hatchback as well as Estate from £23,435.
It includes a six-speed handbook or seven-speed DSG gearbox in three or five-door format, as well as boasts cylinder deactivation technology. The economical engine creates 113g/km in CO2 emissions in three-door hatchback type with a handbook gearbox.
The Golf Alltrack estate likewise gets a new powertrain in the type of a 1.8-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine that creates 178bhp. It comes as basic with VW’s 4MOTION four-wheel-drive system as well as costs £31,525.
Will VW’s updates be sufficient to tempt you into buying a Passat or Golf in 2018? let us understand below!