[Music] we're in a wagon this week the original
family car and isn't she a beauty the Volkswagen Passat not only looks great
but it's functional too I think that's what we're all after right now some
functionality [Music]
I'm in the 140 TSI business wagon which costs around $48,000 before on road
costs and competes with cars like the Skoda Superb and mazda6 wagon here's how
it did for this week's family review [Music]
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it's a lovely heart to look at very sleek and elongated when you compare new
style Agins to suvs wagons definitely win in the star stakes this one is
designed beautifully with the headlights blending into the front grille the
interior is also great you get leather-appointed seats a leather
steering wheel and a leather wrapped gear stick which all look and feel quite
premium and the steering wheel has a nice flat bottom which is one of my
favorite shapes the center console is really nicely designed with some
metallic touches here and there everything feels like it's in a right
place in this car there are two cupholders in the front you get a spot
for keys and a phone there's a good sized Center storage bin and there are
bottle holders in all four doors space-wise it's very comfortable with
the front seats being 14 way power adjustable they're also heated and the
driver's seat has a built-in massage option which is my favorite feature it's
got plenty of leg and Headroom for even the taller members of my family the kids
enjoyed being able to climb into the car without having to climb up the way they
normally would into an SUV which does take small children some time to get in
and out this is a quick entry and exit I'm comfortable back here at 161
centimeters and there is plenty of space between my knees and the seat in front
of me other adults and taller teenagers will be fine back here too you will get
two cupholders in the center armrest and rear passengers also get their own
climate control which my kids loved you will be able to get a third child seat
across here I did it with two boosters and a baby capsule it will be touched
but it will fit and the boot is great this week I was able to fit in two
children's bikes and my kids are six and eight now so they're not tiny bikes
anymore you'll also be able to fit in a double pram in here and have plenty of
room around it for groceries and school bags
[Music] driving in the volkswagen passat is a
really smooth driving experience you can barely hear any noise and you don't even
really notice the bumps as you're driving over them it's got a 2 liter
engine which means you get up hills really quickly and it's still quite an
agile car to drive as opposed to an SUV so you can really move in and out of
traffic easily fuel consumption is acclaimed at 6.6 liters per 100 KS and
it takes 95 unleaded fuel parking is good as long as you accommodate for the
length of the car and remember that it is a wagon it has a really clear reverse
parking camera to help you out and it also has Park Assist so it will park the
car for you the safety is comprehensive with blind spot monitoring lane change
assist rear cross traffic alert auto emergency braking and adaptive cruise
control as far as airbags go you get all the usuals so airbags to come a driver
and front-passenger plus side curtain airbags that extend to the back row and
you also get side airbags for the back which is something I really appreciated
having children for technology there is Android auto and
a wireless apple carplay which means you don't even have to plug your phone in
for it to work it will connect instantly via bluetooth and you can access your
maps for navigation and streaming apps to listen to music and podcasts there's
no regular USB port in this car instead it has a USB C port so if you don't have
one of those you will have to get an adapter this USB C port is actually
quicker to plug in if that's any bonus I really enjoy driving the volkswagen
passat business this week it had loads of interior space for my family of four
and the boot was huge it drives beautifully and it's stylish as well I
gave it a family rating of 8.1 out of 10 and my kids gave it an 8 they loved
having their own climate control [Music]
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