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Passat, who was brushed up by public opinion after the "unexpected" results of the C-IASI of the China Insurance Research Institute, has also completed the three crash tests of the China Automobile Research C-NCAP a few days ago. although the final results have not yet been announced, the A-pillar performance is intact. Moreover, SAIC-Volkswagen took the lead in listing the 2020 Passat before the results were announced.

Today, SAIC-Volkswagen officially launched its 2020 Passat, with a total of 8 models equipped with 1.4T/2.0T, with a price range of 18.59-282900 yuan.

Compared with the 2019 Passat, the new Passat has not changed much, only for the Smart Entertainment Internet system has been upgraded, and all the standard front and rear head safety air curtain. However, it is worth noting that SAIC-Volkswagen's minimum model for Passat, that is, the business version of the 280TSI model that China Insurance Research Research has previously crash tested, has increased the price by 1000 yuan, while the rest of the models remain unchanged.

Obviously, the revamping of the new car is more reflected in SAIC-Volkswagen's "mend" behavior of the new Passat, because Passat has not given much explanation after being "surprised" by the C-IASI of the China Insurance Research Institute, just through more official words. Perhaps in SAIC Volkswagen's view, "it is impossible to admit mistakes", so finally through the "price increase" and "additional" behavior to achieve the increase of security configuration, so as to achieve the improvement of safety. However, from the point of view of netizens, is it not a change to admit that the performance of their own product A pillar is insufficient?

Looking back, since the new Passat is only a year-old model, there is no new design in appearance, which is exactly the same as the 2019 model. The front of the car is still decorated with a lot of chrome, highlighting the high end of Passat. However, the latest flattened logo for Volkswagen has not been devolved to the 2020 Passat. The overall body size is still 4933 × 1836 × 1469 (mm), wheelbase is 2871mm, positioning a medium-sized car.

The same is true of the interior, which is basically the same as the current model, but slightly different in the configuration of the model. In addition to the addition of head air curtains to entry-level models, 280TSI Business Edition and 280TSI Elite Edition are equipped with an 8-inch car system. At the same time, the models above 330TSI are also replaced with brand-new touch air conditioning panels, among which the models above 330TSI Elite Edition are upgraded with touch-sensitive front headlights, and the models above Deluxe Edition are equipped with 9.2inch advanced intelligent multimedia entertainment interaction system and wireless charging function of mobile phones.

In terms of power, the 2020 Passat is equipped with 1.4T and 2.0T low / high power engines that meet the sixth national emission standards, with the same parameters as the current models, with the maximum power of 110kW (150Ps), 137kW (186Ps) and 162kW (220Ps), the maximum torque of 250Nm, 320Nm and 350Nm respectively, and the transmission system matches the seven-speed double clutch gearbox.

In fact, Passat, who was overwhelmed by public opinion in the PICC Research C-IASI test, has not appeared in the top 10 of the car list since he reached a monthly sales peak of 26000 vehicles in December last year. The cumulative sales in March were only 5300, ranking even 27th, which was lower than that of Maiteng; from January to March, the cumulative sales were only 19800.

The decline of Passat, coupled with the impact of the epidemic, has also affected SAIC Volkswagen this year. SAIC-Volkswagen sold a total of 258500 vehicles from January to March, down 42.1% from a year earlier, far higher than FAW-Volkswagen's decline of 27.6% (333500), according to FIFA data.

Finally, attach SAIC-Volkswagen's unified response to the collective complaints of Passat owners on the domestic complaint platform--

SAIC Volkswagen has always been very concerned about vehicle quality and active and passive safety, all its Volkswagen brand products have been developed in accordance with China's C-NCAP five-star evaluation standards, and have obtained good reviews in a number of detailed tests. C-NCAP originates from the global system of NCAP, and has made adaptive improvements according to the traffic and road conditions in China, which is also the most common safety standard in China. At the same time, Passat is equipped with a number of active and passive safety configurations, which can avoid collisions to the maximum extent and better protect the people in the car. In view of the poor performance of a sub-item, we also attach great importance to it and have carried out technical analysis as soon as possible. Thank you again for your attention to SAIC Volkswagen. We ask dealers to continue to pay attention to the use of customers' vehicles to ensure that customers can rest assured that they use cars. "

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