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Since SAIC-Volkswagen Passat encountered Baoyan crash test, public opinion on the safety of this model has been paid much attention. A few days ago, SAIC-Volkswagen made a small adjustment to the Passat model, although there has been no change inside and outside the model, but there has been a certain adjustment in the quality of the vehicle.

Some media have learned from official sources that in terms of the new Volkswagen Passat low-end model, the quality of the 280TSI Business Edition and 280TSI Elite version has been improved to 1470kg, while the old model is 1450kg. After the adjustment, the fuel consumption under the comprehensive operating conditions of the model is changed to 5.8L/100km, while the acceleration time of the old model is 5.7L / 100km / 100km / 100km/h and the acceleration time is 9.1s (9.3s / s). It is worth noting that the Passat's high-end model has also been removed from the rear side window sunshade.

From the changes in fuel consumption and vehicle weight gain, although we do not know where the specific changes are reflected, many netizens speculate that the vehicle weight gain may be related to "safety", which indirectly reflects the continuation and influence of public opinion in Passat. Some netizens even asked: "is the A-pillar getting thicker?" Another netizen said, "if you know your mistakes, you can correct them. I hope it has changed. "

Of course, netizens' comments are more for the purpose of ridicule, and can not explain the new Passat A-column and other security issues. For the new model, it is mainly reflected in some configuration adjustments, so it is a normal phenomenon to affect the equipment quality, fuel consumption and other data.

According to the crash test results previously released by Baoyan in C-ISAI, the results are almost at the bottom of the same level, especially in the frontal 25% offset collision and side collision items. In Passat's 25% bias crash test on the front of the 64km/h, the front part of the car collapsed seriously, the A-pillar was broken, and the main driving frame was seriously deformed, even because the test model was low-equipped and was not equipped with side head protection airbags, the results showed that a number of items were rated P (poor).

Prior to this, SAIC-Volkswagen has officially upgraded its 2020 Passat, the same new model has no change in the overall internal and external shape, but the whole system is standard with front and rear head safety air curtains. At the same time, SAIC-Volkswagen's lowest-equipped model for Passat, the 280TSI business version that China Insurance Research Research had previously crash tested, raised the price by 1000 yuan, while the rest remained unchanged.

It can be seen that since Volkswagen Passat encountered the "unexpected cold" incident in Baoyan last year, it has had a great impact on its model and brand image. SAIC-Volkswagen sales fell 3.97 per cent to 145000 vehicles in August from a year earlier, with cumulative sales falling 29.53 per cent to 856385 vehicles in the previous month, according to data released by SAIC. Among them, Passat, once the "king of sales" under the brand, sold only 74541 vehicles for the whole year, down 28% from the same period last year. Judging from the sales situation in recent months, Passat sales have returned to the level of more than 10,000 vehicles, and the upgrading of new models and the gradual opening up of terminal offers have helped the models to rebound.

Although Volkswagen did not explain the specific reasons for the performance of Volkswagen Passat models in China Baoyan, Volkswagen only said: "SAIC Volkswagen has always been very concerned about vehicle quality and active and passive safety, and 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 NCAP global system and has made adaptive improvements according to China's traffic and road conditions, which is currently the most common safety standard in China. "

Therefore, it can be speculated that the SAIC Volkswagen "upgrade" of Passat vehicles is also to make up for the lack of market competitiveness of the products. After all, Passat, once on the sales altar, is no longer what it used to be, and perhaps the "second upgrade" may gradually help models regain consumer confidence in models, thus helping models and brands achieve a rebound in sales.

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