| The Volkswagen Passat is truly a dream car | | | | Sensible Car Award Overall & Best Family Car, |
| for every family who wants superior safety | | | | 1999 Auto Express New Car Honours - Best |
| and performance at the same time. First | | | | Family Car, 1998 Car of the Year Awards - |
| introduced in 1973, Passat has been one of | | | | Best Family Car, 1998 Top Gear Magazine Top |
| Volkswagen's most sought-after car models. | | | | Cars - Best Medium Car, 1998 Which? Magazine |
| | | | Best Buy - Large family car market winner. |
| The name Passat originally came from the | | | | |
| German word "passatwind" which means trade | | | | With a car which received such honors, there |
| wind. The Volkswagen Passat is also known as | | | | is no doubt that it is one of Volkswagen's |
| Dasher, Santana, Quantum and Crossover in | | | | greatest achievements. And this wouldn't be |
| other parts of the world. | | | | possible at all without the reliable and |
| | | | quality parts that make-up this award-wining |
| Along with the Volkswagen Golf, the Passat | | | | car. The Volkswagen Passat partsare |
| was one of the first Volkswagen cars to have | | | | specifically designed to meet the highest |
| a four-wheel drive and water-cooled engine. | | | | standards of a Volkswagen car, undergoing |
| The first generation of this car was a small | | | | rigorous testings and researches to ensure |
| compact car. It was originally offered in 2- | | | | top quality. |
| and 4-door sedans and similar looking three- | | | | |
| and five-door versions. These versions all | | | | Among these many parts are your tie rods, |
| had a modern fastback style design, styled by | | | | oxygen sensors, fuel pump, oil filter, |
| the Italian designer Giorgetto Giugiaro. The | | | | alternator, radiator and other |
| Passat used the 4 cylinder OHC 1.3 l, 1.5 l, | | | | equally-important car parts. Each of these |
| and 1.6 l petrol engines, also with choices | | | | Volkswagen Passat parts deserve the proper |
| betwen a 4-speed manual transmission or a | | | | maintenance and care that's necessary to keep |
| 3-speed automatic. | | | | them up and running. |
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| Later generations of the Passat grew bigger | | | | The good news is, getting your Volkswagen |
| and what we have today are mid-size and large | | | | Passat Parts is as easy as pie as these are |
| family cars. All in all, the Passat has six | | | | already available in your trusted online |
| generations and the fifth generation deserves | | | | stores. When parts are broken, immediately |
| some special mention with the awards it has | | | | contact a professional mechanic and replace |
| received. Among these awards were 1999 Used | | | | them when needed. |
| Car Buyer Greatest Used Buy Awards - Most | | | | |