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