Last week Volkswagen released a new teaser to let us know they would be unveiling a New Midsize Sedan at Detroit. Word has come through today that this car will be badged as the, wait for it, Passat. Yeah, that’s right, the same name it’s called everywhere else in the world.
So, we went and found a profile pic of the European Passat and placed it over Volkswagen’s teaser image and guess what—it’s a perfect fit!
Until official details are known (possibly later today) let’s give VW the benefit of the doubt and let them think we’re expecting some new details. But, at this stage, it’s looking like any differences between the US Passat and the real Passat are likely to be cosmetic only.
[Source: Autoblog]
UPDATE: Check out Motor Authority for a gallery of leaked images. It’s a super-sized Passat in Jetta clothing.
8 replies on “Has Volkswagen pulled a New Mediocre Stunt?”
So is this meant to be the “Falcon competitor” that was rumoured in the Australian press recently? I cant remember where I saw it, but that was the headline.
Give them a chance, they’ll name change it so it appears to be new for the Seppo’s.
and in other news, some grass grew….
Haha, yeah, it’s a bit like that.
looks like a golf
Great job Lima. Looking at the front of your overlay job, I think we can expect a squarer front that the sleek euro passat?
sweet jesus those overhangs are massive
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