White Passat
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Sep 21, 2014
- Location
- Austin TX area
- TDI
- CPO 2013 Passat TDI SEL June 2012 build date Purchased 09/14/14
Weighing my options and looking at new VW's I drove a new Passat and Jetta hybrid yesterday.
One key requirement for me is that my long rod and gun cases fit in the car with the seats folded down. The Passat, Sportwagen and Jetta were no problem. The Tiguan failed by about 6 inches.
The new RNS-510 is a vast improvement over the system in my 2013 SEL for sure. 1.8 L gasser would cost me about 10 mpg compared to the TDI. I missed the TDI low end torque. Liked the LED light upgrade.
The R model also had some cool trim features.
The Jetta Hybrid comes closest to matching the TDI MPG. The only trim level is an SEL so the Passat and Jetta had the same options. Compared to Prius's I have rented, the Jetta drives more like a car than a hybrid. Seats are lot more comfortable in the Jetta than the Prius at least for my butt. I wouldn't hesitate to buy the Jetta hybrid. The brakes felt a bit different. As of yesterday the Hybrid was about $28K.
I confirmed my opinion that the Passat drives like a smaller car than it is.
Both cars were very quiet and refined IMHO. We will see what VW has to offer in July? August?
One key requirement for me is that my long rod and gun cases fit in the car with the seats folded down. The Passat, Sportwagen and Jetta were no problem. The Tiguan failed by about 6 inches.
The new RNS-510 is a vast improvement over the system in my 2013 SEL for sure. 1.8 L gasser would cost me about 10 mpg compared to the TDI. I missed the TDI low end torque. Liked the LED light upgrade.
The R model also had some cool trim features.
The Jetta Hybrid comes closest to matching the TDI MPG. The only trim level is an SEL so the Passat and Jetta had the same options. Compared to Prius's I have rented, the Jetta drives more like a car than a hybrid. Seats are lot more comfortable in the Jetta than the Prius at least for my butt. I wouldn't hesitate to buy the Jetta hybrid. The brakes felt a bit different. As of yesterday the Hybrid was about $28K.
I confirmed my opinion that the Passat drives like a smaller car than it is.
Both cars were very quiet and refined IMHO. We will see what VW has to offer in July? August?