MrMopar
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I'm looking at getting a new Passat this summer, and perhaps the TDI will be too long to wait for. I'm seriously considering a GLX Passat Wagon with the V-6 engine.
For those of you that own one already, does the engine absolutely require premium unleaded fuel or will it run fine on mid-grade or regular? I'm just interested because all the dealer brochures merely say unleaded fuel with "premium reccommend" in parentheses.
The reason I'm wondering is because VW seems to reccommend premium fuel for all it's engines, even the 2.0L base engine on the Jetta and Golf. I can see requiring premium for a higher compression engine like the W8 or a high boost engine like the 1.8T, but for the regular 2.0L or the V-6 is it required?
For those of you that own one already, does the engine absolutely require premium unleaded fuel or will it run fine on mid-grade or regular? I'm just interested because all the dealer brochures merely say unleaded fuel with "premium reccommend" in parentheses.
The reason I'm wondering is because VW seems to reccommend premium fuel for all it's engines, even the 2.0L base engine on the Jetta and Golf. I can see requiring premium for a higher compression engine like the W8 or a high boost engine like the 1.8T, but for the regular 2.0L or the V-6 is it required?