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VW Passat S Saloon 1.6S
Newest Review: ... thud and a shake whereas the Passat smoothly and quietly takes them in its stride. I found that it is extremely quiet with ... more  ... very little road noise and a quiet engine even at high revs. The Passat only really showed its lack of power on steep hills, I had to drop a gear and really drive them rather than rolling over them as I would in a car with a bigger engine. On the whole though the performance was more than adequate for inner city driving and motorways, you must however understand that I am a family man and have never been a racer (even as a boy). Being an S model it is one of the basic versions, so no AC here then, however that does...moreMore Volkswagen card
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VW Passat S Saloon 1.6S: Initial Impressions (677 words)
by - written on 30/07/01 (Very useful, 235 readings)
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one of the finest Saturdays (weather wise) this year and what do I have to do? drive 75 miles to collect my new car that's what! great! 75 miles in the glorious early summer sun on beautiful winding roads through the gently rolling landscape of Derbyshire in my new (to me) 1997 Volkswagon Passat. The model is 1.6S so it is not the fasted car in the world, and I did have reservations when I initially saw it, but during the test drive I was pleased to discover that it is more responsive and quicker 0-60 than my previous car which was a Renault Laguna 1.8RT which I took great pleasure in driving for four years. On the drive home I ... Read the complete review
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