The Volkswagen Passat is now offered to purchase in the UK with petrol engine options. up until now, VW has provided diesel power in its household saloon as well as estate, while the only petrol version has been the costly Passat GTE plug-in hybrid. however now the rest of the variety is getting petrol power, as VW has introduced its 1.4 TSI, 1.8 TSI as well as 2.0 TSI four-cylinder engines to the range.
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The 1.4 TSI is available in 125PS as well as 150PS forms, making 123bhp as well as 148bhp respectively, while the latter features active Cylinder innovation (ACT) that shuts down two cylinders under light tons to increase fuel consumption. Both designs include a six-speed handbook gearbox as standard, while VW’s seven-speed DSG automatic is offered as an choice on both cars. The 1.4 TSI is provided across the Passat range, including stylish R-Line trim for the very first time.
Further up the range, there’s a 1.8 TSI 180PS with 178bhp as well as the 2.0 TSI 220PS that makes 217bhp. The 1.8 TSI is provided with a six-speed handbook or seven-speed DSG auto, while a six-speed DSG car gearbox is common on the 2.0-litre engine. These two engines are only offered in GT as well as R-Line trims.
Prices for the petrol Passat designs are around £1,900 less than they are for the equivalent diesels, while all engines are provided in saloon as well as estate body styles. The petrol variety is offered to purchase now, with costs ranging from £21,610 for the 1.4 TSI 125PS S saloon, to £34,255 for the 2.0 TSI 220PS DSG R-Line estate.
The petrol engine variety is developed to be appealing to company users, too. The 1.4 TSI 150PS SE handbook has a benefit In Kind tax rate that will see higher rate company individuals save around £866 over three years when compared to the 2.0 TDI 150PS in the exact same spec.
Elsewhere, the Tiguan is acquiring much more petrol engines, with the 1.4 TSI 125PS now provided in SE as well as SE Nav trims, while the 1.4 TSI 150PS design with ACT as well as DSG gearbox is now offered in SEL as well as R-Line specs, producing a new entry point to these higher-spec variants.

All of these new designs are offered to purchase now, as well as we will evaluation the new petrol designs as soon as we can.
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