![]() ![]() The four-wheel drive system used in the Passat Variant Syncro shared the mechanics of the Audi 80 quattro rather than the Volkswagen Golf Syncro. An automatic stop/start was also available in some markets. Originally, this was the only five-speed transmission offered with the Passat B2. This, also called the "Formel E", had an overdrive fourth and an even taller fifth gear, which combined with a freewheeling mechanism to provide better gas mileage but less impressive performance. ![]() In addition to four- and five-speed manuals and three-speed automatic gearboxes, the Passat/Santana was also available with the VW concern's interesting 4+E transmission. Unlike its predecessor, however, top-of the line versions received five-cylinder Audi or VW engines of 1.9–2.2 litres. Like the previous generation, the B2 Passat was mainly sold with four-cylinder petrol and diesel engines. In the United States (this generation wasn't sold in Canada), the Passat/Santana was marketed as the Volkswagen Quantum, available in three-door hatchback, four-door sedan, and station wagon form but the five-door hatchback was never marketed there and the three-door hatchback was dropped after less than two years. In August, the more powerful 2.2-litre option was added. The four-wheel drive Syncro Variant was introduced in April 1984, initially only with the 2-litre five-cylinder engine. In most markets, the equipment levels were renamed from L/LS/GLS to CL/GL/CD. The production of Passat B2 in China ended in 2013.īody configurations included hatchback, Variant (estate/wagon) a three-box saloon which, until the 1985 facelift, was marketed as the Volkswagen Santana in Europe. The Passat saloon and estate were produced in South Africa for their local market until 1987. In Brazil and United States, the Santana station wagon was sold as the Quantum. The Santana was also manufactured in China, Brazil, Mexico (as the Corsar, from 19) and Argentina (as the Carat between 19). ![]() As with the previous generation, it was based on the platform of the Audi 80 the corresponding B2 version of which had been already launched in 1978. The platform was slightly longer than the preceding Passat (B1). It was the second generation of the Volkswagen Passat. The Volkswagen Passat (B2) is an automobile which was produced by German manufacturer Volkswagen from 1981 to 1988. ![]()
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