VW Passat Variant: Cult station wagon attacks BMW and Mercedes.. As of: March 27, 2024, 5:00 a.m By: Rudolf Bögel CommentsPressSplit With the new Passat variant, VW is challenging the premium competition.

But is the station wagon up to the task? The new VW Passat revs up again. It's 50 years old, eight generations have rolled off the assembly line so far. With 34 million copies sold, it's fair to say that it's grown up.