VW Passat Variant: Cult station wagon attacks BMW and Mercedes.. As of: March 31, 2024, 4:47 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? Shortly before it is retired as a combustion engine, the new VW Passat revs up again. It's 50 years old, eight generations have rolled off the assembly line so far.