VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT B4 • BETTER THAN THE BEST or a Work in Progress? • A '90s Car Icon

Volkswagen Passat B4 made its debut in 1993 as a comprehensive upgrade of the previous generation. What did Volkswagen achieve with this model? How did the new VW Passat stack up against its competitors? And what did the automotive press of that era have to say about it?

Let's flip through old magazines from the 1990s and delve into episodes of automotive history.

0:00 • VW Passat B3 and the beginning of the story
2:27 • First encounter with the Volkswagen Passat CL 2.0 B4 in 1993
5:46 • VW Passat Variant VR6 in the UK
9:42 • VW Passat CL 2.0 vs. Mazda 626 and Citroen Xantia
18:37 • Volkswagen Passat vs. Mercedes-Benz C180 W202
22:55 • VW Passat VR6 vs. Opel Vectra A, Ford Mondeo, Mazda 626, and Renault Laguna
28:23 • VW Passat CL 1.8 vs. Opel Vectra B, Ford Mondeo, Renault Laguna
33:33 • VW Passat 1.9 TDI vs. Audi A4 and Audi A6
41:16 • Volkswagen Passat Variant vs. Ford Mondeo Turnier and Renault Laguna Grandtour
46:58 • VW Passat 1.9 TDI 110 hp in 1996
48:59 • A few words in conclusion…

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