Nope, they're FWD...unless you get a GLX VR6 4MOTION, or a W8, then you have AWD. It does look like it's RWD from the longitudinal engine though.

But yeah, you can definitely find a bit more power out of those 1.8T motors.

 

Grats! Looks nice!

 

The longitudinal placement decreases torque steer.

The first generation TT was sold in England during the last year of its model-life with a 1.8 T tuned to 250 bhp. Just like the older GT-R's, the cast iron block made the engines bullet proof and immensely "tunable". They were never the quietest under full throttle, but they had a nice throaty sound and had a very flat torque curve, attributable to their 5 valve per cylinder design.

The new 2.0 T is also a sweetheart, but I hear that the FSI, direct injection, makes tuning a real problem and difficult.

My 1.8 T is butter smooth after 95,000 miles. Just make sure that you only put in full synthetic oil and change it at least every 5,000 miles. The 1.8 T, in a few years of its life, had a tendency to gunk just like the Toyota 3.0 liter V-6 from several years ago.

Just like any engine, regular maintenance will yield a long service life.

 

That is what I was thinking until I saw the engine layout hahaha.

 

i am a vw guy living in a honda world. the passat is a great car and i have less than 1 yr of payments left on my ex-wife's 2004 passat wagon! don't want to pay if off early because the interest rate is 1.9%.

congrats on your new passat. if you decide to chip it, i know the guys at APR.

 

The Passat wagon, especially the B5.5 and B6, are tremendously good looking cars, better even than the sedan versions.

Pretty soon I am going to need a new daily driver, and the new Passat CC is going to be at the top of my list:

http://www.vwvortex.com/gallery/gallery2.p...VI/Passat%20CC#

 

BOOST IT!!!! get a chip and front mount

 

I dont think that will do as good in the mud as the rover

How can you ride on those rims? It needs new one fast, then it will be hott

 

Haha, yeah digging the car. No real plans for it as far as mods. Just a slight drop and some new wheels. maybe later down the road I will do more. For now though, it's working out just fine.

 

Do you find out about all the secret compartments? There are more undisclosed secrets on a Passat than on an S.