Volkswagen Passat (B8)

The Volkswagen Passat (B8) is a mid-size D-segment car that Volkswagen manufactured from 2014 to 2023, replacing the B6 and B7 models. It was offered as a four-door saloon and a five-door estate sold as the Variant in some markets, and was first introduced at the Volkswagen Design Center Potsdam on 3 July 2014. It is the eighth Passat and the first Volkswagen Group passenger vehicle on an enlarged version of the MQB platform, which stretched the wheelbase by 79 mm and gave more interior space despite a shorter, 18 mm lower body. European cars were assembled in Emden and Zwickau in Germany, with sales beginning in November 2014. The GTE plug-in hybrid was shown at the 2014 Paris Motor Show for sale in Europe in the second half of 2015, and a facelift was revealed in February 2019.