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German-engineered Passat has pizzazz

THE SMART-looking Votkswagen Passat has a huye, fully
carpeted luggage compartment and plenty of space for both
driver und passengers. The cae offers precise rack and pinion
steering, advanced MacPherson front suspension and op-
donal anti-lock braking system,

THE VOLKSWAGEN

Passat

is a successful

combination of over 10 years’ development and
quality German engineering.

Tested on the winding roads
of Europe and the chaileng-
ing Autobahn, the Passat is
a car attuned to the driver.
The largest and most lux-
urious car ever built by
Voikswagen, the Passat of-
fers a spacious interior,
height adjustable steering,
air conditioning, and a fully
carpeted luggage compart-
ment.

According to Benjamin
Tsang, of Capilano
Votkswagen Ltd., this car
appeals to the 35-55 set, the
young executive or “higher
educated individual."’ He
ciles unigue features on the
Passat such as its new body
style, the fact that it is priced
right for the mid-size vehicle
market and its standard
features such as power steer-
ing, power mirror and air
conditioning.

16 VALVES

The Passat has a 2.0 Htre
fuel injected engine, with 16
valves to deliver bath power

and torque. Mileage is
i. 31./100km city and
100 kin highway,

: unique feature of the
Passat engine is its abnost
imperceptible noise, thanks
to specially designed — in-

sulating materials, which in-

clude vibration dampening
tubber mountings between
the engine subframe and the
body shell.

AIR MONITORED

An advanced computeriz-
ed KL-Motronic engine
Management system
monitors air and engine
temperatuces and fuel-o-air
mixture.

To achieve Passat's low
0.31 coefficient of drag, de-
signers included
aerodynamically styled
halogen headlight units and
exterior mirrors, an in-
tegrated front) bumper and
fully integrated cain gutters
in the roof panel.

WITHIN REACH

the Passat shows
attention to com-
fort and design. AN driver
controls are within easy
teach and intelligently
designed. Passenger seats on
sedan models have reclining
seat backs, for a conforia-
ble ride on longer journeys.
Or, fotd dawn the rear seats
60740 to allow for maximum
storage,
The
$19,950
model,
wagon and

Inside,
the same

Passat retails for
for the 4-door
$21,180) for the
$22,180 for the

Volkswagen, 1151 Marine
Drive in North Vancouver,

GL. The Passat can be view-
locally

ed at Capilano

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