When I had the sad duty to announce that the redesigned Volkswagen Passat wagon was not coming to Canada, most of you rightfully sounded off in the comments about how disappointing the news was. A lot of you mentioned that Volkswagen was losing its way and that the Jetta wagon was considered to be a downgrade. Well, there may be a glimmer of good news!
Volkswagen has a new concept called the Alltrack. It is essentially a jacked up version of the Passat wagon with all-wheel drive (think Audi Allroad) and they have just announced that the concept will be coming to the New York Auto Show. Two things to mention here:
1) Even though this is technically still a concept, it is very clearly production ready. VW may tweak the design a bit but for the most part it could go on sale tomorrow. Not to mention that the exact same vehicle was debuted at the Tokyo Auto Show as a production model.
2) Most automakers don’t show off models in markets where they’re not sold (with the exception of supercars for that ‘wow’ factor). The fact that they are bringing this production ready concept to New York suggests Volkswagen has decided to, or is seriously considering, putting it into production and selling it in North America.
So the fact that they’re calling this one a concept likely means that they’re going to try to gauge public perception. That means all you Passat wagon fans, and truthfully, wagon fans in general since that body style is dying in North America, need to get out in droves to support the Passat Alltrack. It may not be as appealing as the regular wagon, but beggers can’t be choosers right?
What do you think of the Passat Alltrack?
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I am waiting to buy a TDI Passat Wagon(FWD), not an Outback look-alike.
If VW do not produce one, I will probably buy an Audi or Merc in Germany
I have been wiling for some tome now to prepay for a German model & wait for the delivery. VW just don’t seem two be interested…”.. Strange way to do business in a competitive market.
Let’s hope the Altrack TDi becomes available.
Yes bring it on. A perfect Canadian Car for winter and long distance travel with the TDI. I’ve been waiting for a long time. Lets hope they keep it under $40,000.
yes this is a car that I’am waiting long time ago! This SUV is Good merge for lot of People. Really strange VW not consider customer needs in North America. I hope they Will change their business case shortly.
This is the perfect vehicle for our family. AWD. Wagon. Diesel. Currently available in the UK so why not bring it here?
I echo the comments
the perfect Canadian car with a TDI engine
keep it under $40,000 loaded, and it will be extremely popular (of course no one will buy the Tourag)
My lease is up in the fall of 2013, a diesel is on my list – bring it on