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The New Passat
Environmental Commendation
Environmental Description, Passat *
Global warming potential – less CO2 emissions
over the vehicle life cycle*
• Petrol models 1: –14 %
• Diesel models 2: –8 %
Reduced driving emissions (CO2)
• Petrol models 1: by 23 g/km from 138 g/km to 115 g/km
• Diesel models 2: by 13 g/km from 119 g/km to 106 g/km
Reduced fuel consumption through
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BlueMotion Technology packages as standard
equipment (start-stop system and recuperation)
in all models (EU28 markets),
smart lightweight design with hot-stamped components
(e.g. A and B pillars and side members),
weight-optimised component design e.g. seats,
air-conditioning and modular transverse members,
use of efficiency-optimised electrical modules
(e.g. air-conditioning with moisture, sun and air
quality sensor, fuel pump, engine oil pump),
tyres with optimised rolling resistance,
chassis optimisation measures, including upgraded
electro-mechanical power steering and flow-forming
steel wheels.
Use of Active Cylinder Technology (ACT)
Think Blue. Trainer.
This assistant is fully integrated into the instrument cluster
as standard. It provides the driver with tips and information
on saving fuel, providing for example feedback on their
driving in the shape of a Blue Score, or on their acceleration
and braking performance, gear shifts or use of D/S mode in
automatic models, and on the speed at which they drive.
Drivers can also have their progress and driving evaluated
by the Volkswagen Car-Net Think Blue. Trainer app.
Start-stop system
This second-generation system features free-wheeling
and an extended display as standard. The main change
compared to the existing free-wheeling function is that
the engine now stops when the speed drops below 7 km/h
(activated in manual versions by depressing the clutch).
Information in the display such as “Defrost heating on”
can help increase the frequency with which the engine
is shut down (driver switches off defrost function; engine
stops if vehicle is stationary).
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November 2014
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Recycled raw materials conserve resources
Up to 100 percent recycled or secondary raw materials are
used for example in the wheel arch liner, the underbody
tray and the lining of the spare wheel cavity, helping to
conserve resources.
If less power is required, the ACT system simply shuts
down two cylinders.
Your Volkswagen dealer
* All values apply to manual models compared to predecessor models.
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Passat B8 1.4 TSI-ACT (110 kW) BlueMotion Technology; 4.9 l/100 km (combined), 115 g/CO2/km (combined).
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Passat B8 2.0 TDI (110 kW) BlueMotion Technology; 4.0 l/100 km (combined), 106 g/CO2/km (combined).
Focus on the full life cycle
You can rely on these figures
Our objective is to develop vehicles and components
in such a way that, in their entirety, they present better
environmental properties than their predecessors. We
have been pursuing this objective successfully for many
years and document the results transparently for our
customers, our shareholders and the public in the form
of Environmental Commendations.
Each Environmental Commendation is based on the
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for the vehicle, verified and
certified by TÜV NORD. Certification confirms that the
LCA is based on reliable data and that the methods used to
compile it comply with the requirements of ISO standards
14040 and 14044.
We consider the entire life cycle of a vehicle from material
production through to recycling. The manufacturing and
recycling processes are taken into account, as it is the use
phase of the vehicle. This way, our emissions and pollutant
figures include more than just the values required by law.
The New Passat
Lots of room for driving pleasure – and ecology
Reliable, practical and good looking into the bargain – maybe that’s what makes the
Passat * a bestseller at Volkswagen. In fact this is one of the most popular cars in the world.
And it’s set to become more popular still, because the new Passat combines comfortable
handling with dynamic performance and a high quality interior. Above all, though, it offers
impressive fuel savings of up to 20 percent compared to its predecessor, along with other
trendsetting innovations.
Better environmental performance. Every day.
Volkswagen’s Environmental Commendations underline
the high priority that our company assigns to the topic of
ecology. By 2018 we aim to become the world’s leading
automaker in ecological terms. With this in mind we need
to ensure that each new model generation is on average
between 10 and 15 percent more efficient than its predecessor. Our Environmental Commendations document
our progress by presenting audited facts and figures.
That, however, is not the only way in which we set standards
in terms of sustainability. At Volkswagen, low-emission
cars are built in efficient production plants. And we take a
holistic view of mobility, embracing everything from energy
generation via development, production, sales and vehicle
operation to end-of-life recycling. Or in other words “with
an environmental strategy that is bindingly and measurably
anchored across all the brands and regions of the Volkswagen
Group,” as the Chairman of the Management Board of
Volkswagen AG, Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn puts it.
In this respect the new Passat features impressively low fuel
consumption figures, not least because its standard equipment includes BlueMotion Technology with brake energy
recuperation and a start-stop system. It also tips the scales
at up to 85 kilograms lighter than the predecessor models
and the new engines are up to 20 percent more economical.
One particularly fuel-saving technology can be found for
example in the 1.4 l TSI ACT engine, developing 110 kW
(150 PS). When less power is required, the engine’s Active
Cylinder Technology simply shuts down two cylinders. The
new Passat is available with new TSI and TDI engines and
Volkswagen is also planning to produce a hybrid version.
A breakdown of its ecological balance sheet reveals that it
is above all in terms of global warming potential and photochemical ozone creation potential that the new Passat is
superior to its predecessor models. The new models emit
up to 14 percent less carbon dioxide over the full life cycle.
In the Life Cycle Assessment, the first step is to document
all the types and quantities of material and types and
quantities of energy consumed in the production, use
and recycling of the product. These data pave the way
for assessing the environmental impact of the product
in categories such as CO2 emissions (global warming),
local air quality (photochemical ozone creation)
and soil and water acidification.
The results
The new Passat compared to its predecessor
To demonstrate the improvements in environmental
properties achieved by the latest Passat, our Life Cycle
Assessment compares the new Passat models with their
direct predecessors with the entry-level engine in each
case.
For the diesel models, we compared the 2.0 TDI BlueMotion
Technology (110 kW)2 with its predecessor. For the petrol
models, we compared the 1.4 TSI BlueMotion Technology
(110 kW)1 with an equally powerful predecessor model.
Owing in particular to their lower unladen weight, more
efficient engines and standard BlueMotion Technology
packages, the latest Passat models show a marked reduction
in fuel consumption and therefore lower emissions as well.
Compared to its predecessor, the new Passat presents
a much better balance sheet over its full life cycle with
regard to its environmental impact. The improvements
are largely accounted for by lower fuel consumption,
the resultant drop in driving emissions and the reduced
environmental impact of the fuel production process.
In terms of global warming potential this means a reduction
of 8 percent the 2.0 TDI BlueMotion Technology 2 model
and of 14 percent for the 1.4 TSI BlueMotion Technology 1
model. In the other environmental impact categories, such
as emissions that can lead to soil and water acidification,
the new Passat also outperforms its predecessor.
Further informations on Life Cycle Assessment can be
found at www.environmental-commendation.com
Carmakers have responsibilities …
… towards their customers and towards the environment.
We at Volkswagen are not content to merely produce
vehicles that are highly environmentally compatible.
We aim to look beyond products and technologies,
because we believe that showing a commitment to the
environment requires not only sustainable innovations
but also new patterns of behaviour and greater environmental awareness in the way we act. We call this “Think
Blue.”
CO2 emissions over the full life cycle [CO2 equivalents in tonnes]
Manufacture
Use phase [200.000 km]
Recycling
100
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75
50
TSI predecessor
Passat 1.4 TSI-ACT (110 kW) BlueMotion Technology;
4.9 l/100 km (combined), 115 g CO2/km (combined).
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25
TDI predecessor
Passat 2.0 TDI (110 kW) BlueMotion Technology;
4.0 l/100 km (combined), 106 g CO2/km (combined).
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* Fuel consumption in l/100 km: between 5.4 and 4.0 (combined), CO2 emissions in g/km:
between 140 and 106 (combined), efficiency classes B – A+
As a result, the new Passat not only achieves the targeted
increase in engine efficiency of between 10 and 15 percent
for each new model generation but also improves its
environmental profile across the entire life cycle.
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