Road TestCar reviews - Volkswagen - Passat - AlltrackVolkswagen modelsOverviewThe Volkswagen Passat Alltrack is an excellent compact SUV alternative9 May 2013 AUSTRALIANS love their SUVs. They’re often little more than jacked-up hatchbacks and wagons, but our appetite for them continues to grow. Now, Volkswagen has expanded its own off-roader portfolio with a spin-off of its already well received Passat wagon range, called the Alltrack. However, while most other so-called “soft-roaders” are better off stopping at the end of the bitumen, Volkswagen has built in some real ability to try and sway buyers away from other “softer” softies. It’s a big ask, with several more ‘traditional’ SUVs well and truly ensconced in the market. Mazda’s sharp CX-5 is storming up the sales charts with Toyota’s all-new RAV4 hot on its tail, while Honda’s CR-V isn’t far behind them, either, and Nissan’s ageing, but still popular, X-Trail is thereabouts. Don’t forget Subaru’s Outback, either, which kicked off the whole mid-size wagon for a big country thing. The Passat Alltrack’s problem is that, like the once-strong Outback, it doesn’t look like any of these high-riding, hatchback-styled class leaders that between them account for half of all the mid-size SUVs costing less than $60,000 that are rolling out of showrooms in Australia. It’s a rough track for the Alltrack, and the Outback for that matter, to follow. GalleryClick to see larger images Model release date: 1 October 2012 to 1 September 2015 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen |
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