Volkswagen · 1973–1988
Volkswagen Passat B1
The Volkswagen Passat (B1) is a large family car produced by Volkswagen in West Germany from 1973 to 1981.
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Predecessor: Volkswagen Type 3 · Successor: Volkswagen Passat B2
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Specifications
- name
- Volkswagen Passat (B1)
- aka
- Volkswagen Dasher (North America)
- Production
- 1973–1981, 1974–1988 (Brazil)
- Assembly
- Germany: Wolfsburg, Germany: Emden, Germany: Salzgitter, Australia: Clayton, Victoria (1974–1977), Belgium: Brussels, Brazil: São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil: Taubaté, Nigeria: Lagos (Volkswagen of Nigeria Ltd), South Africa: Uitenhage
- Class
- Mid-size car / Large family car (D)
- Body style
- 2/4-door fastback saloon/sedan, 3/5-door hatchback, 5-door estate/station wagon
- Layout
- Front engine, front-wheel drive
- Designer
- Giorgetto Giugiaro at Italdesign
- Related
- Audi 80/Fox
- Platform
- Volkswagen Group B1
- Engine
- 1.3 L I4, 1.5 L I4, 1.6 L I4, 1.5 L I4 diesel engine
- Transmission
- 4/5-speed manual
- Wheelbase
- 2470 mm
- Length
- 4190 mm
- Width
- 1600 mm
- Height
- 1360 mm
- sp
- uk
- Successor
- Volkswagen Passat (B2)
Specification summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Measured facts from Wikidata (CC0). Check the linked sources for citations.
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1543320CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Passat_(B1)CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1376884798 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vw_passat_b1_facelift_v_sst.jpgCC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Sven Storbeck · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Manufacturer website (link only) — https://web.archive.org/web/20170707185649/https://www.volkswagen-classic.de/modelle/passat-b1-limousine-variantLink only; no content copied · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.