Volkswagen Passat GTE: Jack of all trades, but a master of any?

This review it's one of the poorest Rebecca ever made.

So I want a passet what’s a good one I want good fuel and speed is petrol hybrid the future? Or should I stay with a fuel only car

2.0 tdi BlueMotion here... Fantastic car! just beasted 200 miles and the level of comfort was sublime!

While this design appears to be the best of both worlds, it's in fact the worst of both worlds... The weight is significantly higher, which won't allow for the best range when on conventional. The deterrent is not even that; it's the cold start of the conventional going to full power. This will shorten the life of the petrol motor by a large margin. Cheers!
Oh; same with all other manufacturers who offer this design...

Why is she so close to the wheel? 🤣

Just got one. It is amazing car for wafting along, so your totally right in your conclusion.

Can it tow a twin axle caravan around Europe especially Zaragoza in Spain ?

Great review Rebecca as usual.

I have one and as a daily driver its doing its job excellent

Had a GTE saloon for 3 years. This review is pretty much spot on. Don’t expect bags of excitement. You do get an average 40-50mpg without ever wall charging. Great car.

The OG of hybrids Toyota will still be the best

Heck yeah! I am buying one now!! 😎

I still prefer the Škoda Superb, the interior looks so much better

You are very nice ,Rebecca

This car don´t have 7 speed but 6 speed!

Repairs will not be cheap that’s for sure

I bought a 2020 passat gte advance; I have done 2300 miles. The comment on braking is true but not the end of the world. On battery i get low 30's in town and high 30's on longer distances. In buying the car I was hoping to do 50% on battery; at the moment its more like 90. I recharge from a standard 13 amp socket which takes 5 hours from drained. It has the low rolling resistance 50 psi tyres which are crashy over bumps but suspension is very supple. Turning circle is remarkably small and handling excellent. I have saloon which is still a good load carrier but boot height is quite low with battery pack. I think the estate is more practical. Seats are not as comfortable as previous mercedes GLA but I am mid 50's with bad back. Its not uncomfortable but for long journeys I will boost lumbar support with a cushion. Seat leather is good quality;. One failing is they seem to have replaced centre analogue clock with daft 'PASSAT' logo. Would recommend.

Nice review Beca, I am considering to buy used GTE Passat, its nice car but not so sure if I will go for it!

Haters of this car can suck it's exaust pipe

Not for sale in the USA or Australia. Take my advice, buy a Tesla. These legacy car companies are just playing compliance games.

I Just bought a Passat ant it's GR8

Beter then super car blonde

The drivetrain is from 2014 and has a lot of problems. But at least you buy a premium brand who cares about the environment.

I would not touch Petrol, or plug in....Diesel is miles ahead......

im here just to relax myself, rebecca's voice is so soothing 😊

Stodgy? Stodgy? Give me a break! It is a quiet, efficient station wagon. Just a dag gone crying shame VeeDub does not sell it in USA. The Passat we get here is quite inferior to what you get in UK and Europe. The closest thing we had was the Golf Sportwagen, but it was never a hybrid in North America and now it is gone. You all in UK and Europe get a bunch of nifty VW models that we don't get in NA.

No banana.

Miniature human

Just buy a Superb

I have a Golf GTE and you can “cure” the braking feel by leaving the car in B mode

Nice boots Rebecca...

Passat jobbie

I had a GTE Estate. Worst buying experience of my life. VW and their trashy service network - ohhhhh what an absolute disaster. I would not recommend this car. And the best bit is how the engine packs up when you’re overtaking Cold morning. Add that to their little shits in customer support laughing down the phone and there you have the worst ownership experience EVER!!

Can I get Rebecca Jackson in saloon or estate version?😂

New sub here too! Glad to see u here! Love your reviews!

Beauty... in black.

Wow that looks like sht

Boring car, for that money a Skoda Superb is much nicer!

Now thats a big boot.

I wish we got the Passat Wagon (Estate) in the US. As good at the Tiguan and Atlas are, wagons are simple better

It is 6 gear tho

she's a stunning model, very nice!

Can it have a, towbar for a trailer

I own a 2018 VW Golf GTE and it is a brilliant, next level car...with its silence, instant torque at low speeds, non or one pedal driving and adaptive cruise control... I guess the Passat GTE has some of the same virtues, just being to the more comfortable side....

WHY WHY WHY can't these Passats come to Canada!?!? I'm so Jealous!

The car uses only the 7%-93% charge level interval which ensures that the battery will still have 80% of energy storage capacity after 6000 recharge cycles (this is true for all Lithium batteries). That's over 16 years if you recharge it every single day of those 16 years.
So, after 8 years, the battery can still hold 90% of its initial charge.
I find that usable in real life.
13 kWh gross battery means a net 11 kWh for the 2019 model.
PS: I have a 2016 Passat GTE Variant. After almost 4 years, the battery capacity doesn't seem to have degraded in any noticeable manner.
I recharge it at work and I drive it in pure electric mode monday to friday (80% of the city driving). The car reports 5.5 L/100km for the last 2000 km (51.4 mpg(UK) and 42.9 mpg(US)).
Edit: When also charging at home at a 220V socket over the weekend, I get to do 99% of the city driving in electric mode. The car reports 4.2 L/100km for the last 1500 km (67.3 mpg(UK) and 56.0 mpg(US)). It has even reported a long term 2.9 L/100km (97.4 mpg(UK) and 81.1 mpg(US)).
In a very busy city it uses
* 25-30 kWh/100km in the summer with A/C on and normal driving (keeping up with the spirited driving of the other people). That's an electric range of 26-31 km for the 2016 model (16-19 miles). The best electric consumption I got was 19 kWh/100 km (a range of 41 km or 26 miles).
* 35-40 kWh/100km in the winter with A/C on and normal driving. That's an electric range of 19-22 km for the 2016 model (12-14 miles).
That's a greater distance than my daily run (home - kids to school - work - kids from school - home).
The 2016 model has a 9.9 kWh gross battery which means it can use 8.4 kWh.
For the 2019 model you need to multiply the ranges by 1.3.
I'm very pleased with the car. It's a gem. I do about 500 km (310 miles) in pure electric every month in the city so there aren't any bad smelling gases at the tailpipe in the city. Outside of the city, the hybrid system shuts off the engine whenever possible. But I still have 218 bhp when needed.
In a 200 km (125 mi) drive in hilly area, the car will drive 100 km (62 mi) with the engine completely turned off.
For an ICE car, the gasoline mpg and the bad smelling gases increase a lot in bad city traffic. In my town, a car with a similarly powered engine (like a Skoda Octavia VRS 220 bhp) can get 11-15 L/100 km (25.7-18.8 mpg UK or 21.4-15.7 mpg US).
My gasoline mpg gets better and better when the city traffic gets worse and worse.
On the highway, the car uses 7.5 L/100 km (37.7 mpg UK or 31.4 mpg US) at 130 km/h (81 mph).
The best ever consumption for a full tank was 3.6 L/100 km (78.5 mpg UK or 65.3 mpg US) when I drove a lot in the city for 7 weeks between refueling. I traveled for a total of 1265 km (786 miles) with 45.7 L (621 km in hybrid mode and 644 km in electric mode in the city).
The worst ever consumption for a full tank was 8.6 L/100 km (32.8 mpg UK or 27.3 mpg US) when the tank lasted me only 4 days in the mountains on a family holiday with a lot of GTE mode up the serpentine roads.
I find these values to be amazing for a 218 bhp gasoline car that's an estate and that is always carrying 3 or 4 people and their luggage.
-> Rebecca , to make it feel good when braking, I only use B-mode (one pedal driving) so when I need to press the brake pedal for extra stopping power, the car will also use the brakes besides the regenerative braking which it has always been using before pressing the pedal.