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robertdevlin69
05-09-09, 12:39 PM
are vw passats rwd???



that is all
LiquidPug
05-09-09, 12:47 PM
No, unless it's a 4 motion, but the front's are driven as well, so still no lol
robertdevlin69
05-09-09, 12:52 PM
its just i passed one yesterday in a garage with the bonnet open and the engine was mounted lenght ways
wwmnw
05-09-09, 01:06 PM
Unless the owner did a conversion on it, them VW people are damn weird.
John
05-09-09, 01:26 PM
its just i passed one yesterday in a garage with the bonnet open and the engine was mounted lenght ways

Yep that's how they are, they're still fwd though. Audi's are the same. If it's a 3b passat that is, if it's a 3c it the "right" way for fwd.
LiquidPug
05-09-09, 01:39 PM
The engine is longititudinal on some models (not sure which ones) and the gearbox look sort of like a trans-axel arrangement

http://homepage.eircom.net/%7Eveewrx/VWRX-engine-gearbox/18-7-04gearbox.jpg
AlexW
05-09-09, 01:45 PM
beetle FTW! ^
Mike
05-09-09, 01:46 PM
Aye they oddly put together, bird i know has a very very fast, very famous one (famous at the ring anyway), i took a look at her Passat an found it all very strange lol
LiquidPug
05-09-09, 01:53 PM
beetle FTW! ^Couldn't find a passat gearbox pic :d
robertdevlin69
05-09-09, 02:52 PM
nice one to clear that up lads,it sparked a bit of an argument between a few of my mates but im now after taking all the glory
Joe Richardson
05-09-09, 03:33 PM
yes the older shape passat's engine layout are longititudnal,the new one's that are out now are transverse layout:thumb:

every shape audi A4 from b5 to b8 models have had longititudnal engine layouts even though most of them are fwd:)

Joe
robertdevlin69
05-09-09, 03:50 PM
yes the older shape passat's engine layout are longititudnal,the new one's that are out now are transverse layout:thumb:

every shape audi A4 from b5 to b8 models have had longititudnal engine layouts even though most of them are fwd:)

Joe


is there any pro's and con's about this layout?
RJM25R
05-09-09, 07:39 PM
I can tell you why they changed from longtitudinal (sp?).

For the simple reason that the B6 (current) passat uses a stretched Golf chassis and floor plan, so that the could save money in development and use the award-winning multi-link rear suspension set up and drivetrains!

Some other cars using Golf chassis are: the Scirocco, Eos, Tiguan, Touran, Jetta, Audi A3,A4,A5,Q5,TT, Seat Leon, Altea Etc Etc Etc