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8 unusual facts about Volkswagen Passat


Eli Hagen

In November 2001 she also caused headlines when, after dropping off her husband at an official dinner at the Royal Palace in Oslo, accidentally drove her Volkswagen Passat down the steps in front of the palace, with the political press corps as shocked onlookers.

July 2010 R238 traffic collision

Eight people were killed on the night of 11 July 2010 when a black Volkswagen Passat collided with a red Toyota Corolla on the R238 Buncrana to Clonmany road on the Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland.

Li Gang incident

The Li Gang incident occurred on the evening of October 16, 2010, inside Hebei University in Baoding in Hebei province, when a black Volkswagen Magotan traveling down a narrow lane hit two university students.

Nick Broomfield

Each of these featured Broomfield with his trademark sound boom "investigating" rumours about the soon-to-be released Volkswagen Passat.

Robert Hegyes

He also appeared in the award-winning Volkswagen Passat commercial "The Chase" for director Kinka Usher.

Unknown to No One

They used to compose music on a keyboard, which they left in the trunk of their Volkswagen Passat.

Volkswagen Passat

In Malaysia, Volkswagen Global had authorized DRB-HICOM for assembly in the Pekan facility beginning 2011.

In January 2011, Volkswagen announced that the new mid-size sedan (NMS) being built at the Volkswagen Chattanooga Assembly Plant for the North American market would be named the Passat.



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July 2010 R238 traffic collision

The Volkswagen Passat initially hit a white Renault Mégane on the narrow R238 road, leaving the female driver unhurt.