![]() Syncro was also available in the North American market, only with the five-cylinder engine. Only the more popular estate was reengineered. The Syncro's bottom plate was almost entirely different, requiring a transmission tunnel, a relocated gas tank and no spare tire well (to make room for the complex rear axle assembly). ![]() The four-wheel-drive system used in the Passat Variant Syncro shared the mechanics of the Audi 80 quattro and not the Volkswagen Golf Syncro. An automatic stop/start was also available in some markets. This, also called the "Formel E" had a particularly high top gear, which combined with a freewheeling mechanism, provided better gas mileage. In addition to four- and five-speed manuals and three-speed automatic gearboxes, the Passat/Santana was also available with the VW concern's interesting 4+E transmission. The 5-cylinder version was sold in the U.S. Unlike its predecessor, however, top-of the line versions received five-cylinder Audi or VW engines of 1.9–2.2 litres. Like the previous generation, the B2 Passat was mainly sold with four-cylinder petrol and diesel engines. The Passat saloon and estate were produced in South Africa for their local market until 1987. In Brazil, the Santana station wagon was sold as the Quantum. The Santana was also produced in China, Brazil, Mexico (as the Corsar, from 19) and Argentina (as the Carat between 19). The four-wheel drive Syncro version was introduced in October 1984, initially only with the more powerful five-cylinder engine. ![]() In North America, the Passat/Santana was sold as the Volkswagen Quantum, available in three-door hatchback, four-door sedan, and a wagon model, but the five-door hatchback was never sold there and the three-door hatchback was dropped after less than two years. In addition to the Passat hatchbacks and Variants (estate/wagon), there was also a conventional three-box saloon, which until the 1985 facelift was sold as the Volkswagen Santana in Europe. The platform, named B2, was slightly longer and the car's updated styling was instantly recognisable as a Passat, with the most obvious difference being the rectangular headlights. The second generation Volkswagen Passat was launched in 1981. ![]()
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