Discount VWFS Deposit. The Volkswagen Passat is one the longest-serving models in the German firm’s line-up, having entered production in the seventies, and there’s been an estate car version for almost as long. The current eighth-generation Passat arrived in 2015, was facelifted in 2019 and is now available exclusively in wagon form after the traditional saloon was axed in 2022. At launch, the Passat’s engine range consisted of 1.6- and 2.0-litre TDI diesels, along with 1.4-, 1.8- and 2.0-litre TSI petrols. However the line-up was also slimmed down in 2019, and now consists of the 1.5-litre TSI petrol, 2.0 TDI diesel and plug-in hybrid GTE model. The GTE’s low emissions and pure-electric driving range should appeal the most to company car drivers, but the majority of buyers will still be best-served by the smooth and economical diesel.