Volkswagen Passat Lingyu


The Volkswagen Passat Lingyu, is a Chinese mid-sized Volkswagen produced by Shanghai Volkswagen at its plants in Anting and Nanjing. It was launched in November 2005 and replaced the Volkswagen Passat. It is a rebadged model of the Škoda Superb I with more luxurious trim levels. In 2009, it was replaced by the Volkswagen Passat New Lingyu.
The Passat Lingyu was offered in following equipment lines: Standard, Luxury, VIP and Flagship.
The Standard had a four-cylinder engine with a displacement of 1984 cc and a power of 85 kW. The Luxury and the VIP were delivered with a turbo engine with a displacement of 1781 cc and a power of 110 kW. The Flagship was the top model of the Lingyu lineup. It was motorized with a V6 engine with a displacement of 2771 cc and a power of 140 kW.
The car was designed by Istanbul-born car designer Murat Günak.

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This section is about the Chinese market Passat New Lingyu.
The Volkswagen Passat New Lingyu , is a Chinese mid-sized Volkswagen produced by Shanghai Volkswagen at its plants in Anting and Nanjing. It was launched in 2009 and replaced the Volkswagen Passat Lingyu. It is a more luxurious sister model to the Škoda Superb.
The Passat New Lingyu was offered in following equipment lines: Zenjie, Zenping, Zenxiang, Zhizen and Zenshi.
The following engines were offered: 1984 cc ; 1781 cc ; 2771 cc.
The Passat New Lingyu was replaced the Volkswagen Passat NMS in April 2011.