W8 Passat Playing in deep snow

[ossu01]

Sounds nice ;)

[2ndtiroler]

Were is the snow ?

[11burnik]

video is sux

[lazzer408]

Wonderful scenery.

[afhsnov2008]

im bored

[seanyroche]

nice snow

[3vo16]

gay driving ;D

[PeHaROBI]

The VW Passat W8 ist not an offroad-car, believe me. It's nice to cruise. Otherwise he 'll consume more than 3 gallons of super unleaded on 100 miles. One of the biggest motors VW ever built (275 HP, 4 WD), even in combination with automatic!

Simply great!

[quattro4kss]

don't you just love laughing at people who don't have AWD when it snows? It's worth every penny to me...2 quattros...1997 A6 Avant, 1989 100CS quattro (winter beater) Great vid!

[BungeebgdAki]

Great video, i'm planing to buy this passat, after this, i'l buy it 100% :D

[popchilito]

thats the kind of snow we get here in Western New York, i cannot wait til winter

[sesuobosyte]

Fins are best drivers on snow.

[Javapa]

I totally agree.

[bardh]

a.K.a... The Mini-Tank

[Stilini03]

snow tires? looks like a fantastic snow car. how well does it drive? i once owned a Touareg V8 and loved it.

[staffordworks]

I should also add, perhaps this isnt obvious to everyone, I turned off the esp drive assist and was fish-tailing on purpose, I managed to keep cars on the road in ak doing just the opposite on black ice that was 14 inches thick. also avoided with some scary fast reflexes broadsiding a bull moose at 60mph and that was when I was only 19.

[Markobonv]

Aaaw that took me home, born and raised in Darrington, we used to do stuff like this all the time. Love it when it shows like that.

[ah8425]

I've never come accross a W8 before, what's the engine size? BHP? and it looks rear wheel drive.

40 Grand, i take it that's US Dollars?

My Passat TDI Sport looks identical but black, fully leathered and loaded, i payed £7000, 1 previous owner of course.(not that anyone needed to know that but there u go)

[staffordworks]

8 cylinder I think 4.0L 270bhp, you should google the W8 configuration, its not a V8 but truely a double Vay as they say where it was born. 25mpg, lots of do-dads, only paid $23k US for mine, it was 40 new. VW now has a 6cyl with 300bhp so this one only has nostalgic value, except to the bank :)

[ah8425]

Wow 4.0L in a Sedan, 270-300 Horses. Now that's value for money when compared to your Audi's and Mercs etc. Cheers

[Pendemic]

@staffordworks

What 6 cylinder is that? The new S4 Audi engine you mean?

[thunderbolt320]

@Pendemic no...it's a 3.6L v6 engine which is obviously not as good as the w8...as for the v6's originality i think it's vw's own v6...usually the v's from vw are "vr"s which aren't like normal v's, but a bit awkward alligned...google it on wikipedia it tells you a lot of interesting details...that is if you're curious enough...

[Pendemic]

@thunderbolt320

I know a lot about VR engines.

But yes now that I think about it he is talking about the R36 engine, not the regular 3.6L engine that comes in the new Passats. Those engines are only 280hp. He talked about a 300hp engine, and that engine only comes in the R36 Passats which aren't available in the US.

[Yiruy]

My company car for the night was exactly the same. Not bad.

[8430IVT]

What tires are you using?

[singbing1]

you americans need a few tips off the europeians on how to drive in snow

[staffordworks]

tip away I grew up in alaska, i do ok

[thomt2]

yeah no shit. singbing1 is an idiot. ever been to vermont? it's no alaska, but we get our fair share of snow driving. just for talking shit, i would bet any euro boy that i could run circles around him in the snow. i bet you could too. nice video. sweet car. wish i were there that day.

take care.

[kkohouta]

Hello from Finland.

People who living under arctic circle,

don`t know nothing about the snow & winter.

You have a similar condition about the snow

and temperature like us.

I think we know something,to driving a snow..

Nice vid,Better car,, It`s awesome. Peace.

[JeepBaja]

Somebody in the UK told you we get snow in the USA? And you believed them? It doesn't snow in the USA. That is a Euro thing. Get your facts straight next time, Monty.

[tractorlandoverboat]

where is this brillant vid mate thanks nice car

[staffordworks]

just outside of seattle, olympic college - Poulsbo parking lot.

[R32Viper]

Beutifull dude tell me where you live to go and try it with mine right away.lol. 2004 MT

[DJKing78]

WOW! That think does as good as my truck will do. I didn't even know they made a AWD. Nice video looked like fun!

[fvbean]

SICK VIDEO these cars are great. can't wait for more snow.

[staffordworks]

:) thanks

probably 9-10 inches

no more than 20mph

most impressive was plowing through its own burms sideways, guess thats mostly the weight of the beast, nearly 4000lbs

[magictgboy]

How deep was that snow - and how fast did you get it going? I can't really tell. Awesome car...great slide at the end.