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The 2012 Volkswagen Passat (formerly known as the Volkswagen New Midsize Sedan, or NMS while under development) is a mid-sized sedan which replaces the previous-generation Passat B6 in the North American market. The model is also shipped overseas to South Korea. The Passat NMS was officially announced in January 2011 at the Detroit Auto Show. Built at the Volkswagen Chattanooga Assembly Plant, the new Passat allows building and shipping costs to be reduced significantly over its predecessor making it more competitive to offerings from competitors at the $20K mark. The Passat NMS is part of Volkswagen Group's strategy to sell upwards of 800,000 vehicles per year in the North American market. The vehicle was developed by Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive and Volkswagen Passenger Cars, and is partially based on the PQ46 platform used by the European Passat. From nose to tail, it measures 191.6 inches, growing 4 inches from the European model and features a stretched 110.4-inch wheelbase and 72.2-inch width, which allows for class-leading rear legroom in the Mid-Sized class. ==Production== North American and South Korean models are built at Volkswagen Group of America's new Chattanooga, Tennessee production facility.〔 The new facility is a "Flex Plant" which will allow for the production of more than one vehicle that is based on the NMS platform. VW announced in July 2014 that a seven-seat crossover vehicle, tentatively named the ''CrossBlue'', will be built at the plant beginning in late 2016.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=UPDATE: VW announces Chattanooga-made SUV, and 2,000 new jobs )〕 The NMS is sold in the North American, South Korean, Middle Eastern,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Volkswagen Passat 2012 now in UAE, KSA, Oman and GCC )〕 and Chinese Markets, with no plans for a wagon/estate version. With the differing B7 Passat models sold outside of these markets, Volkswagen are marketing two different Passats concurrently across the globe. The Volkswagen Passat NMS won the 2012 Motor Trend Car of the Year. The 2013 Passat TDI sets new Guinness World Record for fuel economy under the Non-Hybrid car category. It achieved a fuel consumption of only 3.02 liter on 100 Kilometers (77.99 mpg). In China, the new model is built by Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive and is marketed as a more upscale model with some interior and exterior differences to the North American model, such as wood-trimmed steering wheel, rear air vents, and LED accented headlights. It is sold alongside models such as the long-wheelbase version of the European Passat known as the Magotan and a B5 Passat-based Passat LingYu. In China, Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive manufactures the Passat NMS in its Nanjing factory Due to LHD, Passat NMS is not sold in Japan, but instead offers European Passat B7. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Volkswagen Passat NMS」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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