Presentation of the new Volkswagen Passat, third generation of this model from the German car manufacturer. Description of its main features, technical specifications and equipment.
Presentation of the "Passat", new model of the car manufacturer Volkswagen, whose diversity of variants symbolizes the new diversification policy of the German brand and which should allow it to get out of the crisis.
Depuis le circuit de Montlhéry, où ils passent en revue plusieurs nouveaux modèles qui seront exposés au prochain Salon de l'Auto 1973, Stéphane Collaro, accompagné de Roger Brioult, rédacteur en chef de la "Revue Technique Automobile", présentent la nouvelle Volkswagen Passat. Ils évoquent ses principales caractéristiques, en particulier son moteur situé à l'avant, ce qui représente une innovation pour la marque.
The German car manufacturer Volkswagen is poised to become the world’s leading car manufacturer with an exceptional increase in sales in an unfavourable context. Its advantages: a good reputation among customers, as confirmed by a German buyer, and the changes made to withstand the crisis. In 2006, employees agreed to work more without a pay increase and with increased flexibility. An employee interviewed expressed his satisfaction and Bernd Osterloh, employee representative, welcomed the bonuses paid to staff who had not suffered any dismissal.
For his holidays in the peninsula of Crozon, in Finistère, a family chose the Volkswagen Combi, a mini bus marketed in 1950 and became emblematic of the 1960s and 1970s. Travelling in this way allows, according to the parents, to make a "break", focus on the essential and reconnect with the hippie state of mind, often associated with this mythical vintage camper. In front of archival images of the 1960s and 1970s, one of the children defines the hippie soul: "to be happy, to enjoy life", a utopia claimed by the mother of this nomadic tribe during the holiday.
In Fley, in the Saône and Loire, fans of "retro-camping" find themselves with their vehicles of the 1960s restored from period accessories. Fans explain the reasons for their passion for the Volkswagen Combi which has become legendary and whose prices have soared. Among these fans, Christine, a happy owner from Picardy, sums up their state of mind: "less comfort but more freedom".
The Volkswagen Combi, emblematic of the hippie lifestyle of the 1970s, still has its followers. Baptiste Moulucou is a passionate restorer of the Combis in the same way. A group of friends experience freedom by travelling in the southwest on a 1978 Combi.
The group "Heavy Moonshine", composed of four young people from Boulogne-sur-mer, goes to Paris in the hope of winning contracts. Their means of locomotion, a Volkswagen Combi, also serves them as accommodation in a campsite, since musicians cannot afford to pay for accommodation in the capital.
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