VOLKSWAGEN’S new Passat estate range will cost from £16,090 on-the-road when it goes on sale in November.

With engines and specification levels mirroring those of the saloon, the Passat will be available with 1.6 and 2.0 FSI petrol engines and 1.9 and 2.0 TDI diesels.

A 170bhp 2.0 TDI and a 3.2-litre FSI V6 petrol with 247bhp will follow later. Sample prices are: 1.6 FSI S £16,090, 2.0 FSI S £17,48, 1.9 TDI S £16,915, 2.0 TDI S £18,220, 2.0 TDI Sport £22,205 and 2.0 FSI SEL Tiptronic £23,555.