2024 VW Passat Shows Interior Design In New Spy Photos

Volkswagen is now testing the next-generation Passat with its production body, which is still heavily disguised. One of Europe’s favorite family vehicles returns in a new set of spy photos and this time around, we have the chance to take a look at the interior. 

From what we are able to see, the cabin of the Passat will be completely redesigned and will feature a new dashboard with a cleaner design and more digital gadgets. On the center console, there’s a massive tablet-style screen, very similar to the one in Volkswagen’s ID models. The HVAC controls are integrated into the same module and most likely have a capacitive-touch function. Not the most convenient way of controlling your cabin temperature but it seems that this technology is spreading across products of nearly all Volkswagen Group brands for cost-cutting reasons.

Gallery: 2024 Volkswagen Passat interior spy photos

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Another major change compared to the outgoing Passat is the gear shifter. Whereas the current model features a conventional lever located on the center console very close to the front armrest, it seems that the new model will switch to a steering column-mounted shifter. From these early photos, the controller looks very similar to what Mercedes-Benz uses in some of its models. The center console, in turn, is still covered with a bolt-on disguise and it’s difficult to tell what hides underneath.

The steering wheel – while different from the current Passat in Europe – looks like a typical Volkswagen steering wheel as seen in the current Golf and the electric models from the ID range. It uses capacitive-touch buttons for the volume, phone control, and probably the cruise control functions. A fully digital instrument cluster can be seen in front of the steering wheel.

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The B9 generation of the Passat will grow slightly in its dimensions and will be produced in Slovakia alongside the next-generation Skoda Superb. It is expected to become the last combustion-powered Passat and to be offered only in a wagon form. An all-electric equivalent, tentatively called the Aero B, will be available in the same segment, but probably only as a sedan.