The Volkswagen Passat B6 (Type 3C) marks a major technical turning point for the model. Abandoning the B5's longitudinal platform (shared with Audi) for the transverse PQ46 platform (derived from the Golf V), it gains in interior space and introduces a plethora of new technologies: electric parking brake, dual-clutch DSG gearboxes, and direct injection engines (FSI/TSI). While its road qualities, comfort, and trunk volume (especially in the SW wagon) are undeniable, the B6 is notoriously famous for its disastrous reliability early in its career, particularly with the 2.0 TDI Pumpe-Düse (unit injector) engines and its capricious electronics. The switch to common rail (Common Rail) in late 2008 saved the model's late career. Overall note: a two-faced vehicle, requiring a surgical selection o