Volkswagen Passat B4

The Volkswagen Passat (B4) is a large family car which was produced by German manufacturer Volkswagen from 1993 to 1997. Despite being designated B4, the car was not an all-new model, but instead a heavily facelifted B3 Passat. The facelift resulted in every external body panel being changed, except for the roof and glasshouse, with most obvious exterior change seeing the reintroduction of a grille to match the style of the other same-generation Volkswagen models of the era, such as the Mk3 Golf and Jetta. The interior was mildly updated and included safety equipment such as dual front airbags and seat belt pretensioners, although the basic dashboard design remained unchanged. The B4 sedan was replaced in 1996 by the new B5 Passat, which completely phazed out the B4's production in 1997.