Volkswagen Group B Platform - B3

B3

The B3 Volkswagen Passat was the first B platform car to be called Passat in the United States. The B3 was also the first Passat with an independently designed platform, it did not share parts with Audi models. Instead, the design borrowed heavily from the Volkswagen Group A2 platform.

• Volkswagen Passat B3 (Typ 35i, 1988–1993; 1990-1994 in US)

(The Volkswagen Corrado was an A2 platform car, but it borrowed heavily from the B3 platform for ancillary components)

The "B3" designation is also used to refer to the "Typ 89" version of the Audi 80/90 produced from 1987 to 1992 and the "Typ 8B" Audi Coupé and S2. However these are not based on the same platform as the "B3" Passat.