Faurecia - The 78th Geneva Motor Show 2008

The 78th Geneva Motor Show 2008

Volkswagen Passat CC

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Seat

Volkswagen broke new ground with the new Passat CC, asking Faurecia to develop front and rear seat frames—a crucial factor in the safety and comfort of passengers. Providing a full range of manual and powered adjustment mechanisms, the seats ensure optimal comfort through a combination of metal springs and high-performance foam padding. All materials used, from foam fill to surface texture, reflect the highest standards in quality. The driver’s seat offers an optional twelve different settings to ensure enhanced comfort behind the wheel.

Faurecia selected a next-generation polyurethane foam padding for the Passat CC's seats. The material’s special molecular structure makes it far more supportive and durable than standard cushioning systems. The main advantage lies in increased weight-bearing capacity and improved elasticity, bringing the new Passat real benefits in terms of both durability and passenger support. The padding can also be used in very fine layers to produce slim-line seats that offer the same level of comfort as standard-thickness systems, creating a roomier interior—a clear advantage for passengers.

The new Passat also features active seat ventilation for both cushion and backrest to increase passenger comfort, with 500-600 liters of air per square meter flowing evenly across the seat every minute through ultra-silent vents with no unwanted noise to disturb the quiet ride. The ventilation system can be adjusted at will using a switch at the base of the seat and ensures optimal thermal comfort both in summer and in winter, even in the most extreme conditions.

To enhance safety, a sensor hidden in seats detects the presence of passengers and issues an alert if the seatbelt is not fastened. A second feature, currently marketed only in the United States, incorporates a front-passenger sensor able to determine the weight of the seat’s occupant—child or adult—and to adapt the airbag deployment accordingly.


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Cockpit

Faurecia also supplies the instrument panel based on technical solutions tailored to new market demands in terms of perceived quality. Through state-of-the-art technology such as digital modeling, Faurecia has honed adjustments to perfection and integrated a range of different controls and vents.

Laser-precut technology was used to install invisible airbags in line with environmental and regulatory restrictions to create a high-quality instrument panel offering outstanding value for money.

The finely textured finish on the instrument panel is both easy on the eye and soft to the touch, marrying perfectly with a spacious interior typical of a premium-end vehicle.

Introduced at the development stage, the perceived-quality monitoring system was also applied during series production to ensure flawless perceived quality in the end product.


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