Volkswagen Passat B5

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Volkswagen Passat B5

Summary

Volkswagen Passat B5 is an automobile model[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of automobile_model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,471 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Volkswagen Passat B5's instance of is recorded as automobile model[3].
  • Volkswagen Passat B5 followed Volkswagen Passat B4[4].
  • Volkswagen Passat B5 was followed by Volkswagen Passat B6[5].
  • Volkswagen Passat B5's manufacturer is recorded as Volkswagen Group[6].
  • Volkswagen Passat B5's part of the series is recorded as Volkswagen Passat[7].
  • Volkswagen Passat B5's Commons category is recorded as Volkswagen Passat B5[8].
  • Volkswagen Passat B5's powered by is recorded as gasoline engine[9].
  • Volkswagen Passat B5's powered by is recorded as diesel engine[10].
  • Volkswagen Passat B5 began on August 1996[11].
  • Volkswagen Passat B5 ended on February 2005[12].
  • Volkswagen Passat B5's official website is recorded as http://web.archive.org/web/20160421094041/http://www.volkswagen-classic.de/web/guest/modelle/passat-b5-limousine-variant[13].
  • Volkswagen Passat B5's brand is recorded as Volkswagen[14].

Body

Designation and Status

Volkswagen Passat B5's instance of is recorded as automobile model[3].

Why It Matters

Volkswagen Passat B5 ranks in the top 8% of automobile_model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,471 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · William Avery Bot bot · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P856]]: https://web.archive.org/web/20160421094041/http://www.volkswagen-classic.de/web/guest/modelle/passat-b5-limousine-variant, Changing http://web.archive.o"
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