2024 Volkswagen Passat Audio Amplifier Deep Dive Teardown
2 Min Read October 10, 2025
Explore the 2024 Volkswagen Passat's innovative Panasonic audio amplifier, featuring 16 channels, advanced processing, and cutting-edge in-car sound technology.
The 2024 Volkswagen Passat Audio Amplifier, developed by Panasonic, is a 16-channel Ethernet-based audio power amplifier designed to deliver sound management and distribution throughout the vehicle. It features a 32-bit automotive microcontroller unit (MCU) from NXP Semiconductors for real-time signal processing and system control, along with an advanced audio processor from Analog Devices for high-fidelity sound optimization. Integrated into the vehicle’s infotainment network, the amplifier ensures efficient digital audio communication and supports Volkswagen’s latest in-car acoustic architecture. A Deep Dive report is a detailed product disassembly analysis that examines the latest personal electronics and provides unique construction, benchmarking, and cost data in a highly-digestible and graphics-rich format. The products are torn down using proprietary methods developed at TechInsights to provide a disassembly report with a multi-disciplinary "system view."
