VOLKSWAGEN Passat · 1.6 Diesel CL · Hatchback · 1981 ‐ 1985

Type of cars Passat, modification of 1.6 Diesel CL launched manufacture by Volkswagen in 1981 and terminated in 1985. This 3-door hatchback has a length of 4.4 meters, weight 1 tons and is designed to fit 5 person total.

«Passat 1.6 Diesel CL» car with a 4-speed manual gear shift is fitted to the front-wheels. This car can speed up for 20.5 s to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 143 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders diesel motor engine with a «indirect injection fuel system», which generate a maximum output of 54 horsepower at 4800 rpm.

Intermediate fuel rate is 6.7 liters per 100 km. Fuel tank capacity is 60 l of diesel, what lets to drive nearly 896 km without refueling.

The forward wheels of this car have disks, 239 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have drums, 189 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage using suspension «Rigid, coil springs». Tires have the next size - 165SR13.

Volkswagen Passat is not certified for crash test Euro NCAP. Active and passive systems of safety missing on this model vehicle.