VOLKSWAGEN Passat · 1.8 5V Turbo Arctic · Sedan · 2003 ‐ 2004

Volkswagen launched manufacture in 2003 of automobiles model Passat, modification of 1.8 5V Turbo Arctic and closed it in 2004. In this vehicle can sit 5 people total, it has the form of a sedan with four doors, and length 4.7 meters, weight 1.3 tons.

«Passat 1.8 5V Turbo Arctic» have a front wheel drive vehicle with a 5-speed manual gear shift. The 4-cylinders petrol engine with «multipoint injection fuel system» can generate output 150 horsepower at 5700 rmp, which allows you to accelerate the auto in 9.2 seconds to 100 km/h and obtain max speed of 221 km/h.

Fuel consumption is 11.4 l in the city driving mode, on the suburban 6.4 l, and the average fuel consumption is 8.2 l per 100 km. Fuel tank volume is 62 l of petrol, what provides to go roughly 757 km unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 288 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 245 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis with help of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the next measure - 195/65VR15.

In accordance with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Passat gained the great number of stars - four, which indicates that it is a enough safe vehicle. Furthermore to passive safety systems (side, driver, passenger, head/curtain airbags), it is also has active systems of safety such as ABS, ESP, EBD.