VOLKSWAGEN Passat · 2.3 V5 Sportline · Sedan · 2001 ‐ 2004

Model of cars Passat, modification 2.3 V5 Sportline started producing by Volkswagen in 2001 and terminated in 2004. This 4-door sedan has a length of 4.7 meters, weight 1.4 tons and is destined to fit 5 men including the driver.

«Passat 2.3 V5 Sportline» car with a 5-speed manual gear shift is connected to the front wheels. The 5-cylinders petrol engine with «multipoint injection fuel system» can generate output 170 horsepower at 6200 rmp, which allows you to speed up the vehicle in 9.1 s to 100 km/h and reach peak speed of 228 km/h.

Gas tank capacity of this car is 62 l of petrol, so when average fuel consumption is 9.4 liters per 100 km (7.2 l on the suburban, 13.1 l in the urban), what let you drive nearly 660 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 312 mm brakes and attached to the chassis with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Rear wheels have disks, 245 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage using suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the next measure - 205/55WR16.

In conformity with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Passat got the many quantity of stars - 4, indicating that it is a reasonably safe vehicle. Furthermore to dynamic safety (ABS, ESP, EBD), it is also equipped with passive systems of safety (driver, side, passenger, head/curtain airbags).