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

Manufacturing version 2.3 V5 Sportline of automobile models Passat was started in 2001 by Volkswagen, and finished in 2004. This four-door sedan has a length of 4.7 meters, weight 1.4 tons and is assigned to sit 5 passengers including the driver.

«Passat 2.3 V5 Sportline» automobile with a 5-speed sequential automatic gearbox is connected to the front-wheels. This vehicle can speed up for 10.8 s to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 224 km/h, due to a 5-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a maximum output of 170 horsepower at 6200 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 14.9 liters in the urban driving mode, on the suburban 6.9 liters, and the normal fuel consumption is 9.8 liters per 100 kilometers. Gas tank volume is 62 liters of petrol, what allow you to go approximately 633 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 312 mm brakes and attached to the underframe through suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 245 mm brakes and attached to the underframe by dint of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 205/55WR16.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Passat received the many quantity of stars - four, which indicates that it is a well safe car. Furthermore to passive safety systems (passenger, side, driver, head/curtain airbags), it is also equipped with active systems of safety such as EBD, ESP, ABS.