VOLKSWAGEN Passat · 2.5 TDI Highline · Sedan · 2003 ‐ 2005

In 2003 Volkswagen started manufacture of autos type Passat, modification of 2.5 TDI Highline and finished it in 2005. This car has four doors, the body chassis is in the form a sedan, weight 1.5 tons and length 4.7 meters, which can seat 5 men in sum.

«Passat 2.5 TDI Highline» have a front wheel drive vehicle with a 6-speed manual gearbox. 6-cylinders diesel motor with «direct injection fuel system» can generate power 163 horsepower at 4000 rmp, which allows you to speed up the vehicle for 9.1 seconds to 100 km/h and get peak speed of 225 km/h.

Gas tank volume of this vehicle is 62 liters of diesel, so when average fuel consumption is 6.8 liters per 100 km (5.2 l on the highway, 9.8 l in the city), what allow you to go nearly 912 km unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 312 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 245 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis by dint of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the next size - 205/55WR16.

In conformity with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Passat gained the lot number of stars - four, which indicates that it is a reasonably safe car. In addition to active safety features (EBD, ESP, ABS), it is also equipped with passive safety features (driver, passenger, head/curtain, side airbags).