VOLKSWAGEN Passat Variant · 1600 Diesel GL · Wagon · 1980 ‐ 1981

Volkswagen began production from 1980 of automobiles type Passat Variant, modification 1600 Diesel GL and terminated it in 1981. This auto has five doors, the body chassis is in the form a wagon, weight 1 tons and length 4.4 meters, which allows a seat 5 person in sum.

«Passat Variant 1600 Diesel GL» is a front wheel drive vehicle with a 4-speed manual gearbox. This automobile can be accelerated for 20.5 seconds to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 143 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders diesel motor with a «indirect injection system», which produce a peak power of 54 hp at 4800 rpm.

Medium fuel consumption is 6.7 liters per 100 kilometers. Tank capacity is 60 liters of diesel, what provides to drive approximately 896 km without refueling.

The forward wheels of this car have disks, 239 mm brakes and attached to the underframe with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Back wheels have drums, 223 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis using suspension «Rigid, coil springs». Tires have the following measure - 165SR13.

Volkswagen Passat Variant is not examined for Euro NCAP crash test. Passive and active safety systems are absent on this model automobile.