VOLKSWAGEN Passat Variant · 1.6 GL Turbo Diesel · Wagon · 1988 ‐ 1993

From 1988 Volkswagen launched production of cars type Passat Variant, modification 1.6 GL Turbo Diesel and terminated it in 1993. In this car can fit 5 people including the driver, it has wagon form with 5 doors, and length 4.6 meters, weight 1.2 tons.

«Passat Variant 1.6 GL Turbo Diesel» auto with a 5-speed manual transmission is connected to the front-wheels. The 4-cylinders diesel engine with «indirect injection fuel system» can generate power 80 horsepower at 4500 rmp, which allows you to accelerate the car for 16.2 s to 100 km/h and achieve maximum speed of 164 km/h.

Intermediate fuel rate is 6.1 liters per 100 kilometers. Fuel tank volume is 70 l of diesel, what allow you to drive roughly 1148 km unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this vehicle have disks brakes and attached to the underframe using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Back wheels have drums brakes and fixed to the underframe through suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the following size - 185/65TR14.

Volkswagen Passat Variant is not tested for crash test Euro NCAP. Passive and active systems of safety not available on this model vehicle.