VOLKSWAGEN Passat Variant · 1.6 · Wagon · 1997 ‐ 2000

Type of automobiles Passat Variant, modification 1.6 started producing by Volkswagen from 1997 and finished in 2000. In this vehicle can fit 5 men including the driver, it has the body type of a wagon with five doors, and length 4.7 meters, weight 1.3 tons.

«Passat Variant 1.6» have a front-wheel drive automobile with a 4-speed automatic gearbox. 4-cylinders petrol motor with «multipoint injection system» can produce output 100 hp at 5300 rmp, which allows you to speed up the vehicle for 15 s to 100 km/h and get top speed of 180 km/h.

Gas tank capacity of this car is 62 l of petrol, thereby when average fuel rate is 8.9 liters per 100 km (6.9 liters on the highway, 12.4 l in the urban), what allow you to go nearly 697 kilometers unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 245 mm brakes and attached to the chassis through suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the following measure - 195/65VR15.

In accordance with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Passat Variant gained the 3 quantity of stars. Furthermore to passive safety systems (driver, passenger, side airbags), it is also has dynamic safety systems such as ABS, EBD.