VOLKSWAGEN Passat Variant · 2.3 VR5 Trendline · Wagon · 1998 ‐ 1999

Volkswagen began manufacture from 1998 of cars model Passat Variant, modification of 2.3 VR5 Trendline and closed it in 1999. In this automobile can fit 5 people total, it has wagon body type with 5 doors, and length 4.7 meters, weight 1.4 tons.

«Passat Variant 2.3 VR5 Trendline» car with a 5-speed manual gearbox is fitted to the front wheels. This automobile can speed up for 9.1 s to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 217 km/h, due to a 5-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a maximum power of 150 horsepower at 6000 rpm.

Fuel tank capacity of this automobile is 62 liters of petrol, so when mixed fuel consumption is 9.7 liters per 100 km (7.5 l on the suburban, 13.6 l in the city), what allow you to go about 640 km unrefueled.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 283 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 245 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage through suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the next size - 205/60VR15.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Passat Variant got the 3 number of stars. Furthermore to active safety features (EBD, ABS), it is also has passive safety (passenger, side, driver airbags).