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

From 1998 Volkswagen began manufacture of cars type Passat Variant, modification 2.3 VR5 Highline and finished it in 1999. In this automobile can sit 5 men total, it has the form of a wagon with five doors, and length 4.7 meters, weight 1.4 tons.

«Passat Variant 2.3 VR5 Highline» have a front wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed manual gearbox. This auto can speed up for 9.1 seconds to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 217 km/h, thanks to a 5-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a maximum output of 150 hp at 6000 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this car is 62 liters of petrol, so when medium fuel rate is 9.7 l per 100 km (7.5 liters on the suburban, 13.6 l in the urban), accordingly allows to go nearly 640 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 283 mm brakes and attached to the underframe by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 245 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis by dint of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the next dimensions - 205/60VR15.

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