VOLKSWAGEN Passat Variant · 2.0 Highline · Wagon · 2000 ‐ 2002

Manufacturing version 2.0 Highline of car models Passat Variant was launched in 2000 by Volkswagen, and closed in 2002. In this car can fit 5 person total, it has wagon form with 5 doors, and length 4.7 meters, weight 1.4 tons.

«Passat Variant 2.0 Highline» have a front wheel drive automobile with a 4-speed automatic transmission. This auto can be accelerated for 12.8 seconds to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 187 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a peak output of 115 hp at 5400 rpm.

Gas tank volume of this auto is 62 liters of petrol, thus when normal fuel consumption is 9.7 l per 100 km (7.6 l on the highway, 13.4 liters in the urban), what allow you to go approximately 640 km unrefueled.

The front wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 288 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have disks, 245 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage with help of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 195/65VR15.

In conformity with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Passat Variant got the great number of stars - 4, indicating that it is a reasonably safe car. In addition to dynamic safety systems (EBD, ESP, ABS), it is also equipped with passive systems of safety (driver, passenger, side, head/curtain airbags).