VOLKSWAGEN Passat Variant · 2.0 5V Arctic · Wagon · 2003 ‐ 2004

In 2003 Volkswagen started manufacture of autos model Passat Variant, modification of 2.0 5V Arctic and finished it in 2004. This 5-door wagon has a length of 4.7 meters, weight 1.4 tons and is designed to sit 5 passengers total.

«Passat Variant 2.0 5V Arctic» automobile with a 5-speed manual transmission is connected to the front wheels. 4-cylinders petrol engine with «multipoint injection system» can produce power 130 horsepower at 5700 rmp, which allows you to speed up the car for 10.3 s to 100 km/h and obtain peak speed of 204 km/h.

Gas tank volume of this car is 62 liters of petrol, thereby when mixed fuel rate is 8.2 liters per 100 km (6.2 l on the track, 11.6 l in the urban), that allow you to go roughly 757 kilometers unrefueled.

The front wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 288 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks, 245 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis through suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the next size - 195/65VR15.

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Passat Variant gained the great number of stars - 4, which means that it is a well safe car. Furthermore to passive safety (side, passenger, head/curtain, driver airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety features such as EBD, ESP, ABS.