VOLKSWAGEN Passat Variant · 1.8 5V Turbo · Wagon · 2000 ‐ 2005

Volkswagen launched manufacture from 2000 of cars model Passat Variant, modification of 1.8 5V Turbo and terminated it in 2005. In this car can sit 5 men total, it has the body type of a wagon with five doors, and length 4.7 meters, weight 1.4 tons.

«Passat Variant 1.8 5V Turbo» automobile with a 5-speed sequential automatic transmission is fitted to the front-wheels. The 4-cylinders petrol engine with «multipoint injection fuel system» can produce power 150 hp at 5700 rmp, which allows you to speed up the auto in 10.8 seconds to 100 km/h and get ceiling speed of 208 km/h.

Fuel rate is 13.6 l in the urban driving mode, on the highway 7.3 l, and the normal fuel consumption is 9.7 liters per 100 km. Fuel tank volume is 62 l of petrol, what lets to go roughly 640 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 288 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis through suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have disks, 245 mm brakes and attached to the chassis using suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the next dimensions - 195/65VR15.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Passat Variant received the lot number of stars - four, indicating that it is a enough safe auto. Furthermore to active safety systems (ABS, EBD, ESP), it is also equipped with passive safety systems (side, passenger, head/curtain, driver airbags).