VOLKSWAGEN Passat Variant · 1.8 5V Turbo Athene · Wagon · 2004 ‐ 2005

Model of autos Passat Variant, modification of 1.8 5V Turbo Athene began manufacture by Volkswagen in 2004 and finished in 2005. This five-door wagon has a length of 4.7 meters, weight 1.4 tons and is destined to fit 5 people including the driver.

«Passat Variant 1.8 5V Turbo Athene» is a front-wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed sequential automatic gear shift. This automobile can be accelerated for 10.8 seconds to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 208 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a max power of 150 hp at 5700 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 13.6 liters in the urban driving mode, on the track 7.3 l, and the average fuel rate is 9.7 l per 100 km. Tank volume is 62 l of petrol, what allow you to go about 640 kilometers without refueling.

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

In conformity with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Passat Variant gained the great quantity of stars - four, indicating that it is a reasonably safe vehicle. Furthermore to passive safety systems (side, passenger, head/curtain, driver airbags), it is also has active safety systems such as ABS, EBD, ESP.