VOLKSWAGEN Passat Variant · 1.8 5V Turbo Turijn · Wagon · 2005

Volkswagen began manufacture from 2005 of automobiles type Passat Variant, modification of 1.8 5V Turbo Turijn and closed it in 2005. The weight of the car is 1.4 tn and a length of 4.7 m, It is shaped as wagon with five doors, and may be fit in 5 men including the driver.

«Passat Variant 1.8 5V Turbo Turijn» car with a 5-speed manual gear shift is fitted to the front-wheels. This vehicle can be accelerated for 9.4 s to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 214 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a maximum output of 150 horsepower at 5700 rpm.

Fuel rate is 11.4 liters in the city mode of driving, on the suburban 6.6 liters, and the normal fuel consumption is 8.4 l per 100 km. Tank capacity is 62 liters of petrol, what lets to drive roughly 739 km without refueling.

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

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Passat Variant got the great quantity of stars - 4, indicating that it is a well safe auto. Furthermore to dynamic safety features (EBD, ESP, ABS), it is also has passive safety systems (driver, side, head/curtain, passenger airbags).