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

From 2000 Volkswagen started manufacture of automobiles model Passat Variant, modification 1.8 5V Turbo Highline and terminated it in 2005. This five-door wagon has a length of 4.7 meters, weight 1.4 tons and is designed to sit 5 passengers including the driver.

«Passat Variant 1.8 5V Turbo Highline» have a front-wheel drive vehicle with a 5-speed manual gearbox. This automobile can speed up for 9.4 seconds to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 214 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a maximum output of 150 hp at 5700 rpm.

Fuel tank capacity of this vehicle is 62 l of petrol, thus when normal fuel consumption is 8.4 liters per 100 km (6.6 liters on the suburban, 11.4 l in the city), what allow you to go approximately 739 km without refueling.

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

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