VOLKSWAGEN Passat Variant · 2.3 V5 Athene Sport · Wagon · 2004

Production modification 2.3 V5 Athene Sport of car models Passat Variant was launched in 2004 by Volkswagen, and finished in 2004. In this auto can sit 5 person total, it has wagon body type with 5 doors, and length 4.7 meters, weight 1.4 tons.

«Passat Variant 2.3 V5 Athene Sport» have a front wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual gearbox. This auto can speed up for 9.4 s to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 221 km/h, owing to a 5-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a peak power of 170 hp at 6200 rpm.

Fuel rate is 13.2 l in the urban driving mode, on the highway 7.5 l, and the mixed fuel consumption is 9.5 l per 100 kilometers. Fuel tank capacity is 62 liters of petrol, what lets to drive nearly 653 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 312 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks, 245 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis by dint of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the next size - 205/55WR16.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Passat Variant received the lot quantity of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a reasonably safe vehicle. In addition to passive systems of safety (head/curtain, passenger, side, driver airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety features such as ABS, ESP, EBD.