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

Volkswagen started production in 2004 of cars model Passat Variant, modification 2.3 V5 Athene Sport and terminated it in 2004. This automobile has five doors, the body is in the form a wagon, weight 1.5 tons and length 4.7 meters, which allows a seat 5 person in sum.

«Passat Variant 2.3 V5 Athene Sport» is a front wheel drive auto with a 5-speed sequential automatic gearbox. This auto can be accelerated for 11.1 s to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 217 km/h, due to a 5-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a peak power of 170 hp at 6200 rpm.

Gas tank volume of this automobile is 62 liters of petrol, thereby when intermediate fuel consumption is 10 liters per 100 km (7 l on the suburban, 15 l in the urban), that let you drive nearly 620 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 312 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rear wheels have disks, 245 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis through suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the next size - 205/55WR16.

In conformity with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Passat Variant received the lot number of stars - 4, indicating that it is a reasonably safe automobile. Furthermore to active safety features (ESP, ABS, EBD), it is also has passive safety (head/curtain, passenger, driver, side airbags).