VOLKSWAGEN Passat Variant · 2.3 V5 Trendline · Wagon · 2000 ‐ 2001

In 2000 Volkswagen started manufacture of automobiles model Passat Variant, modification 2.3 V5 Trendline and finished it in 2001. The weight of the car is 1.5 tons and a length of 4.7 meters, It is formed as wagon with five doors, and can be placed in a 5 men including the driver.

«Passat Variant 2.3 V5 Trendline» vehicle with a 5-speed sequential automatic transmission is connected to the front wheels. 5-cylinders petrol motor with «multipoint injection fuel system» can generate power 170 hp at 6200 rmp, allowing you to accelerate the car for 11.1 seconds to 100 km/h and get maximum speed of 217 km/h.

Fuel consumption is 15 liters in the urban mode of driving, on the highway 7 l, and the average fuel rate is 10 l per 100 kilometers. Tank volume is 62 liters of petrol, what provides to go roughly 620 km unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 312 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have disks, 245 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage by dint of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 205/55WR16.

In conformity with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Passat Variant received the great number of stars - four, indicating that it is a well safe automobile. Furthermore to dynamic systems of safety (EBD, ABS, ESP), it is also equipped with passive safety (driver, passenger, side airbags).