VOLKSWAGEN Passat Variant · 2.3 V5 4Motion Trendline · Wagon · 2000 ‐ 2001

Volkswagen started manufacture from 2000 of cars model Passat Variant, modification of 2.3 V5 4Motion Trendline and closed it in 2001. This 5-door wagon has a length of 4.7 meters, weight 1.5 tons and is designed to fit 5 people total.

«Passat Variant 2.3 V5 4Motion Trendline» have a full wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual gearbox. This automobile can speed up for 9.9 seconds to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 217 km/h, thanks to a 5-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a peak output of 170 hp at 6200 rpm.

Fuel rate is 13.8 liters in the urban mode of driving, on the track 7.7 l, and the normal fuel consumption is 9.9 l per 100 km. Tank capacity is 62 l of petrol, what provides to drive nearly 627 km unrefueled.

The front wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 312 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks, 256 mm brakes and attached to the underframe through suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the next size - 205/55WR16.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Passat Variant got the many quantity of stars - four, indicating that it is a reasonably safe car. Furthermore to passive safety systems (passenger, driver, side airbags), it is also has active safety such as ABS, EBD, ESP.