VOLKSWAGEN Passat Variant · 2.3 V5 4Motion Sportline · Wagon · 2001 ‐ 2004

From 2001 Volkswagen started manufacture of automobiles model Passat Variant, modification of 2.3 V5 4Motion Sportline and closed it in 2004. This 5-door wagon has a length of 4.7 meters, weight 1.5 tons and is designed to sit 5 passengers total.

«Passat Variant 2.3 V5 4Motion Sportline» vehicle with a 5-speed manual gear shift is fitted to the full-wheels. This vehicle can be accelerated for 9.9 seconds to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 217 km/h, due to a 5-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a peak output of 170 horsepower at 6200 rpm.

Fuel tank capacity of this car is 62 l of petrol, therefore when intermediate fuel consumption is 9.9 l per 100 km (7.7 l on the highway, 13.8 l in the city), what allows drive about 627 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 312 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 256 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis through suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the next size - 205/55WR16.

In accordance with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Passat Variant got the lot quantity of stars - 4, indicating that it is a well safe vehicle. Furthermore to dynamic safety features (ABS, EBD, ESP), it is also has passive safety (side, driver, head/curtain, passenger airbags).