VOLKSWAGEN Passat Variant · 1.9 TDI Arctic · Wagon · 2003 ‐ 2004

Type of automobiles Passat Variant, modification 1.9 TDI Arctic began manufacture by Volkswagen from 2003 and terminated in 2004. This five-door wagon has a length of 4.7 meters, weight 1.4 tons and is designed to fit 5 person including the driver.

«Passat Variant 1.9 TDI Arctic» have a front-wheel drive vehicle with a 4-speed automatic gearbox. This vehicle can speed up for 14.8 seconds to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 178 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders diesel motor engine with a «unit injector fuel system», which produce a max power of 100 hp at 4000 rpm.

Fuel rate is 9.6 liters in the city mode of driving, on the suburban 5.4 l, and the average fuel consumption is 6.9 l per 100 km. Tank capacity is 62 liters of diesel, what allow you to go nearly 899 kilometers without refueling.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 288 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Back wheels have disks, 245 mm brakes and attached to the underframe with help of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the next size - 195/65VR15.

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