VOLKSWAGEN Passat Variant · 1.9 TDI Athene Sport · Wagon · 2004 ‐ 2005

Make of cars Passat Variant, modification of 1.9 TDI Athene Sport started producing by Volkswagen in 2004 and finished in 2005. In this vehicle can fit 5 person total, it has wagon body type with 5 doors, and length 4.7 meters, weight 1.4 tons.

«Passat Variant 1.9 TDI Athene Sport» auto with a 4-speed automatic gear shift is fitted to the front wheels. This vehicle can be accelerated for 14.8 seconds to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 178 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders diesel engine with a «unit injector fuel system», which produce a peak output of 100 hp at 4000 rpm.

Fuel tank capacity of this automobile is 62 liters of diesel, so when average fuel rate is 6.9 liters per 100 km (5.4 liters on the suburban, 9.6 liters in the city), that let you to go approximately 899 kilometers without refueling.

The forward wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 288 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 245 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage by dint of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 195/65VR15.

In accordance with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Passat Variant received the great quantity of stars - 4, which means that it is a enough safe vehicle. In addition to passive systems of safety (passenger, driver, side, head/curtain airbags), it is also has active safety such as ABS, ESP, EBD.