VOLKSWAGEN Passat Variant · 1.9 TDI Sportline · Wagon · 2001 ‐ 2005

Volkswagen launched production from 2001 of autos model Passat Variant, modification of 1.9 TDI Sportline and finished it in 2005. This 5-door wagon has a length of 4.7 meters, weight 1.4 tons and is assigned to fit 5 person including the driver.

«Passat Variant 1.9 TDI Sportline» have a front-wheel drive vehicle with a 4-speed automatic transmission. This automobile can speed up for 14.8 s to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 178 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders diesel motor with a «unit injector fuel system», which generate a maximum output of 100 hp at 4000 rpm.

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

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 288 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rear wheels have disks, 245 mm brakes and attached to the underframe through suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the following size - 205/55R16.

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Passat Variant gained the lot quantity of stars - 4, indicating that it is a reasonably safe vehicle. Furthermore to passive safety systems (head/curtain, side, driver, passenger airbags), it is also has dynamic safety such as ABS, ESP, EBD.