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

From 2003 Volkswagen began production of autos type Passat Variant, modification of 1.9 TDI Arctic and closed it in 2004. The weight of the car is 1.4 tons and a length of 4.7 meters, It is shaped as wagon with five doors, and may be placed in a 5 people including the driver.

«Passat Variant 1.9 TDI Arctic» automobile with a 6-speed manual gear shift is fitted to the front-wheels. 4-cylinders diesel motor engine with «unit injector system» can generate power 130 horsepower at 4000 rmp, which allows you to speed up the automobile in 10.2 s to 100 km/h and achieve maximum speed of 201 km/h.

Fuel tank capacity of this car is 62 liters of diesel, therefore when normal fuel rate is 5.9 l per 100 km (4.9 l on the highway, 7.6 l in the city), that let you to go roughly 1051 km unrefueled.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 288 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 245 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis with help of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 195/65VR15.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Passat Variant gained the lot number of stars - 4, indicating that it is a well safe auto. In addition to dynamic systems of safety (EBD, ESP, ABS), it is also equipped with passive systems of safety (head/curtain, side, driver, passenger airbags).