VOLKSWAGEN Passat Variant · 1.8 16V TSI Trendline · Wagon · 2008 ‐ 2010

Volkswagen launched manufacture in 2008 of cars model Passat Variant, modification of 1.8 16V TSI Trendline and closed it in 2010. This car has five doors, the body is shaped like a wagon, weight 1.4 tons and length 4.8 meters, that can seat 5 person in sum.

«Passat Variant 1.8 16V TSI Trendline» auto with a 6-speed manual gear shift is fitted to the front-wheels. This auto can speed up for 8.8 s to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 217 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «direct injection fuel system», which generate a maximum power of 160 hp at 5000 rpm.

Fuel rate is 9.9 liters in the urban mode of driving, on the suburban 6 liters, and the mixed fuel rate is 7.4 liters per 100 km. Gas tank capacity is 70 liters of petrol, what allow you to go nearly 946 km unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 312 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have disks, 286 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis by dint of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 205/55R16.

In accordance with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Passat Variant got the maximal number of stars - 5, which means that it is a perfect safe auto. Furthermore to passive systems of safety (head/curtain, driver, side, passenger airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety such as ESP, EBD, ABS, Traction control, Brake assistant.