VOLKSWAGEN Passat Variant · 2.0 16V FSI Sportline · Wagon · 2005 ‐ 2008

Volkswagen launched manufacture in 2005 of automobiles model Passat Variant, modification of 2.0 16V FSI Sportline and terminated it in 2008. This auto has five doors, the body chassis is in the form a wagon, weight 1.4 tons and length 4.8 meters, which can seat 5 men total.

«Passat Variant 2.0 16V FSI Sportline» have a front-wheel drive vehicle with a 6-speed manual gearbox. This car can speed up for 9.6 seconds to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 210 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol motor with a «direct injection system», which generate a max output of 150 hp at 6000 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 11.5 liters in the city mode of driving, on the track 6.6 liters, and the intermediate fuel rate is 8.4 l per 100 km. Tank volume is 70 l of petrol, what provides to drive nearly 834 km without refueling.

The forward wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 312 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Back wheels have disks, 286 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis by dint of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the next measure - 215/55R16.

In conformity with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Passat Variant got the maximum quantity of stars - 5, which indicates that it is a perfect safe vehicle. In addition to active systems of safety (Brake assistant, ABS, Traction control, EBD, ESP), it is also has passive systems of safety (driver, passenger, side, head/curtain airbags).