VOLKSWAGEN Passat Variant · 2.0 TDI 4Motion Highline · Wagon · 2005 ‐ 2008

Volkswagen began manufacture from 2005 of automobiles type Passat Variant, modification 2.0 TDI 4Motion Highline and closed it in 2008. The weight of the car is 1.6 tons and a length of 4.8 meters, It is formed as wagon with 5 doors, and may be placed in a 5 men including the driver.

«Passat Variant 2.0 TDI 4Motion Highline» have a full-wheel drive auto with a 6-speed manual gearbox. This car can speed up for 10.5 seconds to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 201 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders diesel motor engine with a «unit injector fuel system», which generate a peak power of 140 horsepower at 4000 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this auto is 70 liters of diesel, thus when medium fuel rate is 6.9 liters per 100 km (5.9 liters on the track, 8.7 liters in the urban), that allows drive roughly 1015 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 312 mm brakes and attached to the chassis through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 286 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 215/55R16.

In accordance with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Passat Variant got the maximum number of stars - 5, which means that it is a highly safe car. In addition to active safety (ABS, Traction control, EBD, ESP, Brake assistant), it is also equipped with passive safety (passenger, driver, head/curtain, side airbags).