VOLKSWAGEN Passat · 2.3 VR5 · Sedan · 1998 ‐ 1999

From 1998 Volkswagen launched manufacture of automobiles model Passat, modification 2.3 VR5 and terminated it in 1999. In this automobile can sit 5 person total, it has sedan form with four doors, and length 4.7 meters, weight 1.4 tons.

«Passat 2.3 VR5» have a front-wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed sequential automatic transmission. This car can speed up for 10.7 seconds to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 217 km/h, due to a 5-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a maximum power of 150 hp at 6000 rpm.

Gas tank volume of this car is 62 l of petrol, thus when normal fuel consumption is 10.1 l per 100 km (7.2 liters on the highway, 15.1 liters in the urban), that allows to go approximately 614 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 283 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rear wheels have disks, 245 mm brakes and attached to the chassis using suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the next size - 205/60VR15.

In conformity with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Passat received the 3 quantity of stars. In addition to passive safety features (passenger, driver, side airbags), it is also has dynamic safety such as ABS, EBD.