VOLKSWAGEN Passat · 1.6 · Sedan · 2000 ‐ 2005

In 2000 Volkswagen began production of automobiles model Passat, modification of 1.6 and terminated it in 2005. In this vehicle can fit 5 men including the driver, it has sedan body type with four doors, and length 4.7 meters, weight 1.3 tons.

«Passat 1.6» vehicle with a 5-speed manual transmission is fitted to the front-wheels. This car can be accelerated for 12.7 seconds to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 192 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a max power of 102 hp at 5600 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 10.7 l in the city driving mode, on the highway 6 liters, and the intermediate fuel rate is 7.7 liters per 100 km. Fuel tank capacity is 62 l of petrol, what provides to go about 806 km unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 245 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe using suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the following size - 195/65VR15.

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Passat got the great number of stars - 4, which means that it is a reasonably safe car. In addition to active safety systems (EBD, ESP, ABS), it is also has passive safety features (side, passenger, head/curtain, driver airbags).