VOLKSWAGEN Passat · 1.8 5V Turbo Athene · Sedan · 2004 ‐ 2005

Manufacturing version 1.8 5V Turbo Athene of car models Passat was launched in 2004 by Volkswagen, and finished in 2005. In this auto can fit 5 people total, it has sedan form with four doors, and length 4.7 meters, weight 1.4 tons.

«Passat 1.8 5V Turbo Athene» automobile with a 5-speed sequential automatic gearbox is connected to the front wheels. This car can speed up for 10.5 seconds to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 215 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a maximum output of 150 horsepower at 5700 rpm.

Fuel rate is 13.4 liters in the urban driving mode, on the track 7 l, and the average fuel consumption is 9.4 liters per 100 kilometers. Tank volume is 62 liters of petrol, what lets to go approximately 660 km unrefueled.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 288 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have disks, 245 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis with help of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 195/65VR15.

In conformity with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Passat received the many quantity of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a reasonably safe automobile. Furthermore to passive safety features (driver, side, passenger, head/curtain airbags), it is also has dynamic safety features such as ESP, ABS, EBD.