VOLKSWAGEN Passat · 2.3 V5 Highline · Sedan · 2000 ‐ 2004

Production modification 2.3 V5 Highline of automobile models Passat was started in 2000 by Volkswagen, and closed in 2004. This four-door sedan has a length of 4.7 meters, weight 1.4 tons and is designed to sit 5 passengers total.

«Passat 2.3 V5 Highline» have a front wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed manual gearbox. This car can speed up for 9.1 s to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 228 km/h, thanks to a 5-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a max output of 170 horsepower at 6200 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this car is 62 liters of petrol, thus when mixed fuel consumption is 9.4 liters per 100 km (7.2 l on the track, 13.1 liters in the urban), that allows to go about 660 kilometers without refueling.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 312 mm brakes and attached to the underframe with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have disks, 245 mm brakes and attached to the underframe with help of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the following measure - 205/55WR16.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Passat gained the great quantity of stars - four, indicating that it is a enough safe automobile. Furthermore to dynamic safety features (ESP, EBD, ABS), it is also equipped with passive safety (passenger, driver, side, head/curtain airbags).