VOLKSWAGEN Passat · 1.9 TDI Sportline · Sedan · 2001 ‐ 2005

From 2001 Volkswagen started manufacture of automobiles type Passat, modification 1.9 TDI Sportline and closed it in 2005. The weight of the car is 1.3 tn and a length of 4.7 m, It is formed as sedan with 4 doors, and can be placed in a 5 person including the driver.

«Passat 1.9 TDI Sportline» is a front-wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual gearbox. This vehicle can be accelerated for 12.4 seconds to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 191 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders diesel motor with a «unit injector system», which generate a max output of 100 horsepower at 4000 rpm.

Gas tank volume of this auto is 62 liters of diesel, thus when average fuel consumption is 5.4 l per 100 km (4.5 l on the track, 7 l in the urban), accordingly allows to go nearly 1149 kilometers unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 288 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage using suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks, 245 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage through suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the next dimensions - 205/55R16.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Passat gained the great number of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a enough safe car. Furthermore to active safety features (ESP, ABS, EBD), it is also equipped with passive systems of safety (driver, passenger, head/curtain, side airbags).