VOLKSWAGEN Passat · 1.9 TDI Arctic · Sedan · 2003 ‐ 2004

From 2003 Volkswagen began manufacture of cars type Passat, modification of 1.9 TDI Arctic and terminated it in 2004. In this car can fit 5 person total, it has sedan body type with four doors, and length 4.7 meters, weight 1.3 tons.

«Passat 1.9 TDI Arctic» car with a 5-speed manual gear shift is connected to the front-wheels. The 4-cylinders diesel motor engine with «unit injector fuel system» can produce power 130 hp at 4000 rmp, allowing you to accelerate the automobile for 9.9 seconds to 100 km/h and obtain ceiling speed of 208 km/h.

Fuel tank volume of this automobile is 62 liters of diesel, therefore when normal fuel consumption is 5.6 l per 100 km (4.4 liters on the track, 7.7 l in the city), that let you to go approximately 1108 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 288 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks, 245 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage using suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the next size - 195/65VR15.

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