VOLKSWAGEN Passat Variant · 1.6 Trendline · Wagon · 1997 ‐ 2000

Model of autos Passat Variant, modification 1.6 Trendline began manufacture by Volkswagen from 1997 and finished in 2000. This automobile has five doors, the body chassis is in the form a wagon, weight 1.3 tons and length 4.7 meters, which can seat 5 men in sum.

«Passat Variant 1.6 Trendline» automobile with a 4-speed automatic gear shift is fitted to the front-wheels. This automobile can be accelerated for 15 s to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 180 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a peak output of 100 hp at 5300 rpm.

Gas tank capacity of this automobile is 62 l of petrol, thus when normal fuel rate is 8.9 liters per 100 km (6.9 liters on the track, 12.4 l in the city), what let you to go roughly 697 km without refueling.

The forward wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and attached to the underframe using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Back wheels have disks, 245 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 195/65VR15.

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Passat Variant got the 3 number of stars. In addition to passive safety systems (passenger, side, driver airbags), it is also has active safety systems such as EBD, ABS.