VOLKSWAGEN Passat Variant · 2.0 Comfortline · Wagon · 2000 ‐ 2002

Volkswagen began production in 2000 of cars model Passat Variant, modification of 2.0 Comfortline and closed it in 2002. In this auto can fit 5 people total, it has wagon form with five doors, and length 4.7 meters, weight 1.3 tons.

«Passat Variant 2.0 Comfortline» car with a 5-speed manual transmission is fitted to the front wheels. This vehicle can speed up for 11.5 seconds to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 194 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a max power of 115 hp at 5400 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 12 liters in the city mode of driving, on the suburban 6.6 liters, and the average fuel consumption is 8.5 l per 100 km. Gas tank capacity is 62 l of petrol, what provides to go about 730 kilometers unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 288 mm brakes and attached to the chassis by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 245 mm brakes and attached to the underframe through suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 195/65VR15.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Passat Variant received the lot quantity of stars - four, which means that it is a reasonably safe vehicle. In addition to passive systems of safety (side, head/curtain, driver, passenger airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety systems such as EBD, ESP, ABS.