VOLKSWAGEN Passat Variant · 2.0 Sportline · Wagon · 2001 ‐ 2002

Volkswagen started production from 2001 of autos model Passat Variant, modification 2.0 Sportline and closed it in 2002. This 5-door wagon has a length of 4.7 meters, weight 1.3 tons and is assigned to fit 5 person including the driver.

«Passat Variant 2.0 Sportline» vehicle with a 5-speed manual transmission is fitted to the front-wheels. This automobile can speed up for 11.5 s to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 194 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a max output of 115 horsepower at 5400 rpm.

Fuel tank capacity of this vehicle is 62 l of petrol, therefore when mixed fuel consumption is 8.5 liters per 100 km (6.6 liters on the highway, 12 l in the city), that allow you drive roughly 730 km unrefuelled.

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

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Passat Variant received the lot number of stars - 4, indicating that it is a enough safe vehicle. In addition to passive systems of safety (side, head/curtain, driver, passenger airbags), it is also has dynamic safety systems such as ESP, ABS, EBD.