VOLKSWAGEN Passat Variant · 2.3 V5 Comfortline · Wagon · 2000 ‐ 2004

Model of automobiles Passat Variant, modification 2.3 V5 Comfortline launched manufacture by Volkswagen in 2000 and finished in 2004. This car has five doors, the body is shaped like a wagon, weight 1.5 tons and length 4.7 meters, that can seat 5 person total.

«Passat Variant 2.3 V5 Comfortline» have a front-wheel drive auto with a 5-speed sequential automatic transmission. The 5-cylinders petrol engine with «multipoint injection system» can produce output 170 horsepower at 6200 rmp, which allows you to accelerate the auto for 11.1 s to 100 km/h and obtain max speed of 217 km/h.

Fuel rate is 15 liters in the city mode of driving, on the highway 7 l, and the intermediate fuel consumption is 10 liters per 100 kilometers. Tank capacity is 62 liters of petrol, what lets to drive nearly 620 km without refueling.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 312 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 245 mm brakes and attached to the chassis using suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the following size - 205/55WR16.

In accordance with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Passat Variant received the great quantity of stars - four, indicating that it is a reasonably safe auto. In addition to passive safety systems (driver, side, head/curtain, passenger airbags), it is also has dynamic systems of safety such as EBD, ESP, ABS.