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

Manufacturing version 2.3 V5 Highline of car models Passat Variant was launched in 2000 by Volkswagen, and lasted until 2004. This 5-door wagon has a length of 4.7 meters, weight 1.4 tons and is designed to fit 5 men including the driver.

«Passat Variant 2.3 V5 Highline» auto with a 5-speed manual gear shift is connected to the front wheels. This auto can speed up for 9.4 seconds to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 221 km/h, thanks to a 5-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a peak power of 170 horsepower at 6200 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this automobile is 62 l of petrol, thus when medium fuel rate is 9.5 liters per 100 km (7.5 liters on the track, 13.2 l in the city), what let you drive about 653 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 312 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have disks, 245 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage through suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the next size - 205/55WR16.

In conformity with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Passat Variant received the lot number of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a enough safe vehicle. Furthermore to passive systems of safety (passenger, driver, side, head/curtain airbags), it is also has active safety features such as EBD, ESP, ABS.