VOLKSWAGEN Passat Variant · 2.8 V6 4Motion Trendline · Wagon · 2000 ‐ 2001

Volkswagen started production from 2000 of automobiles type Passat Variant, modification of 2.8 V6 4Motion Trendline and finished it in 2001. This 5-door wagon has a length of 4.7 meters, weight 1.6 tons and is assigned to fit 5 person including the driver.

«Passat Variant 2.8 V6 4Motion Trendline» vehicle with a 5-speed sequential automatic transmission is fitted to the full-wheels. This vehicle can be accelerated for 10.1 s to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 227 km/h, due to a 6-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a peak power of 193 hp at 6000 rpm.

Gas tank capacity of this vehicle is 62 l of petrol, thereby when intermediate fuel rate is 11.1 l per 100 km (8 l on the suburban, 16.5 liters in the urban), what let you to go approximately 559 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 312 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 256 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage through suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the next dimensions - 205/55WR16.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Passat Variant got the great number of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a reasonably safe automobile. Furthermore to active safety systems (ABS, ESP, EBD), it is also has passive safety systems (driver, passenger, side airbags).