VOLKSWAGEN Passat Variant · 1.9 TDI Turijn · Wagon · 2005

From 2005 Volkswagen started production of autos type Passat Variant, modification of 1.9 TDI Turijn and closed it in 2005. This five-door wagon has a length of 4.7 meters, weight 1.4 tons and is assigned to fit 5 person total.

«Passat Variant 1.9 TDI Turijn» is a front-wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed sequential automatic gear shift. This automobile can speed up for 11.9 s to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 196 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders diesel engine with a «unit injector fuel system», which produce a max output of 130 hp at 4000 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 10.2 l in the urban driving mode, on the suburban 5.6 l, and the average fuel consumption is 7.2 l per 100 km. Fuel tank volume is 62 liters of diesel, what lets to go nearly 862 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 288 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage through suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 245 mm brakes and attached to the underframe through suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the next dimensions - 195/65VR15.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Passat Variant got the many quantity of stars - four, which indicates that it is a enough safe car. In addition to active safety (ESP, ABS, EBD), it is also has passive safety (side, head/curtain, passenger, driver airbags).