VOLKSWAGEN Passat Variant · 1.9 TDI Trendline · Wagon · 2000 ‐ 2001

Volkswagen launched production in 2000 of cars model Passat Variant, modification of 1.9 TDI Trendline and finished it in 2001. This 5-door wagon has a length of 4.7 meters, weight 1.4 tons and is destined to sit 5 passengers including the driver.

«Passat Variant 1.9 TDI Trendline» is a front wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed sequential automatic transmission. This car can be accelerated for 11.9 seconds to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 196 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders diesel motor with a «unit injector system», which produce a peak power of 130 horsepower at 4000 rpm.

Fuel rate is 10.2 l in the city driving mode, on the highway 5.6 l, and the mixed fuel rate is 7.2 l per 100 kilometers. Gas tank capacity is 62 liters of diesel, what provides to drive nearly 862 kilometers unrefuelled.

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

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Passat Variant got the lot number of stars - 4, indicating that it is a enough safe car. Furthermore to dynamic safety features (EBD, ABS, ESP), it is also has passive systems of safety (passenger, side, driver airbags).