The Volkswagen Passat 1.4 TSI EcoFuel is a front wheel drive motor car, with the engine placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged and supercharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1.4 litres. For this model it musters power and torque figures of 148 bhp (150 PS/110 kW) at 5500 rpm and 220 Nm (162 lbft/22.4 kgm) at 1500-4500 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 1598 kg.
It is said to be able to manage a maxiumum speed of 214 km/h (133 mph), stated fuel consumption is 5.7/3.5/4.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 117.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2712 mm | 106.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1552 mm | 61.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1551 mm | 61.1 inches | |
| Length | 4769 mm | 187.8 inches | |
| Width | 1820 mm | 71.7 inches | |
| Height | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1598 kg | 3523 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.26 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.66 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged and supercharged compressed natural gas | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1390 cc (84.823 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.5 × 75.6 mm
3.01 × 2.98 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.01 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 150 PS (148 bhp) (110 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 220 Nm (162 ft·lb) (22.4 kgm) at 1500-4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 79.4 kW/litre 108 ps/litre 106.5 bhp/litre 1.74 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
158.27 Nm/litre
1.91 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1988.9 kPa (288.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 347.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo & S/Charged CNG | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 6.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 214 km/h (133 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 93.9 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 69.06 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 92.62 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.48 kg/kW 24.19 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 5.7/3.5/4.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 5.7/3.5/4.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 17.5/28.6/23.3 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 49.6/80.7/65.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 41.3/67.2/54.7 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 117.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | C | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | A | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 R 16 H | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 R 16 H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 312 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 282 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.65 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 257565 | ||
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| RAC rating | 14.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2011 Volkswagen Passat 1.4 TSI EcoFuel added 2011-10-22. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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