The Volkswagen Passat 1.6 is a front wheel drive vehicle, with its engine located in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
Powering the Volkswagen Passat 1.6 is a double overhead camshaft, 1.6 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 113 bhp (115 PS/84 kW) at 6000 rpm and 155 N·m (114 lb·ft/15.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed automatic gearbox supplies the power to the driven wheels.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1386 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 195 km/h, which is 121 mph, quoted fuel consumption figures are 10.5/6.2/7.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 185.0 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 | 2709 mm | 106.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1553 mm | 61.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1566 mm | 61.7 inches | |
| Length | 4765 mm | 187.6 inches | |
| Width | 1820 mm | 71.7 inches | |
| Height | 1472 mm | 58 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1386 kg | 3056 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.26 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.66 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.5 × 86.9 mm
3.01 × 3.42 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 115 PS (113 bhp) (84 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 155 Nm (114 ft·lb) (15.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 52.7 kW/litre 71.7 ps/litre 70.7 bhp/litre 1.16 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
97 Nm/litre
1.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium alloy block; aluminium head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 12:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1218.9 kPa (176.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 8.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 12.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 18.3 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 34 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 195 km/h (121 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 82.66 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 60.8 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 81.53 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.45 kg/kW 27.47 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.5/6.2/7.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.5/6.2/7.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.5/16.1/13.0 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 26.9/45.6/36.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 22.4/37.9/30.5 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 185.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | I | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.LW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.4Li.ARB. | ||
| 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 | 286 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 139689 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2005 Volkswagen Passat 1.6 Automatic added 2006-02-05. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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