This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front positioned engine driving through the front wheels.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 1.8 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 158 bhp (160 PS/118 kW) at 5000 rpm and 250 N·m (184 lb·ft/25.5 kgm) at 1500-4200 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed automatic transmission transmits the power to the driven wheels.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 1439 kg.
It is claimed to achieve a top speed of 215 km/h, or 134 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 11.3/6.3/8.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 195.0 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 | 1439 kg | 3172 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 | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | EA888 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1798 cc (109.721 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.5 × 84.1 mm
3.25 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.98 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 160 PS (158 bhp) (118 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 250 Nm (184 ft·lb) (25.5 kgm) at 1500-4200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 65.5 kW/litre 89.1 ps/litre 87.9 bhp/litre 1.44 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
139.04 Nm/litre
1.68 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1747.3 kPa (253.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 6.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.5 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 30.1 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 215 km/h (134 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 111.32 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 81.88 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 109.8 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.21 kg/kW 20.4 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.3/6.3/8.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.3/6.3/8.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.8/15.9/12.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 25.0/44.8/34.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 20.8/37.3/28.7 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 195.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | J | ||
| 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 V | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 R 16 V | ||
| 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 | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 167156 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2007 Volkswagen Passat 1.8 TSI Automatic added 2007-12-17. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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