The Volkswagen Passat 1.9 TDI is a front wheel drive car, with its motor located in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
Its 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.9 litres. It musters power and torque figures of 128 bhp (130 PS/95 kW) at 4000 rpm and 285 Nm (210 lbft/29.1 kgm) at 1750 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a quoted 1396 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed claimed is 208 km/h (129 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 7.5/4.5/5.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 151.0 g/km.
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