Volkswagen Passat 2.8 V6 Syncro is a car that has a 4 door saloon body style with a front mounted engine powering all four wheels.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 2.8 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 190.5 bhp (193 PS/142 kW) at 6000 rpm and 280 N·m (207 lb·ft/28.6 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual 'box.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1330 kg.
Maximum speed quoted is 238 km/h, which is 148 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 14.9/8.0/10.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 252.0 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 | 2707 mm | 106.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1498 mm | 59 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Length | 4675 mm | 184.1 inches | |
| Width | 1740 mm | 68.5 inches | |
| Height | 1459 mm | 57.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1330 kg | 2932 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 62 litres | 13.6 [16.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Vokswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.8 litre 2771 cc (169.097 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.5 × 86.4 mm
3.25 × 3.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.95 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 193 PS (190.5 bhp) (142 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 280 Nm (207 ft·lb) (28.6 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 51.3 kW/litre 69.7 ps/litre 68.7 bhp/litre 1.13 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
101.05 Nm/litre
1.22 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1269.8 kPa (184.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 461.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 238 km/h (148 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 145.22 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 106.81 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 143.23 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.36 kg/kW 15.64 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 14.9/8.0/10.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 14.9/8.0/10.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.7/12.5/9.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 19.0/35.3/26.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 15.8/29.4/22.4 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 252.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 R 16 W | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 R 16 W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
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| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
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| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 586498 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 25.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1996 Volkswagen Passat 2.8 V6 Syncro added 2019-01-19. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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