The Volkswagen Passat is a 3 door sedan/saloon style car with a front positioned engine supplying power to the front wheels.
Its 1.3 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that has an output of 55 bhp (56 PS/41 kW) of power at 5800 rpm, and maximum torque of 92 N·m (68 lb·ft/9.4 kgm) at 3400 rpm.
The power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual transmission.
Quoted kerb weight is 860 kg.
Top stated speed is 150 km/h, or 93 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2470 mm | 97.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1340 mm | 52.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1350 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Length | 4290 mm | 168.9 inches | |
| Width | 1610 mm | 63.4 inches | |
| Height | 1360 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 180 mm | 7.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 860 kg | 1896 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 45 litres | 9.9 [11.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.3 litre 1272 cc (77.622 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 75 × 72 mm
2.95 × 2.83 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
56 PS (55 bhp) (41 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
92 Nm (68 ft·lb) (9.4 kgm) at 3400 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
32.2 kW/litre 43.8 ps/litre 43.2 bhp/litre 0.71 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
72.33 Nm/litre
0.87 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 So carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 908.9 kPa (131.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 318 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 10.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 150 km/h (93 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 64.84 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 47.69 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 63.95 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 20.97 kg/kW 35.03 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 10.30 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.LW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | RA.TrailRA.LinkB.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.56 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 42724 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Volkswagen Passat added 1996-05-04. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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