The Volkswagen Passat C 1.3 Variant is a front wheel drive motor car, with the engine mounted in the front, and a 5 door estate/station wagon body.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 1.3 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 59 bhp (60 PS/44 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 100 N·m (74 lb·ft/10.2 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
Power is supplied to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Its stated kerb weight is 985 kg.
Top stated speed is 148 km/h (92 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2550 mm | 100.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1414 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Length | 4540 mm | 178.7 inches | |
| Width | 1685 mm | 66.3 inches | |
| Height | 1465 mm | 57.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 985 kg | 2172 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.3 litre 1296 cc (79.087 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 75 × 73.4 mm
2.95 × 2.89 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.02 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
60 PS (59 bhp) (44 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
100 Nm (74 ft·lb) (10.2 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
33.9 kW/litre 46.2 ps/litre 45.5 bhp/litre 0.75 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
77.16 Nm/litre
0.93 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; light alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Solex carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 969.6 kPa (140.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 324 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 10.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 148 km/h (92 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 60.73 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 44.67 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 59.9 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 22.39 kg/kW 37.4 lb/bhp |
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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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 | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.LW.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | SI.TB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½ x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½ x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 165 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 165 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 239 mm | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 159269 | ||
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| RAC rating | 14.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1985 Volkswagen Passat C 1.3 Variant added 2007-05-23. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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