The Volkswagen Passat CL Turbo Diesel is a front wheel drive motor car, with its engine located in the front, and a saloon (sedan) body.
It is powered by a turbocharged engine of 1.6 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 80 bhp (81 PS/60 kW) of power at 4500 rpm, and maximum torque of 152 N·m (112 lb·ft/15.5 kgm) at 2300 rpm.
A 5 speed manual transmission transfers the power to the driven wheels.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1190 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 171 km/h, which is 106 mph.
Full specs
|
|
|||
| bodywork | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | |||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2625 mm | 103.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1460 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Length | 4575 mm | 180.1 inches | |
| Width | 1705 mm | 67.1 inches | |
| Height | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 117 mm | 4.6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1190 kg | 2624 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1588 cc (96.906 cu in) |
||
| Bore × Stroke | 76.5 × 86.4 mm
3.01 × 3.4 in |
||
| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
||
| maximum power output (DIN) |
81 PS (80 bhp) (60 kW) at 4500 rpm |
||
| maximum torque (DIN) |
152 Nm (112 ft·lb) (15.5 kgm) at 2300 rpm |
||
| Specific output (DIN) |
37.6 kW/litre 51.1 ps/litre 50.4 bhp/litre 0.83 bhp/cu in |
||
| Specific torque (DIN) |
95.72 Nm/litre
1.16 ft·lb/cu3 |
||
| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 23:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo VE diesel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1202.8 kPa (174.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 397 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 171 km/h (106 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 68.16 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 50.13 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 67.23 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
||
| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.95 kg/kW 33.32 lb/bhp |
||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 10.70 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.72 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.94 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 23771 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
|
1992 Volkswagen Passat CL Turbo Diesel added before December 1995. Last modified 2014-01-01. |
|||