The Passat LS is an automobile from Volkswagen, with front wheel drive, a front located engine and a 4 door saloon body style.
The Volkswagen Passat LS's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.5 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it has an output of 64 bhp (65 PS/48 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 101 N·m (74 lb·ft/10.3 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 885 kg.
Maximum claimed speed is 145 km/h, which equates to 90 mph.
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 | 2470 mm | 97.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1340 mm | 52.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1330 mm | 52.4 inches | |
| Length | 4280 mm | 168.5 inches | |
| Width | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Height | 1355 mm | 53.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 885 kg | 1951 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 | 1.5 litre 1471 cc (89.766 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.5 × 80 mm
3.01 × 3.15 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.96 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
65 PS (64 bhp) (48 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
101 Nm (74 ft·lb) (10.3 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
32.4 kW/litre 44.1 ps/litre 43.5 bhp/litre 0.71 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
68.66 Nm/litre
0.83 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Solex H 35 PDSI (T) carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 862.8 kPa (125.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 367.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| 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 | 145 km/h (90 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 73.32 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 53.93 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 72.32 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.54 kg/kW 30.98 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | RA.TrailRA.LinkB.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 155 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 155 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 239 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 155177 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Volkswagen Passat LS added 2007-03-05. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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