Volkswagen Passat LS Variant is an automobile that has a 5 door estate/station wagon type body with a front positioned engine driving through the front wheels.
The 1.5 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that develops 74 bhp (75 PS/55 kW) of power at 5800 rpm, and maximum torque of 114 N·m (84 lb·ft/11.6 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
A 4 speed manual gearbox transmits the power to the wheels.
Quoted kerb weight is 910 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 160 km/h, which is 99 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 | 2470 mm | 97.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1340 mm | 52.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1335 mm | 52.6 inches | |
| Length | 4190 mm | 165 inches | |
| Width | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Height | 1360 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 107 mm | 4.2 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 910 kg | 2006 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] 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) |
75 PS (74 bhp) (55 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
114 Nm (84 ft·lb) (11.6 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
37.5 kW/litre 51 ps/litre 50.3 bhp/litre 0.82 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
77.5 Nm/litre
0.94 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Solex 35 PDSIT carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 973.9 kPa (141.2 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 | 13.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 160 km/h (99 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 82.45 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 60.64 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 81.32 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.49 kg/kW 27.55 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 4½J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4½J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 155 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 155 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 239 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 801493 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1973 Volkswagen Passat LS Variant added 2024-04-25. Last modified 2024-04-25. |
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