Volkswagen Passat R36 is a car that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine powering all four wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3.6 litre, double overhead camshaft 10.6 degree V 6 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit has an output of 295.5 bhp (300 PS/220 kW) of power at 6600 rpm, and maximum torque of 350 N·m (258 lb·ft/35.7 kgm) at 2400-5300 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels via a 7 speed automatic transmission.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 1722 kg.
It is said to be able to manage a maxiumum speed of 250 km/h (155 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 12.4/7.4/9.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 215.0 g/km.
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 | 2712 mm | 106.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1552 mm | 61.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1551 mm | 61.1 inches | |
| Length | 4769 mm | 187.8 inches | |
| Width | 1820 mm | 71.7 inches | |
| Height | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1722 kg | 3796 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 10.6° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.6 litre 3598 cc (219.563 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 96.4 mm
3.5 × 3.8 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.92 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 300 PS (295.5 bhp) (220 kW) at 6600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 350 Nm (258 ft·lb) (35.7 kgm) at 2400-5300 rpm |
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| Specific output | 61.2 kW/litre 83.3 ps/litre 82.1 bhp/litre 1.35 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
97.28 Nm/litre
1.18 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1222.4 kPa (177.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 599.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 3.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 173.99 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 127.96 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 171.6 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.81 kg/kW 13.05 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 12.4/7.4/9.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.4/7.4/9.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.1/13.5/10.8 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 22.8/38.2/30.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 19.0/31.8/25.3 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 215.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | K | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | F | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/45 R 17 W | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/45 R 17 W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 340 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 310 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.44 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 266860 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 29.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2011 Volkswagen Passat R36 added 2012-03-08. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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