The Passat Sedan W8 is a motor car from Volkswagen, with all wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The Volkswagen Passat Sedan W8's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 4 litre, double overhead camshaft 72 degree W 8 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit has an output of 270 bhp (274 PS/201 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 370 N·m (273 lb·ft/37.7 kgm) at 2750 rpm.
The power is supplied to the wheels through a 5 speed automatic gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 1793 kg.
It is said to be able to manage a maxiumum speed of 209 km/h or 130 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 18/25 US MPG EPA city/highway.
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 | 2703 mm | 106.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1511 mm | 59.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1509 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Length | 4704 mm | 185.2 inches | |
| Width | 1745 mm | 68.7 inches | |
| Height | 1461 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 147 mm | 5.8 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1793 kg | 3953 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 60.5% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.27 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | W 8 in 72° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4 litre 3999 cc (244.034 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 90.2 mm
3.31 × 3.55 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
274 PS (270 bhp) (201 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
370 Nm (273 ft·lb) (37.7 kgm) at 2750 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
50.3 kW/litre 68.5 ps/litre 67.5 bhp/litre 1.11 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
92.52 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch Motronic ME 7.1 fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1162.7 kPa (168.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 209 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 152.68 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 112.29 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 150.59 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.91 kg/kW 14.88 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 18/25 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.1/9.4 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 7.7/10.6 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 21.6/30.0 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 18.0/25.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.800 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 215/55 R 16 H | ||
| Tyres rear | 215/55 R 16 H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 321 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 269 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.50 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 224972 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 35.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 Volkswagen Passat Sedan W8 Automatic added 2010-12-18. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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