The Passat TDI is a road car from Volkswagen, with front wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 4 door saloon body style.
It is powered by a turbocharged engine of 2 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 138 bhp (140 PS/103 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 320 N·m (236 lb·ft/32.6 kgm) at 1750 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels via a 6 speed manual 'box.
The Volkswagen Passat TDI weighs a claimed 1539 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2803 mm | 110.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1577 mm | 62.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1550 mm | 61 inches | |
| Length | 4868 mm | 191.7 inches | |
| Width | 1835 mm | 72.2 inches | |
| Height | 1487 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 138 mm | 5.4 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1539 kg | 3393 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 | 2 litre 1968 cc (120.095 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 95.5 mm
3.19 × 3.76 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 140 PS (138 bhp) (103 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 320 Nm (236 ft·lb) (32.6 kgm) at 1750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 52.3 kW/litre 71.1 ps/litre 70.1 bhp/litre 1.15 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
162.6 Nm/litre
1.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 16.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2043.3 kPa (296.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 492 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 90.92 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 66.87 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 89.67 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.96 kg/kW 24.98 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 31/43 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.6/5.5 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 13.2/18.3 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 37.2/51.6 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 31.0/43.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| 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 | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8J x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 215/55 R 17 94H | ||
| Tyres rear | 215/55 R 17 94H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 312 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 272 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.72 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.92 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 285439 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2013 Volkswagen Passat TDI added 2012-10-03. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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