The Volkswagen Passat Variant 1.4 BlueMotion is an estate/station wagon with 5 doors and a front mounted powerplant which transmits its power through the front wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1.4 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 123 bhp (125 PS/92 kW) at 5000-6000 rpm and 200 Nm (148 lbft/20.4 kgm) at 1400-4000 rpm respectively.
The power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual gearbox.
The quoted kerb weight is 1394 kg.
Top stated speed is 206 km/h or 128 mph, quoted fuel consumption is 6.8/4.4/5.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 124.0 g/km.
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 | 2791 mm | 109.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1584 mm | 62.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1568 mm | 61.7 inches | |
| Length | 4767 mm | 187.7 inches | |
| Width | 1832 mm | 72.1 inches | |
| Height | 1477 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1394 kg | 3073 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 66 litres | 14.5 [17.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1395 cc (85.128 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 74.5 × 80 mm
2.93 × 3.15 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 125 PS (123 bhp) (92 kW) at 5000-6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 200 Nm (148 ft·lb) (20.4 kgm) at 1400-4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 65.7 kW/litre 89.4 ps/litre 88.2 bhp/litre 1.44 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
143.37 Nm/litre
1.73 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1801.6 kPa (261.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 348.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 6.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 206 km/h (128 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 89.46 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 65.8 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 88.24 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.2 kg/kW 25.39 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.8/4.4/5.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.8/4.4/5.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 14.7/22.7/18.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 41.5/64.2/53.3 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 34.6/53.5/44.4 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 124.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | D | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | B | ||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 215/60 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 215/60 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 428483 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 13.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2015 Volkswagen Passat Variant 1.4 BlueMotion added 2015-07-26. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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