The Passat Variant 1.8 is a passenger car from Volkswagen, with front wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 5 door estate/station wagon body style.
The 1.8 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder unit that produces 89 bhp (90 PS/66 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 145 N·m (107 lb·ft/14.8 kgm) at 2500 rpm.
This power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The claimed kerb weight is 1224 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 173 km/h or 107 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 6.0/7.7/10.4 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2625 mm | 103.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1479 mm | 58.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Length | 4595 mm | 180.9 inches | |
| Width | 1720 mm | 67.7 inches | |
| Height | 1445 mm | 56.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1224 kg | 2698 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1781 cc (108.683 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 86.4 mm
3.19 × 3.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
90 PS (89 bhp) (66 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
145 Nm (107 ft·lb) (14.8 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
37.3 kW/litre 50.7 ps/litre 50 bhp/litre 0.82 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
81.41 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1023.1 kPa (148.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 445.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 9.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 14.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 173 km/h (107 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 73.72 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 54.22 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 72.71 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.44 kg/kW 30.81 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.0/7.7/10.4 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.0/7.7/10.4 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 16.7/13.0/9.6 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 47.1/36.7/27.2 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 39.2/30.5/22.6 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | 6J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/65 R 14 T | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/65 R 14 T | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
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| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
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| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 323466 | ||
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| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1995 Volkswagen Passat Variant 1.8 added 2013-03-20. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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