The Volkswagen Passat Variant TDI is a 5 door estate/station wagon-bodied car with a front positioned engine driving through all four wheels.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 2.5 litre turbocharged 6 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 177.5 bhp (180 PS/132 kW) at 4000 rpm and 370 N·m (273 lb·ft/37.7 kgm) at 1500 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels through a 5 speed automatic gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 1728 kg.
Top claimed speed is 218 km/h (135 mph), officially stated fuel consumption is 12.3/6.3/8.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 225.0 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 | 2702 mm | 106.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1515 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1513 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Length | 4682 mm | 184.3 inches | |
| Width | 1746 mm | 68.7 inches | |
| Height | 1498 mm | 59 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1728 kg | 3810 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 62 litres | 13.6 [16.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.18 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.70 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2496 cc (152.315 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 78.3 × 86.4 mm
3.08 × 3.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 180 PS (177.5 bhp) (132 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 370 Nm (273 ft·lb) (37.7 kgm) at 1500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 53 kW/litre 72.1 ps/litre 71.1 bhp/litre 1.17 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
148.24 Nm/litre
1.79 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; light alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 18.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct diesel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1862.8 kPa (270.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 416 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 6.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17.1 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 31 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 218 km/h (135 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 104.15 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 76.6 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 102.72 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.06 kg/kW 21.81 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 12.3/6.3/8.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.3/6.3/8.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.1/15.9/11.8 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 23.0/44.8/33.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 19.1/37.3/27.7 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 225.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | K | ||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | 11.50 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 R 16 W | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 R 16 W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 312 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 256 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.98 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 117557 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 22.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Volkswagen Passat Variant TDI Automatic added 2004-01-12. Last modified 2014-01-01. |
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