The Passat VR6 is a front wheel drive saloon (sedan) motor vehicle with a front positioned engine, produced by Volkswagen.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 3.6 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, a 10.6 degree V 6 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 280 bhp (284 PS/209 kW) of power at 6200 rpm, and maximum torque of 350 N·m (258 lb·ft/35.7 kgm) at 2500 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic transmission.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 1620 kg.
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 | 2804 mm | 110.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1577 mm | 62.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1549 mm | 61 inches | |
| Length | 4874 mm | 191.9 inches | |
| Width | 1834 mm | 72.2 inches | |
| Height | 1486 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 137 mm | 5.4 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1620 kg | 3571 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 10.6° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.6 litre 3597 cc (219.502 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 96.4 mm
3.5 × 3.8 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.92 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
284 PS (280 bhp) (209 kW) at 6200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
350 Nm (258 ft·lb) (35.7 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
58 kW/litre 78.9 ps/litre 77.8 bhp/litre 1.28 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
97.3 Nm/litre
1.18 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminum alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1222.7 kPa (177.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 599.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| 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 175.24 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 128.89 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 172.84 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.76 kg/kW 12.96 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 20/28/23 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.8/8.4/10.2 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.5/11.9/9.8 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 24.0/33.6/27.6 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 20.0/28.0/23.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| 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 | 3.010 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8J x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/45 R 18 94H | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/45 R 18 94H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 312 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 272 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.44 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 457391 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 29.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2016 Volkswagen Passat VR6 added 2016-01-28. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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