The Volkswagen Passat W8 Variant is an all wheel drive motor vehicle, with the motor positioned in the front, and a 5 door estate/station wagon body.
The 4 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 8 cylinder unit that produces 271 bhp (275 PS/202 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 370 N·m (273 lb·ft/37.7 kgm) at 2750 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed manual 'box.
Its stated kerb weight is 1730 kg.
Top claimed speed is 250 km/h or 155 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 19.4/9.6/13.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 317.0 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) | 1511 mm | 59.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1510 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Length | 4682 mm | 184.3 inches | |
| Width | 1746 mm | 68.7 inches | |
| Height | 1497 mm | 58.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1730 kg | 3814 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.35 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.20 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.77 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | W 8 in 72° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4 litre 3999 cc (244.034 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 90.2 mm
3.31 × 3.55 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
275 PS (271 bhp) (202 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
370 Nm (273 ft·lb) (37.7 kgm) at 2750 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
50.5 kW/litre 68.7 ps/litre 67.8 bhp/litre 1.11 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
92.52 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block; aluminium alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1162.7 kPa (168.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 4.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 14.6 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 26.8 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 158.82 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 116.81 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 156.65 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.56 kg/kW 14.3 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 19.4/9.6/13.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 19.4/9.6/13.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.2/10.4/7.6 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 14.6/29.4/21.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 12.1/24.5/17.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 317.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 11.50 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MultiLi.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TB.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/45 R 17 W | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/45 R 17 W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 334 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 269 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.68 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 103312 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 35.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Volkswagen Passat W8 Variant added 2002-11-27. Last modified 2014-01-01. |
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