This automobile has a 5 door estate/station wagon type body with a front located engine powering the front wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 2.8 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, a 90 degree V 6 cylinder layout, and 5 valves per cylinder. It develops 190 bhp (193 PS/142 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 279.5 N·m (206 lb·ft/28.5 kgm) at 3200 rpm.
This power is transferred to the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 1587 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 209 km/h (130 mph), quoted fuel consumption figures are 20/28 US MPG EPA city/highway.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2703 mm | 106.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1514 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1514 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Length | 4681 mm | 184.3 inches | |
| Width | 1745 mm | 68.7 inches | |
| Height | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 147 mm | 5.8 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1587 kg | 3499 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 57.9% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 62 litres | 13.6 [16.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2.8 litre 2771 cc (169.097 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.5 × 86.4 mm
3.25 × 3.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.95 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
5 valves per cylinder 30 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
193 PS (190 bhp) (142 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
279.5 Nm (206 ft·lb) (28.5 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
51.1 kW/litre 69.5 ps/litre 68.6 bhp/litre 1.12 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
100.87 Nm/litre
1.22 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch Motronic ME 7.1 fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1267.5 kPa (183.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 461.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 209 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 121.39 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 89.28 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 119.72 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.2 kg/kW 18.71 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 20/28 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.8/8.4 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 8.5/11.9 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 24.0/33.6 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 20.0/28.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.800 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 R 16 H | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 R 16 H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 288 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 245 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.70 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 225027 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 25.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 Volkswagen Passat Wagon 2.8 V6 added 2010-12-18. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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