New Passat Variant In Depth

Press Release

Engines / Gearboxes

Seven of eight engines are direct-injection engines

• Impressive: Engines ranging from 75 hp / 102 kW to 184 kW / 250 hp
• New: A 2.0-litre Piezo TDI and a newly designed 3.2-litre V6 FSI

Eight types of engines will be available for the new Passat Variant in Europe, with the performance spectrum of these engines ranging from 75 kW / 102 hp to 184 kW / 250 hp. Seven of the available petrol and diesel versions are direct-injection engines, four feature a turbo charger, and all meet the EU-4 standard. The basic-version engines feature a five-speed gearbox, while all others come with a six-speed one. The DSG and Tiptronic automatic versions also both feature six speeds.

The four-cylinder FSI engines with homogeneous direct-injection technology have an output of 85 kW / 115 hp, 110 kW / 150 hp and – for the turbo FSI also offered in the Golf GTI – 147 kW / 200 hp. In the fourth quarter of 2005, a new 3.2-litre V6 FSI engine with 184 kW / 250 hp (a series feature in 4MO­TION and DSG all-wheel drives) will be added to the range. The 150- and 200-hp versions of the Passat Variant are easy to identify by way of a rear end with a dual outlet on the left side. The 250-hp Variant, on the other hand, is identifiable by two large outlets, one on either side. The entry-level engine for this vehicle is an economical four-cylinder engine with 75 kW / 102 hp.

Each of the three TDI engines are available for the first time in this vehicle model. Their output: 77 kW / 105 hp, 103 kW / 140 hp and 125 kW / 170 hp. The most powerful of these TDI engines features an innovative Piezo high-pressure unit-injector system as well as a series-fitted diesel particulate filter. This filter is available as an optional extra in the TDI engine units with 140 hp.

With the LongLife Service, that Volkswagen is also featuring in the new Passat Variant, it is using a technology where you only have to service the car when it’s necessary. What makes this interval service special, is, that to determine the need of service (max. two years) it considers individual conditions of use and personal driving style.

These engines can achieve a maximum inspection interval of 60,000 kilometres or four years, whichever comes first.

PETROL ENGINES
Three new four-cylinder and one new six-cylinder engine
with a performance range of between 75 kW / 102 hp
and 184 kW / 250 hp

1.6, 75 kW: A tried-and-true engine with good economic properties, the 75 kW / 102 hp engine is the basic engine version for the new Passat Variant. It takes this estate car from 0 to 100 km/h in 12.8 seconds, enables a top speed of 187 km/h and uses an average of 7.8 litres of premium unleaded fuel per 100 kilometres.

1.6 FSI, 85 kW: The smallest direct-injection petrol engine for the new Passat Variant has an output of 85 kW / 115 hp. With that, this Volkswagen can reach speeds of up to 197 km/h and can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 11.7 seconds, while running on an average of only 7.6 litres of premium unleaded petrol per 100 kilometres.

2.0 FSI, 110 kW: The next-higher performance level features a direct-injection petrol engine. This four-cylinder engine has an output of 110 kW / 150 hp, a top speed of 210 km/h and sprints from 0 to 100 km/h in a mere 9.6 seconds. Its EU overall consumption rate is 8.4 litres. In combination with the optional six-speed automatic gearbox /(Tiptronic), the Passat Variant 2.0 FSI reaches a top speed of 205 km/h, accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 10.5 seconds and consumes an average of 8.9 litres of fuel. As of this fall, the Passat Variant 2.0 FSI will be available in a 4MOTION all-wheel-drive version.

2.0 FSI with Turbocharger, 147 kW: The most powerful four-cylinder engine in this range is the 2.0 FSI with turbo charger and inter-cooling, already featured in the Golf GTI. With 5,500 rpm, 47 kW / 200 hp and direct injectors measuring 1,984 cm3, this engine catapults the Passat Vari­ant to 100 km/h in only 7.8 seconds and takes it to a maximum speed of 232 km/h (with automatic transmission 227 km/h). The Passat Variant 2.0 T-FSI consumes an average of 8.2 litres of fuel, underscoring just how efficiently the combination of FSI and turbo technology works.

The 2.0-litre FSI with Turbocharger engine is highly compressed (10.3:1), and given its powerful torque band (280 Newton metres between 1,800 and 5,000 rpm), it makes for a particularly confident engine. This Passat engine makes use of the advantages of homogeneous direct injection, combining it with the formidable benefits of turbo charging. The effect is exceptional torque band, excellent response, pure driving pleasure and not even a hint of a turbo gap.

3.2 V6 FSI, 184 kW: As of the fourth quarter of 2005, a newly developed 3,169 cm3 V6 engine will be available for the Passat Variant. At 6,200 rpm and with 184 kW / 250 hp at its disposal, it can produce a maximum torque of 330 Newton metres (as of 2,500 and up to 3,000 rpm).

The technical basis for this engine is the six-cylinder unit with multi-point injection featured, for example, in the Phaeton. The new engine disposes, among other things, over a petrol direct-injection technology (FSI). The advantages are more output, a lower level of fuel consumption and less emissions. An extensive array of new calculations were undertaken, so that the V6 FSI has optimised stiffness properties, produces a lower level of stress on components and is lighter in weight. The new engine’s bore was enlarged to 86.0 millimetres compared with the 84.0 millimetres for multi-point injection. It has 90.0 instead of 95.9 millimetres of cubic capacity. The FSI engine’s compression is 12:1.

The Passat Variant 3.2 V6 FSI accelerates in just 7.2 to 100 km/h. At 243 km/h the maximum of the acceleration process is reached. The top version in this series is series-fitted with a DSG double-clutch gearbox and 4MOTION all-wheel drive, consuming an average of 10.0 litres of fuel per 100 kilometres.

DIESEL ENGINES
A 1.9-litre TDI engine with 105 hp and
two 2.0-litre TDI engines with 140 and 170 hp

The three TDI engines available for the Passat Variant have all been tuned to satisfy the upcoming EU-4 emissions standard. They also feature a new generation of ceramic glow plugs which help further reduce particulate emissions and to optimise cold-start performance. What’s more, the new 2.0-litre, 125-kW TDI engine is series-fitted with a maintenance-free diesel particulate filter. This filter is available as an optional extra for the TDI 103 kW.

1.9 TDI, 77 kW: The economic TDI options for the Passat Variant begin with 77 kW / 105 hp (4,000 rpm) and 250 Newton metres (1,900 rpm). The Passat 1.9 TDI will reach a maximum speed of 185 km/h, it accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 12.4 seconds and consumes an average of 5.8 litres of diesel per 100 kilometres.

2.0 TDI, 103 kW: 206 km/h is the top speed for the Passat 2.0 Variant TDI with 103 kW / 140 hp (4,000 rpm) output. Even at 1,800 rpm, this four-cylinder engine with balancer shafts will develop maximum torque of 320 Newton metres and will take the vehicle from 0 to 100 km/h in only 10.1 seconds. Average fuel consumption: 5.9 litres. This TDI performance package may be combined with a diesel particulate filter and, as of fall, with 4MOTION all-wheel drive.

2.0 TDI, 125 kW: The second 2.0 TDI version is a newly designed engine with highly innovative Piezo high-pressure unit-injector technology and two balancer shafts. This extremely quiet four-valve TDI has an output of 125 kW / 170 hp (4,200 rpm), developing torque of 350 Newton metres (1,800 to 2,500 rpm) and accelerating the Passat Variant in 8.8 seconds to 100 km/h. Its tops speed is 220 km/h. Again, the average consumption is a mere 6.6 litres per 100 kilometres.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
A six-speed dual-clutch gearbox for the 2.0-TDI engines
and the V6 a six-speed automatic gearbox for all FSI four cylinder engines

Direct-shift double-clutch gearbox (DSG): Both 2.0-litre TDI engines are series-fitted with a manual six-speed gearbox, with the innovative direct-shift double-clutch gearbox available as an optional extra (a series fitting in the Passat Variant 3.2 V6 FSI). The DSG system has six forward gears, enables extremely swift gear shifts without traction interruption. It is considered to be the ideal gearbox solution for turbo-diesel direct-injection engines in particular. The DSG unit is the first gearbox in the world to enable the lower consumption advantages level of a diesel engine to be fully maintained despite the use of automatic transmission. This gearbox – like Volkswagen’s classic Tiptronic technology – allows manual gear shifts to be performed using the “plus” and “minus” shift controls.

Tiptronic: All FSI four-cylinder engines may be optionally combined with practical six-speed automatic transmission (Tiptronic). Petrol engine versions with 115 hp or more are series-fitted with a six-speed manual gearbox.