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A new version of the Volkswagen Passat

Volkswagen Passat

The Volkswagen Passat is a large family car marketed by Volkswagen Passenger Cars through six design generations since 1973. Between the Volkswagen Golf / Volkswagen Jetta and the Volkswagen Phaeton in the current Volkswagen line-up, the Passat and its derivatives have been badged variously as...

, based on the Volkswagen Group B5 platform, was launched in 1996 in Europe, and 1997 in North America. Its PL45 platform was shared with the first-generation "Typ 8D" Audi A4

Audi A4

The first generation Audi A4 debuted in 1994, with production starting November 1994. It was built on the Volkswagen Group B5 platform, which it shared with the fourth generation Volkswagen Passat . It had a front-mounted longitudinal engine and front-wheel drive...

, which was unveiled 2 years earlier, and saw a return to the Passat sharing its platform with Audi's equivalent model for the first time since the second-generation (B2) Passat, which shared its platform with the second-generation "Typ 81" Audi 80

Audi 80

The Audi 80 is a compact executive car produced by the German car manufacturer Audi, from 1966 to 1996. It shared its platform with the Volkswagen Passat from 1973 to 1986 and was available as a saloon car/sedan, and an Avant...

/Audi 90 (the A4 is the successor to the Audi 80 line).

The Passat introduced a new design language, first seen on the Concept 1 concept car, for the latest generation of Volkswagens such as the Mk4 Golf

Volkswagen Golf Mk4

Launched in 1999, the Volkswagen Golf Mk4 was the best selling car in Europe in 2001 . The Mk4 was a deliberate attempt to take the Volkswagen Golf series further upmarket, with a high-quality interior and higher equipment levels...

, Bora and Polo Mk4

Volkswagen Polo Mk4

The Volkswagen Polo Mk4 is the fourth generation of the Volkswagen Polo that has been sold by the German automaker Volkswagen from early 2002 to 2009 in most countries. It is still being manufactured in South Africa, where it is sold as the Polo Vivo. The MK4 replaced the Volkswagen Polo Mk3 in the...

. The smooth lines, heavily raked windscreens, and smooth underpinnings helped give the B5 Passat a low coefficient of drag, rated at 0.27 (saloon model).

The car featured fully independent four-link front suspension

Suspension (vehicle)

Suspension is the term given to the system of springs, shock absorbers and linkages that connects a vehicle to its wheels. Suspension systems serve a dual purpose — contributing to the car's roadholding/handling and braking for good active safety and driving pleasure, and keeping vehicle occupants...

; and a semi-independent torsion beam for front-wheel-drive models or a fully independent suspension on the 4motion

4motion

4motion is a registered trademark of Volkswagen AG, used exclusively on Volkswagen-branded automobiles which utilise four-wheel drive systems. Volkswagen has previously used the term "Syncro" for its 4WD models....

4WD models. 4WD was introduced in 1997 as an option for the 1.8, 2.8 V6, 1.9 TDI and 2.5 V6 TDI engines, using a second-generation Torsen

Torsen

Torsen is a type of differential used in automobiles. It was invented by American Vernon Gleasman and manufactured by the Gleason Corporation. Torsen is a contraction of Torque-Sensing...

T-2 based 4WD system to minimise loss of traction. The 1.8 litre

Litre

pic|200px|right|thumb|One litre is equivalent to this cubeEach side is 10 cm1 litre water = 1 kilogram water The litre is a metric system unit of volume equal to 1 cubic decimetre , to 1,000 cubic centimetres , and to 1/1,000 cubic metre...

petrol engine

Petrol engine

A petrol engine is an internal combustion engine with spark-ignition, designed to run on petrol and similar volatile fuels....

in the Passat and Audi A4 has a lower oil

Motor oil

Motor oil or engine oil is an oil used for lubrication of various internal combustion engines. The main function is to lubricate moving parts; it also cleans, inhibits corrosion, improves sealing, and cools the engine by carrying heat away from moving parts.Motor oils are derived from...

capacity than transverse applications of the same engine (4.6 quarts in transverse, 4.3 quarts longitudinal), and may suffer from oil sludge

Oil sludge

Oil sludge or black sludge is a solid or gel in motor oil caused by the oil gelling or solidifying, usually at temperatures lower than 100 degrees Celsius....

problems as a result, if not changed at regular intervals with fully synthetic oils. Three transmission options were available: a 5-speed manual transmission, a 6-speed manual transmission (codename 01E) and a 5-speed automatic transmission with tiptronic.

B5 awards

1999 Used Car Buyer Greatest Used Buy Awards – Most Sensible Car Award Overall & Best Family Car
1999 Auto Express New Car Honours – Best Family Car
1998 What Car? Car of Cars – Best Medium Car
1998 Which? Magazine Best Buy – Large family car market winner

2001 Facelift (Passat B5.5)

B5 Passat models built after late 2000, also known as B5.5 models, received minor styling and mechanical revisions including revised projector-optic headlights, bumpers, tail lights, and chrome trim.

A 4.0 litre

Litre

W8 engine

A W8 engine is an eight-cylinder piston internal combustion engine in a W configuration.The W8 can be imagined as flat plane crank V8 engine combining two narrow-angle V4 engine blocks, mounted juxtaposed at 72 degrees to each other and coupled to one crankshaft...

producing 275 PS was introduced in 2001 in a luxury version of the car that included standard 4motion

4motion

all-wheel drive. This engine was intended to be a test bed for Volkswagen Group's new W engine

W engine

A W engine is a type of reciprocating engine arranged with its cylinders in a configuration in which the cylinder banks resemble the letter W, in the same way those of a V engine resemble the letter V....

technology, which would later make an appearance on the W12 in the Phaeton and Audi A8

Audi A8

The Audi A8 is a four-door, full-size, luxury sedan car manufactured and marketed by the German automaker Audi since 1994. Succeeding the Audi V8, the A8 has been offered with front wheel drive or permanent four-wheel drive, with multitronic or tiptronic automatic transmissions — and in short- and...

, and the W16 engine

W16 engine

A W16 engine is a sixteen cylinder piston internal combustion engine in a four-bank W configuration. All W16 engines consist of two 'offset double-row' banks of eight cylinders, coupled to a single crankshaft....

in the Bugatti Veyron

Bugatti Veyron

The Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 is a mid-engined grand touring car. The Super Sport version is the fastest road-legal production car in the world, with a top speed of . The original version has a top speed of...

.

In 2003, a powerful 2.0 litre Turbocharged Direct Injection

Turbocharged Direct Injection

TDI or Turbocharged Direct Injection is a design of turbodiesel engines, which feature turbocharging and cylinder-direct fuel injection, developed and produced by Volkswagen Group. These TDI engines are widely used in all mainstream Volkswagen Group marques of passenger cars and light commercial...

(TDI) diesel engine

Diesel engine

A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine that uses the heat of compression to initiate ignition to burn the fuel, which is injected into the combustion chamber...

producing 136 PS was added (making the Passat the only mid-sized diesel powered car sold in the U.S.). This variant was sold from 2003–2005.

A lengthened platform went on to underpin the 'Passat' that was introduced in China in late 1999 by Shanghai-Volkswagen. This long-wheelbase

Wheelbase

In both road and rail vehicles, the wheelbase is the distance between the centers of the front and rear wheels.- Road :In automobiles, the wheelbase is the horizontal distance between the center of the front wheel and the center of the rear wheel...

version was rebadged and launched in Europe as the Škoda Superb

Škoda Superb

The Škoda Superb is a large family car primarily built by the Czech car manufacturer Škoda Auto as its flagship car. The versions produced from 2001 to 2008 are based on the platform of the Volkswagen Passat, but are elongated by , and shares its major mechanicals and powertrain with the Passat,...

in 2001. Both have a 100 millimetres (3.9 in) longer wheelbase and length than the standard B5 Passat. An updated version called the Passat Lingyu was released in 2005, which has the 2.0 litre, 1.8 litre Turbo, and 2.8 litre V6 petrol engine

Petrol engine

A petrol engine is an internal combustion engine with spark-ignition, designed to run on petrol and similar volatile fuels....

B5.5 trim levels

In the United Kingdom, trim levels were E, S, Sport, SE, V5, and V6. The E trim level had a 1.6 litre 102 PS engine only. The S trim level was considered well-equipped by the motoring press at the time, and What Car?

What Car?

What Car? is a long-running UK monthly automobile magazine and website, currently edited by Steve Fowler and published by Haymarket Motoring. First published in 1973, it is intended primarily as a magazine for consumers rather than dedicated automobile enthusiasts...

magazine recommended the 1.8 S as the best version in 1999. SE models had the same engines as the S version, but were better equipped. The V5 models had a 2.3 V5 engine

VR6 engine

The VR6 engine is an internal combustion engine configuration, consisting of six cylinders. It was developed by the Volkswagen Group in the late 1980s, and evolutions of the original variant are still produced by them....

, the V6 was available with a 2.8 V6, or 180 PS 2.5 TDI, and was also well-equipped.

Models sold in Europe and the Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

were similar apart from the trim level naming schemes; the trim levels were Volkswagen's "lifestyle" naming scheme, which were Comfortline, Trendline, and Highline. A base model was also available too.

Models sold in the U.S. had the 1.8 litre 20-valve turbo engine, 2.0 TDI, the 2.8 V6, or 4.0 W8; trim levels were GL (2003 onward), GLS, GLX, and W8 (2002 to 2004). The W8 was only available with the 4motion

4motion

four-wheel-drive system and a slightly higher trim than the GLX models. The V6 engine

V6 engine

A V6 engine is a V engine with six cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of three cylinders, usually set at either a right angle or an acute angle to each other, with all six pistons driving a common crankshaft...

had 4motion as an option, as did the 1.8 T starting in the 2004 model year. The GLX trim was only sold with the V6.

Versions sold in Mexico are the same as their European equivalents.

In the UK, Top Gear's 2005 survey rated the Passat as the third least satisfying large family car to own, with only the Fiat Marea

Fiat Marea

The Fiat Marea is a small family car available as a saloon and an estate , produced by the Italian automaker Fiat. Launched in 1996, the Marea models were essentially different body styles of Fiat's hatchback offerings, the Bravo and Brava. The Marea replaced the earlier Tipo-based Fiat Tempra...

and Rover 45 Saloon receiving a worse rating. It fell behind most of its crucial rivals, namely the Ford Mondeo

Ford Mondeo

The Mondeo was launched on 8 January 1993, and sales began on 22 March 1993. Available as a four-door saloon, a five-door hatchback, and a five-door estate, all models for the European market were produced at Ford's plant in the Belgian city of Genk...

, Vauxhall Vectra, Citroën C5

Citroën C5

The Citroën C5 is a large family car produced by the French manufacturer Citroën since early 2001. The C5 replaced the Citroën Xantia in the large family car class.-First generation :...

and Peugeot 406

Peugeot 406

The Peugeot 406 was a large family car made by the French automaker Peugeot from 1995 to 2004. Available in saloon, estate and coupé bodystyles with a choice of petrol or turbodiesel engines, the 406 replaced the Peugeot 405 in Peugeot's lineup, and was itself replaced by the Peugeot 407...

B5.5 awards

2001 Auto Express Used Car Honours 2001 – Best Family Used Car
2001 Diesel Car 2001 Awards – Overall Diesel Car of the Year & Best Family Car
2000 Used Car Buyer: Used the Year – Overall winner & Best Family Car
2000 Auto Express Used Car Honours – Best Family Car
2000 Auto Express New Car Honours – Best Family Car
2000 Fleet World Honours – Best Fleet Car

Engines

The internal combustion engine

Internal combustion engine

The internal combustion engine is an engine in which the combustion of a fuel occurs with an oxidizer in a combustion chamber. In an internal combustion engine, the expansion of the high-temperature and high -pressure gases produced by combustion apply direct force to some component of the engine...

s used are the same as for many other vehicles in the Volkswagen Group

Volkswagen Group

Volkswagen Group is a German multinational automobile manufacturing group. , Volkswagen was ranked as the world’s third largest motor vehicle manufacturer and Europe's largest....

B5 petrol engines
Short Descr	VW Engine Code	Engine Type	Displacement	Power (Max Output)	Torque (Max Output)	Years	Accel 0–100 km/h (sec.)	Top speed (km/h)
1.6	ADP / AHL / ARM / ANA	I4 Straight-4 The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft.... SOHC 8V, multi-point fuel injection	1595 cc	100 PS @5300 rpm	140 newton metre @3800 rpm	1996–2000	13.1	184
1.8	ADR / APT / ARG	I4 DOHC 20V Multi-valve In automotive engineering a multi-valve or multivalve engine is one where each cylinder has more than two valves. A multi-valve engine has better breathing and can operate at higher revolutions per minute than a two-valve engine, delivering more power.- Multi-valve rationale :A multi-valve design... , multi-point fuel injection	1781 cc	125 PS @5800 rpm	168 newton metre @3500 rpm	1996–1999	11.2	199
1.8 T	AEB / APU / ANB	I4 DOHC 20V, multi-point fuel injection and turbocharger Turbocharger A turbocharger, or turbo , from the Greek "τύρβη" is a centrifugal compressor powered by a turbine that is driven by an engine's exhaust gases. Its benefit lies with the compressor increasing the mass of air entering the engine , thereby resulting in greater performance...	1781 cc	150 PS @5700 rpm	210 newton metre @1750–4600 rpm	1996–2000	9.1	214
2.0	AUZ / ASU / AVA	I4 SOHC 8V, multi-point fuel injection	1984 cc	120 PS @5600 rpm	175 newton metre @2600 rpm	1999–2000	11.3	196
2.3 VR5	AGZ	VR5 SOHC 10V, multi-point fuel injection	2324 cc	150 PS @6000 rpm	205 newton metre @3200 rpm	1997–2000	9.1	214
2.8 V6	ACK / APR	V6 V6 engine A V6 engine is a V engine with six cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of three cylinders, usually set at either a right angle or an acute angle to each other, with all six pistons driving a common crankshaft... DOHC 30V, multi-point fuel injection	2771 cc	193 PS @6000 rpm	280 newton metre @3200 rpm	1997–2000	7.9	232

B5 diesel engines
Short Descr	VW Engine Code	Engine Type	Displacement	Power (Max Output)	Torque (Max Output)	Years	Accel 0–100 km/h (sec.)	Top speed (km/h)
1.9 TDI	AHU / AHH	I4 Straight-4 The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft.... SOHC 8V, Turbocharged Direct Injection Turbocharged Direct Injection TDI or Turbocharged Direct Injection is a design of turbodiesel engines, which feature turbocharging and cylinder-direct fuel injection, developed and produced by Volkswagen Group. These TDI engines are widely used in all mainstream Volkswagen Group marques of passenger cars and light commercial...	1896 cc	90 PS @4000 rpm	210 newton metre @1900 rpm	1996–2000	13.8	176
1.9 TDI	AFN / AVG	I4 SOHC 8V, Turbocharged Direct Injection	1896 cc	110 PS @4150 rpm	235 newton metre @1900 rpm	1996–2000	11.5	189
1.9 TDI	AJM	I4 SOHC 8V, "Pumpe-Düse" (PD) unit injection Unit Injector Unit Injector is an integrated direct fuel injection system for diesel engines, combining the injector nozzle and the injection pump in a single component...	1896 cc	115 PS @4000 rpm	285 newton metre @1900 rpm	1998–2000	11.0	194
1.9 TDI	ATJ	I4 SOHC 8V, "Pumpe-Düse" (PD) unit injection	1896 cc	115 PS @4000 rpm	310 newton metre @1900 rpm	2000	11.0	194
2.5 TDI	AFB	V6 V6 engine A V6 engine is a V engine with six cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of three cylinders, usually set at either a right angle or an acute angle to each other, with all six pistons driving a common crankshaft... DOHC 24V Multi-valve In automotive engineering a multi-valve or multivalve engine is one where each cylinder has more than two valves. A multi-valve engine has better breathing and can operate at higher revolutions per minute than a two-valve engine, delivering more power.- Multi-valve rationale :A multi-valve design... , Turbocharged Direct Injection	2496 cc	150 PS @4000 rpm	310 newton metre @1500–3200 rpm	1998–2000	9.6	214

B5.5 petrol engines
Short Descr	VW Engine Code	Engine Type	Displacement	Power (Max Output)	Torque (Max Output)	Years	Accel 0–100 km/h (sec.)	Top speed (km/h)
1.6	ALZ	I4 Straight-4 The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft.... SOHC 8V, multi-point fuel injection	1595 cc	102 PS @5600 rpm	148 newton metre @3800 rpm	2000–2005	13.3	185
1.8 T	AWT	I4 DOHC 20V Multi-valve In automotive engineering a multi-valve or multivalve engine is one where each cylinder has more than two valves. A multi-valve engine has better breathing and can operate at higher revolutions per minute than a two-valve engine, delivering more power.- Multi-valve rationale :A multi-valve design... , multi-point fuel injection and turbocharger Turbocharger A turbocharger, or turbo , from the Greek "τύρβη" is a centrifugal compressor powered by a turbine that is driven by an engine's exhaust gases. Its benefit lies with the compressor increasing the mass of air entering the engine , thereby resulting in greater performance...	1781 cc	150 PS @5700 rpm	210 newton metre @1750–4600 rpm	2000–2005	9.4	214
1.8 T	AWM	I4 DOHC 20V, multi-point fuel injection and turbocharger	1781 cc	170 PS @5900 rpm	225 newton metre @1950–5000 rpm	2000–2005	8.0	223
2.0	AZM	I4 SOHC 8V, multi-point fuel injection	1984 cc	115 PS @5400 rpm	172 newton metre @3500 rpm	2000–2005	11.5	194
2.0	ALT	I4 DOHC 20V, multi-point fuel injection	1984 cc	130 PS @5700 rpm	195 newton metre @3300 rpm	2001–2005	10.3	204
2.3 V5	AZX	VR5 DOHC 20V, multi-point fuel injection	2324 cc	170 PS @6200 rpm	225 newton metre @3200 rpm	2000–2003	9.2	221
2.8 V6	AMX / ATQ	V6 V6 engine A V6 engine is a V engine with six cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of three cylinders, usually set at either a right angle or an acute angle to each other, with all six pistons driving a common crankshaft... DOHC 30V, multi-point fuel injection	2771 cc	193 PS @6000 rpm	280 newton metre @3200 rpm	2000–2005	8.0	232
4.0 W8	BDN / BDP	W8 W8 engine A W8 engine is an eight-cylinder piston internal combustion engine in a W configuration.The W8 can be imagined as flat plane crank V8 engine combining two narrow-angle V4 engine blocks, mounted juxtaposed at 72 degrees to each other and coupled to one crankshaft... DOHC 32V, multi-point fuel injection	3999 cc	275 PS @6000 rpm	370 newton metre @2750 rpm	2001–2004	6.8	250

B5.5 diesel engines
Short Descr	VW Engine Code	Engine Type	Displacement	Power (Max Output)	Torque (Max Output)	Years	Accel 0–100 km/h (sec.)	Top speed (km/h)
1.9 TDI	AVB	I4 Straight-4 The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft.... SOHC 8V, "Pumpe-Düse" (PD) unit injection Unit Injector Unit Injector is an integrated direct fuel injection system for diesel engines, combining the injector nozzle and the injection pump in a single component...	1896 cc	100 PS @4000 rpm	250 newton metre @1900 rpm	2000–2005	12.8	184
1.9 TDI	AWX	I4 SOHC 8V, "Pumpe-Düse" (PD) unit injection	1896 cc	130 PS @4000 rpm	285 newton metre @1750–2500 rpm	2000–2005	10.2	201
1.9 TDI	AVF	I4 SOHC 8V, "Pumpe-Düse" (PD) unit injection	1896 cc	130 PS @4000 rpm	310 newton metre @1900 rpm	2000–2005	10.2	201
2.0 TDI	BGW	I4 SOHC 8V, "Pumpe-Düse" (PD) unit injection and diesel particulate filter Diesel Particulate Filter A diesel particulate filter is a device designed to remove diesel particulate matter or soot from the exhaust gas of a diesel engine. Wall-flow diesel particulate filters usually remove 85% or more of the soot, and under certain conditions can attain soot removal efficiencies of close to 100%...	1968 cc	136 PS @4000 rpm	335 newton metre @1900 rpm	2003–2005	10.0	205
2.5 TDI	AKN	V6 V6 engine A V6 engine is a V engine with six cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of three cylinders, usually set at either a right angle or an acute angle to each other, with all six pistons driving a common crankshaft... DOHC 24V Multi-valve In automotive engineering a multi-valve or multivalve engine is one where each cylinder has more than two valves. A multi-valve engine has better breathing and can operate at higher revolutions per minute than a two-valve engine, delivering more power.- Multi-valve rationale :A multi-valve design... , Turbocharged Direct Injection Turbocharged Direct Injection TDI or Turbocharged Direct Injection is a design of turbodiesel engines, which feature turbocharging and cylinder-direct fuel injection, developed and produced by Volkswagen Group. These TDI engines are widely used in all mainstream Volkswagen Group marques of passenger cars and light commercial...	2496 cc	150 PS @4000 rpm	310 newton metre @1500–3200 rpm	2000–2003	9.8	214
2.5 TDI	BDG	V6 DOHC 24V, Turbocharged Direct Injection	2496 cc	163 PS @4000 rpm	350 newton metre @1500–3000 rpm	2003–2005	8.7	226
2.5 TDI	BDH / BAU	V6 DOHC 24V, Turbocharged Direct Injection	2496 cc	180 PS @4000 rpm	370 newton metre @1500–2500 rpm	2003–2005	8.9	223

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