What makes the Volkswagen Passat W-8 4motion so good?
The W-8 engine requires tight manufacturing tolerances, resulting in this slightly longer break-in period. By the time we handed the car back, it was responding in delightfully fluent fashion, and we’d now like to try one with more miles on the clock.
When did the first Volkswagen Passat come out?
The styling was developed from the 1981 aerodynamic (cd 0.25) Auto 2000 concept car. At the time, it was the first transverse engine layout Passat to be built on a Volkswagen-designed platform, rather than sharing one with an Audi saloon.
What’s the ground clearance on a Volkswagen Passat?
The Passat Alltrack has raised ground clearance from 135 to 165 mm which improves approach angle from 13.5 to 16 degrees, departure angle from 11.9 to 13.6 degrees and ramp angle from 9.5 to 12.8 degrees when compared to the standard Passat wagon.
What kind of engine does a Volkswagen Passat have?
Originally with a 1.5-litre engine, during its long life cycle many improvements from the B2 platform were later introduced, like its 1.6 and 1.8-litre engines, a Brazil-specific face-lift in 1985, and a five-speed gearbox. A sports version, named Passat TS 1.6 and later Passat GTS 1.8 Pointer was also introduced.
The Volkswagen Passat B5.5 2.8 V6 4Motion has a V 6, Petrol engine with 2771 cm3 / 169.1 cu-in capacity. How many horsepower (hp) does a 2000 Volkswagen Passat B5.5 2.8 V6 4Motion have?
When did the Volkswagen Passat B5 4motion come out?
For stopping power, the Passat B5 2.8 V6 4Motion braking system includes Vented Discs at the front and Discs at the rear. The Passat B5 model is a car manufactured by Volkswagen, sold new from year 1999 to 2000, and available after that as a used car.
What to do with a 2004 VW Passat?
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Is the Volkswagen Passat B5 an automatic car?
It’s an automatic, as three quarters of UK cars were, but we’re also told it has received a gearbox rebuild at some point in the past. The W8 Passat might be a historical footnote, but it did play a significant role in creating one of the most extraordinary hypercars of all time.
How many does a VW Passat W8 sell?
In the U.S. Volkswagen execs breezily assured journalists the expected to sell around 5,000 a year, presumably while smoking crack. It actually peaked at just 450. As VW never fitted the W8 to anything else it seems unlikely the engine made back more than a modest percentage of its development costs.
What kind of car was the 2003 VW Passat?
103 Comments on “Crapwagon Outtake: 2003 Volkswagen Passat W8 4Motion…” The flow chart is perfect and thanks to Brian’s Garage in Needham, MA I was able to keep Priscilla Passat (2002 B5.5 V6) on the road well past most Passat sell by dates.
Is the Volkswagen Passat W8 a nightmare to service?
The W8 is indeed a nightmare to service. It’s sole purpose was to work out the bugs in the “W” engine design before putting it in the Phaeton and the Veyron. I’d never even think about touching one, and I love my ’04 1.8T M/T wagon.
What was the flow chart on a 2002 VW Passat?
The flow chart is perfect and thanks to Brian’s Garage in Needham, MA I was able to keep Priscilla Passat (2002 B5.5 V6) on the road well past most Passat sell by dates. The water pump finally did her in at around 164,000 miles which really pissed me off as nothing was wrong with the car.