| Volkswagen Passat (B5) | |
| Manufacturer: | Volkswagen |
| Class: | Mid-size car / Large family car (D) |
| Body Style: | 4-door saloon/sedan 5-door estate/wagon |
| Platform: | Volkswagen Group B5 |
| Related: | Audi A4 Volkswagen Passat Lingyu Škoda Superb |
| Layout: | Longitudinal Front engine, front-wheel drive or four-wheel drive |
| Transmission: | 4-speed automatic 5-speed manual 5-speed ZF 5HP19 automatic 6-speed manual |
| Wheelbase: | 106.40NaN0 110.40NaN0 (LWB) |
| Length: | 184.10NaN0 (B5 saloon) 183.80NaN0 (B5 estate) 185.20NaN0 (B5.5 saloon) 184.30NaN0 (B5.5 estate) 188.50NaN0 (LWB) |
| Width: | 68.50NaN0 |
| Height: | 57.5- (saloon) 58.6- (estate) |
| Weight: | 1406abbr=on0abbr=on |
| Designer: | Hartmut Warkuss[1] |
| Sp: | uk |
| Predecessor: | Volkswagen Passat (B4) |
| Successor: | Volkswagen Passat (B6) Volkswagen Passat NMS Volkswagen Passat Lingyu (for China) |
The B5 version of the Volkswagen Passat, based on the Volkswagen Group B5 platform, was launched in 1997 in North America and Europe as well as during March 1998 in Australia.
The new Passat's raked windscreen and smooth underpinnings helped give the sedan a 0.27 coefficient of drag.[2] The B5 Passat included higher-quality interior trim and the availability of luxury options to differentiate it in the marketplace.
The car featured fully independent four-link front suspension; and a semi-independent torsion beam for front-wheel-drive models or a fully independent suspension on the 4motion 4WD models. The 4WD version 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 T-2 based 4WD system to minimise loss of traction. The 1.8 L petrol engine in the Passat and Audi A4 has a lower oil capacity than transverse applications of the same engine (4.6USqt in transverse, 4.3USqt longitudinal). Three transmission options were available: a 5-speed manual, a 6-speed manual (codename 01E), and a 5-speed automatic transmission with tiptronic. There was also a 4-speed automatic transmission, available only in 66kW and 81kW 1.9 L TDI, as well as some gasoline models.
The B5 generation does not have individual fog lights. They are built into the headlight itself. There is a model with two rear and two front fog lights (from 1998), and there is a model with two rear fog lights and one in the front. The facelifted model included individual fog lights.
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, taillights, and chrome trim.
A 4.0 L W8 engine producing 275PS was introduced with a luxury version that included standard 4motion all-wheel drive.[3] This engine was intended to be a test bed for Volkswagen Group's new W engine technology, which would later make an appearance on the W12 in the Phaeton and Audi A8, and the W16 engine in the Bugatti Veyron.
In 2003, a 2.0 L Turbocharged Direct Injection (TDI) diesel engine producing 1360NaN0 was added (making the Passat the only mid-sized diesel-powered car sold in the U.S.). This variant was available from 2003 until 2005.
A lengthened platform went on to underpin the 'Passat' that was introduced in China in December 1999 by Shanghai-Volkswagen. This long-wheelbase version was rebadged and launched in Europe as the Škoda Superb in 2001. Both have a 100mm longer wheelbase and length than the standard B5 Passat. An updated version called the Passat Lingyu was released in late November 2005, which has the 1.8-litre turbocharged EA113, the 2.0 L EA113, and the 2.8 L BBG V6 petrol engines.
In the United Kingdom, trim levels were E, S, Sport, SE, V5, V6, and Highline. The E trim level had a 1.6 L 102PS engine only. The S trim level was considered well-equipped by the motoring press at the time, and What Car? 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, the V6 was available with a 2.8 V6, or 1800NaN0 2.5 TDI.
Models sold in Europe and the Republic of Ireland were similar apart from the trim level naming schemes; the trim levels were Volkswagen's "lifestyle" naming scheme: Comfortline, Trendline, and Highline. A base model was also available.
Models sold in the U.S. had the 1.8 L 20-valve turbo four-cylinder engine, 2.0 TDI, the 2.8 V6, or 4.0 W8; trim levels were GL (2003 onward), GLS, GLX, and W8 (2002–2004). The W8 was only available with the 4motion four-wheel-drive system and a slightly higher trim than the GLX models. The V6 engine 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.
The internal combustion engines used are shared with many other vehicles in the Volkswagen Group.
| B5 petrol engines | |||||||||||
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| 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) | Transmission (manual) | Transmission (automatic) | |
| 1.6 | ADP / AHL / ARM / ANA | 1595 cc | 1000NaN0 @5600 rpm | 140Nm @3800 rpm | 1996–2000 | 13.1 | 184 | 5-speed | 4-speed | ||
| 1.8 | AFY | 1781 cc | 1160NaN0 @5800 rpm | 164Nm @3500 rpm | 1997–2000 | 12.1 | 199 | 5-speed | not produced | ||
| 1.8 | ADR / APT / ARG | I4 DOHC 20V, multi-point fuel injection | 1781 cc | 1250NaN0 @5800 rpm | 168Nm @3500 rpm | 1996–1999 | 11.2 | 199 | 5-speed | 4-speed | |
| 1.8 T | AEB / APU / ANB / ATW | 1781 cc | 1500NaN0 @5700 rpm | 210Nm @1750–4600 rpm | 1996–2000 | 9.1 | 214 | 5-speed | 5-speed | ||
| 2.0 | AUZ / ASU / AVA | I4 SOHC 8V, multi-point fuel injection | 1984 cc | 1200NaN0 @5600 rpm | 175Nm @2600 rpm | 1999–2000 | 11.3 | 196 | 5-speed | 4-speed | |
| 2.3 VR5 | AGZ | VR5 SOHC 10V, multi-point fuel injection | 2324 cc | 1500NaN0 @6000 rpm | 205Nm @3200 rpm | 1997–2000 | 9.1 | 214 | 5-speed | 5-speed | |
| 2.8 V6 | ACK / AGE / AHA / ALG / ATX / APR / AQD | V6 DOHC 30V, multi-point fuel injection | 2771 cc | 1860NaN0 – 1930NaN0 @6000 rpm | 280Nm – 300Nm @3200 rpm | 1997–2000 | 7.5 – 8.7 | 232 | 5-speed | 5-speed | |
| B5 diesel engines | |||||||||||
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| 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) | Transmission (manual) | Transmission (automatic) | |
| 1.9 TDI | AHU / AHH | 1896 cc | 900NaN0 @4000 rpm | 210Nm @1900 rpm | 1996–2000 | 13.8 | 183 | 5-speed | 4-speed | ||
| 1.9 TDI | AFN / AVG | I4 SOHC 8V, Turbocharged Direct Injection | 1896 cc | 1100NaN0 @4150 rpm | 235Nm @1900 rpm | 1996–2000 | 11.5 | 189 | 5-speed | 4-speed | |
| 1.9 TDI | AJM | 1896 cc | 1150NaN0 @4000 rpm | 285Nm @1900 rpm | 1998–2000 | 11.0 | 194 | 5-speed | 5-speed | ||
| 1.9 TDI | ATJ | I4 SOHC 8V, "Pumpe-Düse" (PD) unit injection | 1896 cc | 1150NaN0 @4000 rpm | 310Nm @1900 rpm | 2000 | 11.0 | 194 | 6-speed | not produced | |
| 2.5 TDI | AFB | V6 DOHC 24V, Turbocharged Direct Injection | 2496 cc | 1500NaN0 @4000 rpm | 310Nm @1500–3200 rpm | 1998–2000 | 9.6 | 214 | 6-speed | 5-speed | |
| B5.5 petrol engines | |||||||||||
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| 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) | Transmission (manual) | Transmission (automatic) | |
| 1.6 | ALZ | 1595 cc | 1020NaN0 @5600 rpm | 148Nm @3800 rpm | 2000–2005 | 13.3 | 185 | 5-speed | 5-speed | ||
| 1.8 T | AWT | 1781 cc | 1500NaN0 @5700 rpm | 210Nm @1750–4600 rpm | 2000–2005 | 9.4 | 214 | 5-speed | 5-speed | ||
| 1.8 T | AWM | I4 DOHC 20V, multi-point fuel injection and turbocharger | 1781 cc | 1700NaN0 @5900 rpm | 225Nm @1950–5000 rpm | 2000–2005 | 8.0 | 223 | 5-speed | 5-speed | |
| 2.0 | AZM | I4 SOHC 8V, multi-point fuel injection | 1984 cc | 1150NaN0 @5400 rpm | 172Nm @3500 rpm | 2000–2005 | 11.5 | 194 | 5-speed | 4-speed | |
| 2.0 | ALT | I4 DOHC 20V, multi-point fuel injection | 1984 cc | 1300NaN0 @5700 rpm | 195Nm @3300 rpm | 2001–2005 | 10.3 | 204 | 5-speed | not produced | |
| 2.3 V5 | AZX | VR5 DOHC 20V, multi-point fuel injection | 2324 cc | 1700NaN0 @6200 rpm | 225Nm @3200 rpm | 2000–2003 | 9.2 | 221 | 5-speed | 5-speed | |
| 2.8 V6 | AMX / ATQ / BBG | V6 DOHC 30V, multi-point fuel injection | 2771 cc | 1900NaN0 – 1930NaN0 @6000 rpm | 260Nm – 280Nm @3200 rpm | 2000–2005 | 7.8 – 9.0 | 232 | 5-speed | 5-speed | |
| 4.0 W8 | BDN / BDP | W8 DOHC 32V, multi-point fuel injection | 3999 cc | 2750NaN0 @6000 rpm | 370Nm @2750 rpm | 2001–2004 | 6.8 | 250 | 6-speed | 5-speed | |
| B5.5 diesel engines | |||||||||||
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| 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) | Transmission (manual) | Transmission (automatic) | |
| 1.9 TDI | AVB | 1896 cc | 1000NaN0 @4000 rpm | 250Nm @1900 rpm | 2000–2005 | 12.8 | 184 | 5-speed | 5-speed | ||
| 1.9 TDI | AWX | I4 SOHC 8V, "Pumpe-Düse" (PD) unit injection | 1896 cc | 1300NaN0 @4000 rpm | 285Nm @1750–2500 rpm | 2000–2005 | 10.2 | 201 | 5-speed | 5-speed | |
| 1.9 TDI | AVF | I4 SOHC 8V, "Pumpe-Düse" (PD) unit injection | 1896 cc | 1300NaN0 @4000 rpm | 310Nm @1900 rpm | 2000–2005 | 10.2 | 201 | 6-speed | not produced | |
| 2.0 TDI | BGW | I4 SOHC 8V, "Pumpe-Düse" (PD) unit injection | 1968 cc | 1360NaN0 @4000 rpm | 335Nm @1900 rpm | 2003–2005 | 10.0 | 205 | 6-speed | not produced | |
| 2.0 TDI | BHW | I4 SOHC 8V, "Pumpe-Düse" (PD) unit injection | 1968 cc | 1360NaN0 @4000 rpm | 335Nm @1900 rpm | 2003–2005 | 10.0 | 205 | Not Produced | 5-speed | |
| 2.5 TDI | AKN | 2496 cc | 1500NaN0 @4000 rpm | 310Nm @1500–3200 rpm | 2000–2003 | 9.8 | 214 | 6-speed | 5-speed | ||
| 2.5 TDI | BDG | V6 DOHC 24V, Turbocharged Direct Injection | 2496 cc | 1630NaN0 @4000 rpm | 350Nm @1500–3000 rpm | 2003–2005 | 9.2 | 226 | 6-speed | 5-speed | |
| 2.5 TDI | BDH / BAU | V6 DOHC 24V, Turbocharged Direct Injection | 2496 cc | 1800NaN0 @4000 rpm | 370Nm @1500–2500 rpm | 2003–2005 | 8.9 | 223 | 6-speed | 5-speed | |