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2001. - 2004.
D - Large family car
wagon, 5 door
4 x 4
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Vehicle class
Body style
Wheel drive
Safety
2000. - 2005.
D - Large family car
wagon, 5 door
4 x 4

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Dimensons & Outlines

4575 mm
1781 mm
1440 mm
442 liters
1184 liters
66 liters
Length
Width
Height
Boot (min)
Boot (max)
Fuel tank
4682 mm
1746 mm
1498 mm
495 liters
1600 liters
62 liters
2001 Audi A4 S4 Avant
2000 Volkswagen Passat Variant

Engine

Volkswagen / Audi
4.2 5V
Petrol
8 - V config, 5 valves per cylinder
Nat. Asp.
4163 cc
344 hp
410 Nm
Engine
Fuel
Configuration
Aspiration
Displacement
Power
Torque
Volkswagen
4.0 W8
Petrol
8 - W config, 4 valves per cylinder
Nat. Asp.
3999 cc
275 hp
370 Nm

Performance (manual gearbox)

manual gearbox - 6 gears
1645 kg
5.8 s
250 km/h
19.6 l/100km
9.8 l/100km
13.4 l/100km
322 g/km
Gearbox type
Vehicle weight
Acc. 0-100
Top speed
Cons. (urban)
Cons. (highway)
Cons. (average)
CO2 emissions
manual gearbox - 6 gears
1730 kg
6.8 s
250 km/h
19.4 l/100km
9.6 l/100km
13.2 l/100km
317 g/km

Performance (automatic gearbox)

automatic - 6 gears
1680 kg
5.9 s
250 km/h
17.9 l/100km
9.1 l/100km
12.3 l/100km
295 g/km
Gearbox type
Vehicle weight
Acc. 0-100
Top speed
Cons. (urban)
Cons. (highway)
Cons. (average)
CO2 emissions
automatic - 5 gears
1780 kg
8.1 s
250 km/h
19.4 l/100km
9.6 l/100km
13.2 l/100km
317 g/km

Expenses

1600 EUR
Price from
800 EUR

Virtual Adviser's™ opinion

Overview

Well, these are two pretty similar cars we have here! It's only details that could potentially make the difference. Considering they both belong to the large family car segment and utilize the same 5-door wagon body style and the 4 x 4 wheel drive system, it all comes up to the specific petrol engine choice they offer. Both the engines are Volkswagen-engineered . The first one has a 8-cylinder, 40-valves 344hp unit, while the other one gets its power and torque from a 8-cylinder, 32-valves 275hp one.

Safety

Both vehicles got tested by European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP), with the same number of safety stars gained in the process. Still, apart from the official crash test results there are other things we need to be aware of. Both vehicles belong to the large family car segment, which is generally a good thing safety-wise, but it doesn't do much to help us decide between the two. On the other hand, if we'd like to consider vehicle mass in this context too, which we definitely should, Passat offers a marginal difference of 5% more metal.

Reliability

Manufacturers have been building their reliability reputation for decades now and, generally speaking, it appears that Volkswagen does have a slight advantage, when all the models are taken into account. These are the results of an independent reasearch, while our visitors describe reliability of Audi, as well as Volkswagen, with the same average rating of 4.2 out of 5. The same official information place A4 as average reliability-wise, and Passat is more or less at the same level.We should definitely mention that owners of cars with the same powertrain as Audi A4 rank it on average as 5.0 out of 5, exactly the same as the other one.

Performance & Fuel economy

Audi is undoubtly more agile, reaching 100km/h in 1 seconds less than its competitor. Still, it lacks the power to win the top speed competition, topping at 250 kilometers per hour, exactly the same as the other car does. When it comes to fuel economy things look pretty much the same for both cars, averaging around 13.3 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers (21 mpg), in combined cycle.


Verdict

Volkswagen appears just a bit more reliable, although the difference is truly marginal. The most important thing when deciding between any two vehicles should always be safety, both passive and active. In my opinion, everything taken into account, Passat offers slightly better overall protection and takes the lead. From there things take a different direction, with Audi being considerably quicker, thus putting more smile on driver's face. It does come at a cost though, and that's the fuel consumption... It's really tough to make a final decision here, but if I'd need to, I'd say Volkswagen. In any case that's my personal view, built upon all the data available to me. What should decide here though is the way you feel about the two vehicles, and I hope you'll find my guidelines useful in the process. Also, you could use the oportunity to find out which car, everything taken into account, would be the perfect choice for you in the eyes of the virtual adviser, among thousands of similar, yet so different vehicles.

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