Comparison of Opel Senator A 3.0 E V6 and Volkswagen Passat (B3, B4) 2.8 VR6

Comparison of Opel Senator A 3.0 E V6 and Volkswagen Passat (B3, B4) 2.8 VR6 [S]ave

Attribute	Opel Senator A 3.0 E V6 ×	Volkswagen Passat (B3, B4) 2.8 VR6 ×
General
Make	Opel	Volkswagen
Model	Senator	Passat
Generation	Senator A	Passat (B3, B4)
Modification	3.0 E V6	2.8 VR6
Website	https://www.opel.com/	https://www.vw.com/
Number of doors	4	4
Number of seats	5	5
Body type	Sedan	Sedan
Transmission	manual	manual
Number of gears	4	5
Production from (year)	1978	1991
Production to (year)	1981	1996
Performance
Top speed (km/h)	210	224
Acceleration 0-100 km/h (s)	9	8.7
City consumption (l/100km)	-	14.5
Extra-urban consumption (l/100km)	-	8.2
Combined consumption (l/100km)	12	9.7
Drive
Drive	Rear wheel drive	Front wheel drive
Engine type	Fuel engine	-
Position of engine	-	Front, transversely
Fuel	Petrol (Gasoline)	Petrol (Gasoline)
Max. power (hp)	180	174
Max. torque (Nm)	248	235
Fuel Engine
Number of cylinders	6	6
Cylinders arrangement	V engine	V engine
Valves per cylinder	2	2
Engine displacement (cm³)	2,969	2,792
Compression ratio	9.4	10
Max. power @ rpm (rpm)	5,800	5,800
Max. torque @ rpm (rpm)	4,200	4,200
Cylinder bore (mm)	95	81
Piston stroke (mm)	69.8	90.3
Fuel system	Multi-point injection	Multi-point injection
Valve control	Sohc	Ohc
Catalyst	No	-
Fuel tank (l)	75	70
Chassis
ABS	-	+
Front wheel suspension	-	Helical spring
Rear wheel suspension	-	The depreciated rack
Front suspension	Coil springs	-
Rear suspension	Coil springs	-
Front stabilizer	+	-
Rear stabilizer	+	-
Steering type	-	Steering rack
Power steering	-	Hydraulic Steering
Front brakes	Ventilated discs	Ventilated discs
Rear brakes	Disc	Disc
Tires size	195/70 R14	205/50 R15 V
Turning radius (m)	10.8	-
Dimensions
Length (mm)	4,811	4,575
Width (mm)	1,728	1,705
Height (mm)	1,415	1,480
Wheelbase (mm)	2,683	2,625
Kerb weight (kg)	1,370	1,325
Gross weight (kg)	1,900	1,860
Minimum boot space (l)	-	495
Maximum boot space (l)	715	820
Front track (mm)	1,443	1,480
Rear track (mm)	1,472	1,420
Ride height (mm)	140	-
Drag coefficient (Cd)	0.45	-