AUDI A3 · 1.6 Ambiente · Hatchback · 1996 ‐ 2000

Audi launched manufacture from 1996 of autos type A3, modification 1.6 Ambiente and terminated it in 2000. This 3-door hatchback has a length of 4.2 meters, weight 1.1 tons and is assigned to fit 5 people including the driver.

«A3 1.6 Ambiente» auto with a 5-speed manual gearbox is fitted to the front wheels. This automobile can be accelerated for 11 s to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 188 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a max output of 101 horsepower at 5600 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 10.5 l in the city mode of driving, on the highway 5.9 liters, and the intermediate fuel rate is 7.6 liters per 100 kilometers. Tank volume is 55 l of petrol, what lets to drive nearly 724 km without refueling.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks brakes and attached to the underframe with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rear wheels have disks brakes and fixed to the chassis by dint of suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the next measure - 195/65VR15.

In conformity with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Audi A3 gained the lot quantity of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a enough safe automobile. Furthermore to dynamic safety (EBD, ABS), it is also equipped with passive systems of safety (passenger, driver, side airbags).