AUDI A3 · 1.9 TDI Ambiente · Hatchback · 1996 ‐ 2000

Model of cars A3, modification of 1.9 TDI Ambiente started manufacturing by Audi in 1996 and finished in 2000. The weight of the car is 1.2 tn and a length of 4.2 m, It is shaped as hatchback with 3 doors, and may be fit in 5 person including the driver.

«A3 1.9 TDI Ambiente» is a front wheel drive automobile with a 4-speed automatic gear shift. This vehicle can speed up for 13.7 seconds to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 177 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders diesel motor with a «direct injection system», which generate a peak power of 90 horsepower at 4000 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 8.8 l in the city mode of driving, on the suburban 4.7 l, and the mixed fuel consumption is 6.2 liters per 100 kilometers. Fuel tank capacity is 55 l of diesel, what allow you to go roughly 888 km unrefueled.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks brakes and fixed to the body chassis by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rear wheels have disks brakes and attached to the chassis by dint of suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the following measure - 195/65R15.

In accordance with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Audi A3 got the lot number of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a enough safe automobile. Furthermore to passive safety features (side, passenger, driver airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety such as ABS, EBD.