AUDI A3 · 1.9 TDI Ambition · Hatchback · 2001 ‐ 2003

In 2001 Audi started manufacture of autos type A3, modification of 1.9 TDI Ambition and terminated it in 2003. In this automobile can sit 5 men including the driver, it has hatchback form with three doors, and length 4.2 meters, weight 1.2 tons.

«A3 1.9 TDI Ambition» have a front wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed manual gearbox. This automobile can speed up for 11 seconds to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 188 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders diesel motor with a «unit injector fuel system», which produce a max power of 100 horsepower at 4000 rpm.

Fuel rate is 6.5 l in the urban mode of driving, on the highway 4.2 l, and the normal fuel rate is 5 liters per 100 km. Fuel tank volume is 55 liters of diesel, what provides to drive nearly 1100 km unrefueled.

The front wheels of this auto have ventilated disks brakes and attached to the chassis by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Back wheels have disks brakes and fixed to the undercarriage through suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the following measure - 195/65TR15.

In conformity with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Audi A3 received the many quantity of stars - four, which means that it is a well safe car. In addition to active safety systems (EBD, ABS), it is also equipped with passive safety (passenger, side, driver airbags).