AUDI A3 · 1.9 TDI Ambiente · Hatchback · 1999 ‐ 2000

In 1999 Audi started manufacture of autos type A3, modification 1.9 TDI Ambiente and terminated it in 2000. The weight of the car is 1.2 tn and a length of 4.2 m, It is formed as hatchback with five doors, and can be placed in a 5 men with a 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 11.7 s to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 191 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders diesel engine with a «direct injection fuel system», which produce a max output of 110 horsepower at 4150 rpm.

Fuel rate is 8.8 l in the city mode of driving, on the track 4.8 l, and the intermediate fuel consumption is 6.2 l per 100 km. Tank volume is 55 liters of diesel, what lets to drive nearly 888 kilometers without refueling.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks brakes and attached to the undercarriage using suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the following size - 195/65VR15.

In conformity with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Audi A3 gained the many number of stars - 4, indicating that it is a enough safe auto. Furthermore to dynamic safety (ABS, EBD), it is also equipped with passive safety features (driver, passenger, side airbags).