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

Audi began production from 2001 of automobiles type A3, modification 1.9 TDI Ambiente and closed it in 2003. In this automobile can fit 5 men including the driver, it has the body type of a hatchback with five doors, and length 4.2 meters, weight 1.2 tons.

«A3 1.9 TDI Ambiente» is a front-wheel drive vehicle with a 5-speed manual transmission. This auto can speed up for 11 seconds to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 188 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders diesel motor engine with a «unit injector system», which generate a peak power of 100 hp at 4000 rpm.

Gas tank capacity of this vehicle is 55 l of diesel, thereby when average fuel consumption is 5 liters per 100 km (4.2 liters on the highway, 6.5 liters in the urban), accordingly allows to go approximately 1100 km unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks brakes and attached to the underframe with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Back wheels have disks brakes and fixed to the undercarriage using suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the following measure - 195/65TR15.

In conformity with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Audi A3 got the lot quantity of stars - four, which means that it is a reasonably safe auto. In addition to passive safety features (passenger, side, driver airbags), it is also equipped with active systems of safety such as ABS, EBD.