MERCEDES-BENZ A-klasse · A 140 Elegance · Minivan · 1997 ‐ 2001

Make of automobiles A-klasse, modification A 140 Elegance began manufacture by Mercedes-Benz from 1997 and terminated in 2001. The weight of the car is 1 tons and a length of 3.6 meters, It is shaped as minivan with five doors, and may be placed in a 5 people with a driver.

«A-klasse A 140 Elegance» auto with a 5-speed manual gear shift is connected to the front wheels. 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with «multipoint injection fuel system» can generate output 82 horsepower at 4800 rmp, allowing you to speed up the car in 12.9 s to 100 km/h and achieve maximum speed of 170 km/h.

Gas tank capacity of this auto is 54 l of petrol, thus when normal fuel consumption is 7.1 l per 100 km (5.6 l on the suburban, 9.8 liters in the city), that allows drive roughly 761 kilometers without refueling.

The forward wheels of this car have disks brakes and attached to the underframe with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have drums brakes and attached to the underframe with help of suspension «Transverse arms, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the next size - 195/50R15.

In conformity with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Mercedes-Benz A-klasse got the great number of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a well safe vehicle. In addition to passive safety features (passenger, driver, side airbags), it is also has dynamic safety systems such as EBD, ABS, Brake assistant, ESP.