MERCEDES-BENZ A-klasse · A 190 Elegance · Minivan · 1999 ‐ 2001

Manufacturing modification A 190 Elegance of automobile models A-klasse was launched in 1999 by Mercedes-Benz, and finished in 2001. In this vehicle can sit 5 people total, it has the body type of a minivan with 5 doors, and length 3.6 meters, weight 1.1 tons.

«A-klasse A 190 Elegance» have a front wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed automatic transmission. This car can speed up for 10.2 s to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 193 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a maximum power of 125 horsepower at 5500 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 11.3 liters in the urban driving mode, on the track 6.3 l, and the average fuel consumption is 8.2 liters per 100 km. Gas tank capacity is 54 l of petrol, what lets to go about 659 km unrefueled.

The front wheels of this automobile have disks, 276 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rear wheels have drums, 258 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension type «Transverse arms, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the next size - 195/50R16.

In conformity with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Mercedes-Benz A-klasse got the many number of stars - 4, which means that it is a reasonably safe car. Furthermore to dynamic safety (ESP, ABS, EBD, Brake assistant), it is also has passive systems of safety (driver, side, passenger airbags).