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

Model of cars A-klasse, modification A 190 Avantgarde started manufacturing by Mercedes-Benz in 1999 and closed in 2001. The weight of the car is 1.1 tn and a length of 3.6 meters, It is shaped as minivan with five doors, and can be fit in 5 men including the driver.

«A-klasse A 190 Avantgarde» is a front-wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual gear shift. This auto can be accelerated for 8.8 seconds to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 198 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a maximum output of 125 hp at 5500 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 10.6 liters in the city mode of driving, on the track 6 l, and the average fuel consumption is 7.7 liters per 100 kilometers. Gas tank capacity is 54 liters of petrol, what allow you to go approximately 702 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this model have disks, 276 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Rear wheels have drums, 258 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage through suspension type «Transverse arms, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the following measure - 195/50R16.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Mercedes-Benz A-klasse gained the great quantity of stars - four, indicating that it is a well safe vehicle. Furthermore to passive safety (passenger, side, driver airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic systems of safety such as ABS, EBD, Brake assistant, ESP.