MERCEDES-BENZ A-klasse · A 170 CDI Elegance · Minivan · 1998 ‐ 2001

Production version A 170 CDI Elegance of automobile models A-klasse was started in 1998 by Mercedes-Benz, and lasted until 2001. In this automobile can sit 5 people total, it has the body type of a minivan with five doors, and length 3.6 meters, weight 1.1 tons.

«A-klasse A 170 CDI Elegance» is a front-wheel drive vehicle with a 5-speed automatic gearbox. This car can speed up for 13.7 s to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 172 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders diesel engine with a «common rail fuel system», which produce a peak power of 90 hp at 4200 rpm.

Gas tank volume of this car is 54 l of diesel, therefore when intermediate fuel consumption is 5.4 l per 100 km (4.7 liters on the highway, 6.5 l in the urban), accordingly allow you to go roughly 1000 kilometers without refueling.

The forward wheels of this car have disks brakes and attached to the underframe using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have drums brakes and attached to the underframe using suspension type «Transverse arms, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the next dimensions - 195/50R15.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Mercedes-Benz A-klasse received the lot number of stars - 4, which means that it is a reasonably safe automobile. Furthermore to active safety features (ABS, EBD, ESP, Brake assistant), it is also equipped with passive safety (side, passenger, driver airbags).