MERCEDES-BENZ A-klasse · A 160 Avantgarde · Minivan · 2001 ‐ 2004

Type of autos A-klasse, modification of A 160 Avantgarde began producing by Mercedes-Benz from 2001 and terminated in 2004. In this car can fit 5 people including the driver, it has the body type of a minivan with five doors, and length 3.6 meters, weight 1 tons.

«A-klasse A 160 Avantgarde» automobile with a 5-speed automatic gear shift is fitted to the front wheels. The 4-cylinders petrol engine with «multipoint injection fuel system» can produce output 102 horsepower at 5250 rmp, which allows you to speed up the automobile for 11.9 seconds to 100 km/h and get peak speed of 178 km/h.

Gas tank capacity of this auto is 54 liters of petrol, so when medium fuel rate is 7.7 l per 100 km (6.1 l on the highway, 10.6 l in the city), accordingly allows drive approximately 702 kilometers unrefueled.

The front wheels of this vehicle have disks brakes and attached to the chassis by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rear wheels have drums brakes and attached to the undercarriage with help of suspension type «Transverse arms, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the next size - 195/50R15.

In accordance with the results 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 car. Furthermore to passive safety features (passenger, side, driver airbags), it is also has dynamic safety systems such as EBD, ESP, Brake assistant, Traction control, ABS.