MERCEDES-BENZ A-klasse · A 170 CDI Elegance · Minivan · 2001 ‐ 2004

Mercedes-Benz began production from 2001 of cars type A-klasse, modification of A 170 CDI Elegance and closed it in 2004. This automobile has 5 doors, the body chassis is in the form a minivan, weight 1.1 tons and length 3.6 meters, which allows a seat 5 person total.

«A-klasse A 170 CDI Elegance» auto with a 5-speed automatic transmission is fitted to the front-wheels. The 4-cylinders diesel motor engine with «common rail system» can generate output 95 horsepower at 4200 rmp, allowing you to speed up the auto for 13.2 seconds to 100 km/h and obtain peak speed of 173 km/h.

Gas tank volume of this automobile is 54 liters of diesel, thereby when normal fuel consumption is 5.7 l per 100 km (4.6 liters on the highway, 7.7 l in the urban), what allow you drive about 948 km unrefuelled.

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

In accordance with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Mercedes-Benz A-klasse gained the great quantity of stars - 4, indicating that it is a enough safe car. In addition to passive systems of safety (side, driver, passenger airbags), it is also has dynamic safety features such as ESP, EBD, Traction control, ABS, Brake assistant.