MERCEDES-BENZ A-klasse · A 170 BlueEFFICIENCY Avantgarde · Minivan · 2009

In 2009 Mercedes-Benz started manufacture of cars model A-klasse, modification A 170 BlueEFFICIENCY Avantgarde and closed it in 2009. The weight of the car is 1.2 tn and a length of 3.9 m, It is formed as minivan with 5 doors, and can be fit in 5 men including the driver.

«A-klasse A 170 BlueEFFICIENCY Avantgarde» auto with a 5-speed manual gear shift is connected to the front wheels. The 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with «multipoint injection system» can generate output 115 horsepower at 5500 rmp, which allows you to accelerate the automobile in 10.9 s to 100 km/h and get ceiling speed of 188 km/h.

Gas tank capacity of this vehicle is 54 liters of petrol, thus when intermediate fuel consumption is 6.1 l per 100 km (5.1 l on the track, 8 l in the city), what let you to go nearly 886 km unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks brakes and attached to the chassis by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Back wheels have disks brakes and fixed to the body chassis with help of suspension «Transverse arms, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the following measure - 195/55R16.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Mercedes-Benz A-klasse got the maximum number of stars - 5, which indicates that it is a perfect safe automobile. In addition to dynamic safety features (Brake assistant, ESP, EBD, ABS, Traction control), it is also has passive safety (driver, passenger, side, head/curtain airbags).