MERCEDES-BENZ A-klasse · A 200 Turbo Elegance · Minivan · 2008 ‐ 2011

From 2008 Mercedes-Benz started manufacture of automobiles type A-klasse, modification of A 200 Turbo Elegance and terminated it in 2011. The weight of the car is 1.3 tons and a length of 3.9 m, It is shaped as minivan with 5 doors, and can be fit in 5 person including the driver.

«A-klasse A 200 Turbo Elegance» is a front wheel drive vehicle with a variator. This automobile can speed up for 7.3 seconds to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 220 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a max power of 193 hp at 5000 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 10.2 liters in the urban mode of driving, on the suburban 6.5 liters, and the medium fuel rate is 7.9 liters per 100 km. Gas tank capacity is 54 l of petrol, what provides to go approximately 684 km without refueling.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 288 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks, 258 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe with help of suspension type «Transverse arms, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the next measure - 195/55R16.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Mercedes-Benz A-klasse gained the higher number of stars - five, which means that it is a very safe car. In addition to active safety (Brake assistant, ABS, Traction control, EBD, ESP), it is also equipped with passive safety (side, passenger, driver, head/curtain airbags).