MERCEDES-BENZ V-klasse · V 230 Fashion · Minivan · 1999 ‐ 2003

Mercedes-Benz started manufacture in 1999 of cars model V-klasse, modification of V 230 Fashion and finished it in 2003. The weight of the car is 2 tons and a length of 4.7 meters, It is shaped as minivan with 5 doors, and can be fit in 6 people with a driver.

«V-klasse V 230 Fashion» vehicle with a 5-speed manual gearbox is fitted to the front-wheels. This vehicle can be accelerated for 15.1 seconds to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 174 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a peak power of 143 hp at 5000 rpm.

Fuel rate is 15.6 liters in the urban driving mode, on the highway 9.1 l, and the medium fuel rate is 11.5 l per 100 km. Gas tank volume is 78 liters of petrol, what provides to go about 679 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks brakes and fixed to the undercarriage through suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Back wheels have disks brakes and attached to the chassis with help of suspension type «Transverse arms, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the next size - 195/70R15.

Mercedes-Benz V-klasse is not tested for Euro NCAP crash test. Furthermore to passive safety features (driver, passenger airbags), it is also has active safety features such as ABS, Traction control.