SKODA Octavia · 1.6 Elegance · Hatchback · 2000 ‐ 2004

Skoda began manufacture from 2000 of automobiles type Octavia, modification 1.6 Elegance and finished it in 2004. The weight of the car is 1.2 tn and a length of 4.5 meters, It is formed as hatchback with five doors, and can be placed in a 5 person with a driver.

«Octavia 1.6 Elegance» have a front-wheel drive vehicle with a 5-speed manual gearbox. This automobile can speed up for 11.8 seconds to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 190 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a peak power of 102 horsepower at 5600 rpm.

Fuel tank capacity of this auto is 55 liters of petrol, so when mixed fuel consumption is 7 liters per 100 km (5.5 l on the highway, 9.7 liters in the city), what allow you to go roughly 786 kilometers unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have drums, 230 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage with help of suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the following measure - 195/65R15.

In conformity with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Skoda Octavia received the great number of stars - four, indicating that it is a enough safe automobile. Furthermore to active systems of safety (ABS, Traction control), it is also has passive systems of safety (passenger, driver airbags).