VOLKSWAGEN Golf · 1.6 · Hatchback · 1998 ‐ 2000

Type of automobiles Golf, modification of 1.6 started producing by Volkswagen from 1998 and closed in 2000. In this automobile can fit 5 men total, it has the body type of a hatchback with 3 doors, and length 4.1 meters, weight 1.1 tons.

«Golf 1.6» car with a 4-speed automatic transmission is connected to the front wheels. The 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with «multipoint injection fuel system» can generate power 100 horsepower at 5600 rmp, which allows you to accelerate the auto for 12.5 s to 100 km/h and get peak speed of 185 km/h.

Fuel tank capacity of this automobile is 55 l of petrol, so when mixed fuel consumption is 8.4 l per 100 km (6.4 l on the suburban, 11.8 liters in the urban), accordingly allows drive about 655 kilometers unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks, 232 mm brakes and attached to the underframe by dint of suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the next size - 175/80HR14.

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Golf gained the many quantity of stars - four, which indicates that it is a enough safe car. In addition to passive safety (passenger, driver, side airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety such as EBD, ABS.