VOLKSWAGEN Golf · 1600 Diesel · Hatchback · 1980 ‐ 1981

Make of automobiles Golf, modification 1600 Diesel began producing by Volkswagen in 1980 and finished in 1981. The weight of the car is 0.8 tons and a length of 3.8 m, It is shaped as hatchback with five doors, and may be placed in a 5 men including the driver.

«Golf 1600 Diesel» vehicle with a 4-speed manual gearbox is connected to the front wheels. This auto can speed up for 16.8 s to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 143 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders diesel engine with a «indirect injection fuel system», which generate a max power of 54 horsepower at 4800 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this auto is 40 l of diesel, therefore when medium fuel rate is 6.7 liters per 100 km, accordingly allows to go approximately 598 km without refueling.

The front wheels of this vehicle have disks, 239 mm brakes and attached to the underframe by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs». Rearward wheels have drums, 189 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage using suspension «Transverse arms, independent, coil springs». Tires have the following dimensions - 155SR13.

Volkswagen Golf is not examined for Euro NCAP crash test. Active and passive safety are absent on this model auto.