VOLKSWAGEN Golf · 1600 Diesel GL · Hatchback · 1980 ‐ 1981

Make of automobiles Golf, modification 1600 Diesel GL launched production by Volkswagen in 1980 and finished in 1981. This auto has 5 doors, the body is in the form a hatchback, weight 0.8 tons and length 3.8 meters, which allows a seat 5 person total.

«Golf 1600 Diesel GL» car with a 4-speed manual gear shift is connected to the front wheels. This vehicle can be accelerated for 16.8 s to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 143 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders diesel motor with a «indirect injection system», which produce a maximum output of 54 hp at 4800 rpm.

Gas tank capacity of this vehicle is 40 liters of diesel, therefore when medium fuel rate is 6.7 liters per 100 km, what allows to go approximately 598 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this auto have disks, 239 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs». Rear wheels have drums, 189 mm brakes and attached to the chassis using suspension «Transverse arms, independent, coil springs». Tires have the following dimensions - 155SR13.

Volkswagen Golf is not tested for crash test Euro NCAP. This automobile does not have passive and active safety systems.