VOLKSWAGEN Golf · GL Turbo Diesel · Hatchback · 1984 ‐ 1986

In 1984 Volkswagen began production of cars type Golf, modification of GL Turbo Diesel and finished it in 1986. In this vehicle can sit 5 people including the driver, it has the body type of a hatchback with five doors, and length 4 meters, weight 0.9 tons.

«Golf GL Turbo Diesel» have a front-wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual transmission. This car can speed up for 14.5 s to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 160 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders diesel engine with a «indirect injection system», which produce a maximum output of 70 hp at 4500 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this vehicle is 55 liters of diesel, so when medium fuel rate is 5.5 l per 100 km, that allow you drive nearly 1000 km without refueling.

The front wheels of this model have disks brakes and fixed to the chassis with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs». Back wheels have drums brakes and fixed to the underframe through suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs». Tires have the following size - 175/70SR13.

Volkswagen Golf is not examined for Euro NCAP crash test. This car does not have passive and active systems of safety.