VOLKSWAGEN Golf · 1.6 Comfortline · Hatchback · 1997 ‐ 2000

In 1997 Volkswagen began manufacture of cars type Golf, modification of 1.6 Comfortline and terminated it in 2000. This 5-door hatchback has a length of 4.1 meters, weight 1.1 tons and is destined to fit 5 person total.

«Golf 1.6 Comfortline» have a front-wheel drive vehicle with a 5-speed manual gear shift. This automobile can be accelerated for 10.9 s to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 188 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a peak power of 100 horsepower at 5600 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this auto is 55 liters of petrol, so when normal fuel rate is 7.4 liters per 100 km (5.7 liters on the suburban, 10.4 liters in the urban), that let you to go approximately 744 kilometers without refueling.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks, 232 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage with help of suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the next size - 175/80HR14.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Golf received the great number of stars - four, which indicates that it is a well safe auto. In addition to dynamic systems of safety (ABS, EBD), it is also has passive safety systems (driver, side, passenger airbags).