VOLKSWAGEN Golf · 1.9 TDI · Hatchback · 1997 ‐ 2001

Volkswagen began manufacture in 1997 of cars model Golf, modification 1.9 TDI and finished it in 2001. This car has five doors, the body is shaped like a hatchback, weight 1.2 tons and length 4.1 meters, which can seat 5 people in sum.

«Golf 1.9 TDI» is a front wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed manual gear shift. This vehicle can be accelerated for 10.6 seconds to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 193 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders diesel engine with a «direct injection system», which produce a max output of 110 hp at 4150 rpm.

Fuel tank capacity of this auto is 55 l of diesel, thus when mixed fuel consumption is 4.9 l per 100 km (4 liters on the suburban, 6.5 liters in the city), accordingly allows to go nearly 1123 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and attached to the underframe using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 232 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis with help of suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 195/65VR15.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Golf gained the lot quantity of stars - four, which means that it is a well safe car. Furthermore to passive systems of safety (passenger, side, driver airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety features such as EBD, ABS.