VOLKSWAGEN Golf · 1.6 Comfortline · Hatchback · 2004 ‐ 2008

From 2004 Volkswagen began production of autos model Golf, modification 1.6 Comfortline and finished it in 2008. The weight of the car is 1.2 tn and a length of 4.2 m, It is shaped as hatchback with 5 doors, and can be fit in 5 men including the driver.

«Golf 1.6 Comfortline» vehicle with a 6-speed sequential automatic gearbox is connected to the front wheels. This auto can speed up for 12.5 s to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 181 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a maximum power of 102 horsepower at 5600 rpm.

Gas tank capacity of this vehicle is 55 liters of petrol, so when intermediate fuel rate is 8.2 l per 100 km (6.4 l on the suburban, 11.3 liters in the urban), that allows drive nearly 671 km unrefueled.

The front wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 255 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage by dint of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the next size - 195/65R15.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Golf got the maximal number of stars - five, which means that it is a perfect safe automobile. Furthermore to passive safety features (driver, head/curtain, passenger, side airbags), it is also has active safety features such as ABS, EBD.