VOLKSWAGEN Golf Plus · 1.4 16V TSI Optive · Minivan · 2008

Volkswagen started production in 2008 of autos type Golf Plus, modification of 1.4 16V TSI Optive and terminated it in 2008. This five-door minivan has a length of 4.2 meters, weight 1.3 tons and is destined to fit 5 passengers total.

«Golf Plus 1.4 16V TSI Optive» is a front wheel drive automobile with a 7-speed sequential automatic gear shift. This car can be accelerated for 10.1 s to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 194 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders petrol motor with a «direct injection fuel system», which produce a max power of 122 horsepower at 5000 rpm.

Fuel tank capacity of this automobile is 55 l of petrol, therefore when average fuel rate is 6.4 liters per 100 km (5.3 liters on the suburban, 8.2 l in the city), that allows to go roughly 860 kilometers unrefueled.

The front wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Back wheels have disks, 255 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis with help of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the following size - 205/55R16.

In conformity with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Golf Plus received the maximal number of stars - 5, which indicates that it is a very safe automobile. In addition to passive safety (side, driver, head/curtain, passenger airbags), it is also equipped with active safety such as EBD, ABS.