VOLKSWAGEN Golf Plus · 1.9 TDI Optive · Minivan · 2006 ‐ 2008

From 2006 Volkswagen started manufacture of automobiles type Golf Plus, modification of 1.9 TDI Optive and closed it in 2008. This auto has 5 doors, the body is shaped like a minivan, weight 1.4 tons and length 4.2 meters, that allows a seat 5 men in sum.

«Golf Plus 1.9 TDI Optive» car with a 5-speed manual gearbox is fitted to the front-wheels. This auto can speed up for 12.1 seconds to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 183 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders diesel motor with a «unit injector system», which produce a max power of 105 horsepower at 4000 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this auto is 55 l of diesel, therefore when intermediate fuel rate is 5.6 l per 100 km (4.8 l on the track, 7.1 l in the city), that allows drive approximately 983 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Back wheels have disks, 255 mm brakes and attached to the underframe by dint of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the following size - 205/55R16.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Golf Plus gained the maximum quantity of stars - 5, which means that it is a perfect safe automobile. In addition to passive safety systems (driver, head/curtain, side, passenger airbags), it is also equipped with active systems of safety such as EBD, ABS.