VOLKSWAGEN New Beetle · 2.0 Highline · Hatchback · 1999 ‐ 2005

Model of automobiles New Beetle, modification of 2.0 Highline started manufacturing by Volkswagen in 1999 and terminated in 2005. This 3-door hatchback has a length of 4.1 meters, weight 1.2 tons and is destined to sit 4 men total.

«New Beetle 2.0 Highline» have a front wheel drive automobile with a 4-speed automatic gearbox. The 4-cylinders petrol motor with «multipoint injection fuel system» can produce output 115 horsepower at 5200 rmp, allowing you to accelerate the car for 12.9 s to 100 km/h and obtain top speed of 182 km/h.

Fuel rate is 13.3 liters in the urban driving mode, on the suburban 7.2 liters, and the normal fuel consumption is 9.5 liters per 100 km. Gas tank volume is 55 liters of petrol, what allow you to go about 579 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rear wheels have disks, 232 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis with help of suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the following size - 205/55WR16.

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen New Beetle gained the great quantity of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a reasonably safe auto. Furthermore to passive safety (driver, passenger, side, head/curtain airbags), it is also has dynamic safety such as EBD, ABS, ESP.