VOLKSWAGEN Polo · 1.4 · Hatchback · 1995 ‐ 1999

In 1995 Volkswagen started manufacture of automobiles type Polo, modification 1.4 and finished it in 1999. The weight of the car is 0.9 tons and a length of 3.7 m, It is formed as hatchback with five doors, and can be placed in a 5 men including the driver.

«Polo 1.4» have a front wheel drive auto with a 5-speed manual gear shift. This vehicle can be accelerated for 14.9 seconds to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 160 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a max output of 60 hp at 4700 rpm.

Fuel rate is 8.9 liters in the urban driving mode, on the highway 5.1 liters, and the mixed fuel consumption is 6.5 liters per 100 km. Gas tank capacity is 45 l of petrol, what provides to drive nearly 693 kilometers unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this auto have disks, 239 mm brakes and attached to the chassis with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs». Rear wheels have drums, 200 mm brakes and attached to the underframe with help of suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs». Tires have the following size - 175/65TR13.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Polo gained the 3 quantity of stars. This vehicle has passive safety systems (driver, passenger airbags), but there is no active safety.