VOLKSWAGEN Polo · 1.2 · Hatchback · 2001 ‐ 2005

In 2001 Volkswagen started manufacture of autos type Polo, modification 1.2 and closed it in 2005. In this car can fit 5 people including the driver, it has hatchback body type with five doors, and length 3.9 meters, weight 1 tons.

«Polo 1.2» vehicle with a 5-speed manual gearbox is fitted to the front wheels. This auto can speed up for 17.5 s to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 152 km/h, thanks to a 3-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a max power of 55 horsepower at 4750 rpm.

Gas tank capacity of this car is 45 liters of petrol, thereby when normal fuel consumption is 5.9 liters per 100 km (4.8 l on the highway, 7.8 l in the urban), that allow you to go approximately 763 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 239 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe using suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rear wheels have drums, 200 mm brakes and attached to the underframe through suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs». Tires have the following dimensions - 165/70TR14.

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Polo got the lot quantity of stars - 4, indicating that it is a well safe automobile. In addition to passive safety (passenger, driver, side airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic systems of safety such as ABS, EBD.