VOLKSWAGEN Polo · 1.2 12V Athene · Hatchback · 2004 ‐ 2005

Volkswagen started production from 2004 of automobiles model Polo, modification 1.2 12V Athene and finished it in 2005. This vehicle has five doors, the body is in the form a hatchback, weight 1 tons and length 3.9 meters, that can seat 5 men in sum.

«Polo 1.2 12V Athene» is a front wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed manual gearbox. This car can be accelerated for 14.9 seconds to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 162 km/h, thanks to a 3-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a maximum power of 65 hp at 5400 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this automobile is 45 liters of petrol, so when medium fuel rate is 5.9 liters per 100 km (5.1 l on the suburban, 7.6 l in the urban), that allow you to go roughly 763 km unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rearward wheels have drums, 200 mm brakes and attached to the chassis with help of suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs». Tires have the following dimensions - 185/60R14.

In conformity with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Polo received the great quantity of stars - 4, which means that it is a well safe car. In addition to passive systems of safety (side, passenger, driver airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety features such as ABS, EBD.