VOLKSWAGEN Sharan · 1.9 TDI Carat · Minivan · 1997

Volkswagen launched manufacture from 1997 of cars model Sharan, modification of 1.9 TDI Carat and terminated it in 1997. In this car can sit 5 person total, it has minivan body type with 5 doors, and length 4.6 meters, weight 1.7 tons.

«Sharan 1.9 TDI Carat» auto with a 5-speed manual gearbox is connected to the front-wheels. This vehicle can speed up for 16.4 seconds to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 172 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders diesel engine with a «direct injection system», which produce a max output of 110 horsepower at 4150 rpm.

Gas tank capacity of this auto is 75 l of diesel, so when intermediate fuel rate is 6.4 liters per 100 km (5.2 liters on the track, 8.5 l in the urban), what allows drive roughly 1172 km unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this auto have ventilated disks brakes and fixed to the chassis using suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks brakes and attached to the body chassis with help of suspension «Longitudinal arms, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the following size - 215/60VR15.

Volkswagen Sharan is not certified for crash test Euro NCAP. This car does not have active safety features, and there is passive systems (passenger, driver airbags).