VOLKSWAGEN Touran · 1.9 TDI Athene · Minivan · 2004

From 2004 Volkswagen began manufacture of cars type Touran, modification 1.9 TDI Athene and terminated it in 2004. This five-door minivan has a length of 4.4 meters, weight 1.5 tons and is assigned to sit 5 person including the driver.

«Touran 1.9 TDI Athene» vehicle with a 6-speed sequential automatic gearbox is connected to the front-wheels. The 4-cylinders diesel motor engine with «unit injector system» can produce power 105 horsepower at 4000 rmp, which allows you to speed up the vehicle in 13.2 s to 100 km/h and obtain top speed of 177 km/h.

Fuel consumption is 7.6 liters in the city driving mode, on the highway 5.2 l, and the mixed fuel consumption is 6 l per 100 kilometers. Gas tank capacity is 60 liters of diesel, what allow you to drive approximately 1000 km unrefueled.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 288 mm brakes and attached to the underframe by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis through suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the following measure - 195/65R15.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Touran got the higher quantity of stars - 5, which means that it is a highly safe vehicle. Furthermore to active safety (EBD, ABS, Brake assistant, Traction control, ESP), it is also has passive safety features (passenger, side, driver, head/curtain airbags).