AUDI A3 · 1.8 5V Turbo Ambiente · Hatchback · 1996 ‐ 2000

Model of cars A3, modification of 1.8 5V Turbo Ambiente started producing by Audi from 1996 and terminated in 2000. In this vehicle can sit 5 people including the driver, it has hatchback form with three doors, and length 4.2 meters, weight 1.1 tons.

«A3 1.8 5V Turbo Ambiente» auto with a 5-speed manual transmission is connected to the front wheels. This auto can speed up for 8.2 s to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 217 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a peak power of 150 hp at 5700 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this automobile is 55 liters of petrol, thus when medium fuel consumption is 7.8 liters per 100 km (6.2 l on the highway, 10.6 liters in the urban), that let you drive nearly 706 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks brakes and attached to the chassis using suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks brakes and attached to the undercarriage with help of suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the next measure - 195/65VR15.

In conformity with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Audi A3 got the many number of stars - four, which indicates that it is a reasonably safe automobile. In addition to dynamic safety features (ABS, EBD), it is also has passive systems of safety (passenger, driver, side airbags).