CITROEN DS3 · 1.6 VTi So Chic · Hatchback · 2010 ‐ 2024

Citroen launched production from 2010 of autos model DS3, modification 1.6 VTi So Chic. This car has three doors, the body is in the form a hatchback, weight 1.1 tons and length 3.9 meters, that allows a seat 5 people total.

«DS3 1.6 VTi So Chic» is a front-wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual gear shift. This vehicle can speed up for 9.9 s to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 190 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a peak power of 120 horsepower at 6000 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 7.9 l in the urban mode of driving, on the track 4.8 liters, and the mixed fuel consumption is 5.9 l per 100 km. Gas tank capacity is 50 l of petrol, what allow you to go roughly 848 km unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 283 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rear wheels have disks, 249 mm brakes and attached to the chassis by dint of suspension «Transverse arms, independent, ». Tires have the next dimensions - 195/55R16.

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Citroen DS3 got the higher number of stars - 5, which means that it is a very safe vehicle. In addition to passive safety features (side, driver, head/curtain, passenger airbags), it is also has dynamic safety such as ESP, Brake assistant, Traction control, ABS, EBD.