CITROEN DS3 · 1.6 THP Sport Chic eTouch · Hatchback · 2010 ‐ 2011

Citroen started manufacture in 2010 of autos model DS3, modification 1.6 THP Sport Chic eTouch and finished it in 2011. In this car can sit 5 people total, it has the form of a hatchback with three doors, and length 3.9 meters, weight 1.1 tons.

«DS3 1.6 THP Sport Chic eTouch» vehicle with a 6-speed manual gear shift is fitted to the front-wheels. The 4-cylinders petrol engine with «direct injection fuel system» can generate output 156 horsepower at 6000 rmp, which allows you to speed up the automobile for 7.3 seconds to 100 km/h and get max speed of 214 km/h.

Gas tank volume of this car is 50 l of petrol, so when average fuel consumption is 6.7 liters per 100 km (5.1 liters on the suburban, 9.4 l in the urban), accordingly allows to go about 747 km unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 283 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks, 249 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage with help of suspension «Transverse arms, independent, ». Tires have the following size - 205/45R17.

In accordance with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Citroen DS3 got the maximum number of stars - five, indicating that it is a highly safe car. In addition to passive safety systems (driver, passenger, head/curtain, side airbags), it is also equipped with active safety features such as Traction control, ABS, EBD, ESP, Brake assistant.