MAZDA 3 · 1.6 S-VT Active · Hatchback · 2008 ‐ 2009

Model of autos 3, modification of 1.6 S-VT Active started producing by Mazda from 2008 and terminated in 2009. This automobile has five doors, the body chassis is shaped like a hatchback, weight 1.2 tons and length 4.4 meters, which can seat 5 person total.

«3 1.6 S-VT Active» is a front wheel drive vehicle with a 5-speed manual gear shift. The 4-cylinders petrol engine with «multipoint injection fuel system» can produce output 105 hp at 6000 rmp, which allows you to accelerate the automobile in 11.7 seconds to 100 km/h and obtain peak speed of 182 km/h.

Fuel rate is 8.9 l in the city mode of driving, on the highway 5.7 liters, and the medium fuel rate is 6.9 l per 100 km. Fuel tank volume is 55 liters of petrol, what lets to go roughly 798 km unrefueled.

The front wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 278 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe through suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have disks, 265 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis using suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the following size - 205/55R16.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Mazda 3 got the lot quantity of stars - 4, indicating that it is a reasonably safe vehicle. In addition to passive safety (driver, head/curtain, side, passenger airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety systems such as ESP, Brake assistant, ABS, Traction control, EBD.