MERCEDES-BENZ A-klasse · A 150 Avantgarde · Minivan · 2005 ‐ 2008

Type of automobiles A-klasse, modification A 150 Avantgarde started producing by Mercedes-Benz in 2005 and closed in 2008. This 5-door minivan has a length of 3.8 meters, weight 1.2 tons and is destined to fit 5 person including the driver.

«A-klasse A 150 Avantgarde» is a front-wheel drive vehicle with a variator. This vehicle can be accelerated for 13.5 seconds to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 170 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a peak output of 95 horsepower at 5200 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this auto is 54 liters of petrol, so when medium fuel consumption is 6.6 liters per 100 km (5.5 liters on the suburban, 8.5 l in the city), accordingly allows to go nearly 819 kilometers unrefueled.

The front wheels of this model have ventilated disks brakes and fixed to the underframe with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks brakes and fixed to the body chassis through suspension type «Transverse arms, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 195/55R16.

In conformity with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Mercedes-Benz A-klasse gained the maximal number of stars - five, which indicates that it is a very safe car. In addition to active safety features (ABS, EBD, Traction control, ESP, Brake assistant), it is also has passive safety (passenger, driver, head/curtain, side airbags).