MERCEDES-BENZ A-klasse · A 170 · Minivan · 2008 ‐ 2009

In 2008 Mercedes-Benz started manufacture of automobiles type A-klasse, modification A 170 and terminated it in 2009. This car has five doors, the body chassis is in the form a minivan, weight 1.1 tons and length 3.9 meters, which can seat 5 person in sum.

«A-klasse A 170» automobile with a 5-speed manual transmission is fitted to the front wheels. This automobile can speed up for 10.9 seconds to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 188 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a peak output of 115 horsepower at 5500 rpm.

Gas tank capacity of this automobile is 54 l of petrol, thus when average fuel consumption is 6.6 liters per 100 km (5.5 liters on the suburban, 8.6 liters in the city), what allows drive nearly 819 kilometers unrefueled.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks brakes and fixed to the chassis with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks brakes and attached to the underframe by dint of suspension «Transverse arms, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the next dimensions - 185/65R15.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Mercedes-Benz A-klasse gained the higher quantity of stars - 5, indicating that it is a highly safe automobile. In addition to dynamic safety (EBD, ESP, ABS, Traction control, Brake assistant), it is also has passive safety (side, passenger, driver, head/curtain airbags).