VOLKSWAGEN Eos · 1.4 16V TSI · Convertible · 2008 ‐ 2011

Volkswagen launched manufacture from 2008 of automobiles model Eos, modification of 1.4 16V TSI and closed it in 2011. This two-door cabriolet has a length of 4.4 meters, weight 1.4 tons and is destined to sit 4 people including the driver.

«Eos 1.4 16V TSI» car with a 6-speed manual transmission is fitted to the front wheels. This auto can speed up for 8.8 s to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 215 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «direct injection fuel system», which produce a maximum power of 160 hp at 5800 rpm.

Fuel rate is 8.6 liters in the urban mode of driving, on the suburban 5.7 l, and the normal fuel consumption is 6.8 liters per 100 km. Tank volume is 55 l of petrol, what allow you to drive approximately 809 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage using suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 215/55R16.

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Eos gained the great quantity of stars - four, which means that it is a reasonably safe vehicle. Furthermore to active safety systems (ABS, ESP, EBD, Traction control, Brake assistant), it is also equipped with passive safety features (passenger, side, head/curtain, driver airbags).