VOLKSWAGEN Golf · 1.8 5V Turbo GTI · Hatchback · 2002 ‐ 2003

Volkswagen started production from 2002 of automobiles type Golf, modification 1.8 5V Turbo GTI and closed it in 2003. In this automobile can sit 5 person including the driver, it has the body type of a hatchback with 3 doors, and length 4.1 meters, weight 1.2 tons.

«Golf 1.8 5V Turbo GTI» have a front wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual gearbox. The 4-cylinders petrol motor with «multipoint injection system» can produce power 180 hp at 5500 rmp, allowing you to speed up the vehicle for 7.9 s to 100 km/h and achieve max speed of 222 km/h.

Gas tank capacity of this vehicle is 55 l of petrol, therefore when normal fuel consumption is 8.4 liters per 100 km (6.5 l on the highway, 11.7 l in the city), accordingly allow you drive about 655 km without refueling.

The forward wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 312 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have disks, 232 mm brakes and attached to the chassis with help of suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the next size - 205/55WR16.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Golf gained the lot quantity of stars - four, indicating that it is a enough safe auto. In addition to active safety (ABS, Traction control, EBD), it is also equipped with passive safety (side, driver, passenger airbags).