VOLKSWAGEN Golf · 2.3 V5 Highline · Hatchback · 1998 ‐ 2000

Volkswagen started manufacture in 1998 of autos type Golf, modification of 2.3 V5 Highline and terminated it in 2000. In this vehicle can sit 5 people total, it has the body type of a hatchback with three doors, and length 4.1 meters, weight 1.2 tons.

«Golf 2.3 V5 Highline» car with a 4-speed automatic transmission is connected to the front wheels. The 5-cylinders petrol motor with «multipoint injection fuel system» can produce power 150 hp at 6000 rmp, which allows you to accelerate the vehicle in 9.7 seconds to 100 km/h and achieve maximum speed of 212 km/h.

Fuel consumption is 14.5 liters in the urban mode of driving, on the track 7.6 l, and the mixed fuel consumption is 9.9 l per 100 km. Fuel tank volume is 55 l of petrol, what provides to go about 556 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 288 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 232 mm brakes and attached to the chassis with help of suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the next measure - 205/55WR16.

In accordance with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Golf gained the lot number of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a enough safe vehicle. Furthermore to passive systems of safety (driver, side, passenger airbags), it is also has active safety systems such as ABS, EBD.