VOLKSWAGEN Golf · 1.6 Optive · Hatchback · 2006 ‐ 2008

Make of automobiles Golf, modification 1.6 Optive launched production by Volkswagen from 2006 and finished in 2008. This automobile has three doors, the body is shaped like a hatchback, weight 1.1 tons and length 4.2 meters, that allows a seat 5 person total.

«Golf 1.6 Optive» automobile with a 5-speed manual gearbox is fitted to the front wheels. This car can speed up for 11.4 s to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 184 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a peak output of 102 horsepower at 5600 rpm.

Gas tank capacity of this vehicle is 55 liters of petrol, thereby when medium fuel consumption is 7.4 l per 100 km (6.1 liters on the highway, 9.9 liters in the city), accordingly allows to go about 744 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 255 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the next dimensions - 205/55R16.

In conformity with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Golf received the higher number of stars - five, which indicates that it is a perfect safe car. In addition to passive safety (head/curtain, side, passenger, driver airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety such as EBD, ABS.