VOLKSWAGEN Golf Cabriolet · GLS · Convertible · 1979 ‐ 1981

In 1979 Volkswagen began production of autos type Golf Cabriolet, modification GLS and finished it in 1981. The weight of the car is 0.9 tn and a length of 3.8 meters, It is shaped as cabriolet with two doors, and may be placed in a 5 men with a driver.

«Golf Cabriolet GLS» is a front wheel drive automobile with a 4-speed manual gearbox. This auto can speed up for 14.3 seconds to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 150 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «carburetor system», which generate a max output of 70 hp at 5600 rpm.

Medium fuel rate is 8.8 l per 100 km. Tank capacity is 40 l of petrol, what provides to drive roughly 455 km without refueling.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have disks, 239 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs». Rearward wheels have drums, 189 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis through suspension «Transverse arms, independent, coil springs». Tires have the following measure - 155SR13.

Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet is not examined for Euro NCAP crash test. This vehicle does not have passive and active safety features.