VOLKSWAGEN Golf Plus · 1.6 Optive · Minivan · 2006 ‐ 2008

In 2006 Volkswagen began manufacture of cars model Golf Plus, modification of 1.6 Optive and closed it in 2008. The weight of the car is 1.3 tons and a length of 4.2 meters, It is formed as minivan with 5 doors, and may be placed in a 5 person including the driver.

«Golf Plus 1.6 Optive» vehicle with a 5-speed manual gear shift is fitted to the front wheels. This automobile can speed up for 12 s to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 180 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders petrol motor with a «direct injection system», which produce a max output of 102 horsepower at 5600 rpm.

Gas tank capacity of this auto is 55 l of petrol, so when intermediate fuel consumption is 7.7 liters per 100 km (6.3 liters on the highway, 10.2 liters in the city), what allow you drive nearly 715 kilometers without refueling.

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

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Golf Plus got the maximum quantity of stars - five, which indicates that it is a perfect safe car. Furthermore to passive systems of safety (head/curtain, side, passenger, driver airbags), it is also has dynamic safety such as ABS, EBD.