VOLKSWAGEN Golf Variant · 1.6 Highline · Wagon · 1999 ‐ 2000

From 1999 Volkswagen launched manufacture of automobiles type Golf Variant, modification 1.6 Highline and closed it in 2000. In this car can sit 5 person total, it has the form of a wagon with five doors, and length 4.4 meters, weight 1.2 tons.

«Golf Variant 1.6 Highline» is a front-wheel drive vehicle with a 4-speed automatic transmission. 4-cylinders petrol motor with «multipoint injection fuel system» can generate output 100 hp at 5600 rmp, allowing you to speed up the vehicle in 13.7 s to 100 km/h and get max speed of 185 km/h.

Fuel consumption is 11.9 l in the urban mode of driving, on the track 6.5 l, and the medium fuel rate is 8.5 l per 100 km. Gas tank volume is 55 l of petrol, what provides to go nearly 648 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rear wheels have disks, 232 mm brakes and attached to the chassis using suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the next size - 195/65VR15.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Golf Variant got the many quantity of stars - four, which means that it is a enough safe automobile. In addition to dynamic systems of safety (ABS, EBD), it is also equipped with passive safety (side, driver, passenger airbags).