VOLKSWAGEN Lupo · 1.4 16V Sportline · Hatchback · 2001 ‐ 2005

Volkswagen launched production in 2001 of cars type Lupo, modification of 1.4 16V Sportline and closed it in 2005. This automobile has three doors, the body is shaped like a hatchback, weight 0.9 tons and length 3.5 meters, that allows a seat 4 people in sum.

«Lupo 1.4 16V Sportline» car with a 5-speed manual gearbox is fitted to the front-wheels. This auto can speed up for 12 seconds to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 172 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a max output of 75 hp at 5000 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this auto is 34 l of petrol, therefore when mixed fuel consumption is 6.1 liters per 100 km (4.8 liters on the suburban, 8.3 liters in the city), that let you drive roughly 558 kilometers unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 239 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs». Rearward wheels have drums, 200 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs». Tires have the following measure - 185/55R14.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Lupo gained the lot number of stars - four, which indicates that it is a enough safe auto. Furthermore to passive systems of safety (passenger, driver airbags), it is also equipped with active systems of safety such as ABS.