VOLKSWAGEN New Beetle Cabrio · 1.8 Turbo Highline · Convertible · 2004 ‐ 2005

Volkswagen started manufacture from 2004 of cars model New Beetle Cabrio, modification 1.8 Turbo Highline and finished it in 2005. This vehicle has 2 doors, the body is in the form a cabriolet, weight 1.3 tons and length 4.1 meters, which can seat 4 men in sum.

«New Beetle Cabrio 1.8 Turbo Highline» vehicle with a 5-speed manual transmission is connected to the front-wheels. This car can speed up for 9.3 s to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 202 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a max output of 150 hp at 5700 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 11 l in the city mode of driving, on the track 6.4 liters, and the mixed fuel rate is 8.1 liters per 100 km. Gas tank volume is 55 l of petrol, what allow you to go roughly 680 km unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Back wheels have disks, 232 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe through suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the next measure - 205/55WR16.

In accordance with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen New Beetle Cabrio gained the many number of stars - four, which indicates that it is a enough safe car. In addition to passive systems of safety (driver, head/curtain, side, passenger airbags), it is also equipped with active safety such as EBD, ESP, ABS, Brake assistant.