VOLKSWAGEN Polo · 1.0 Fox · Hatchback · 1987 ‐ 1989

Manufacturing version 1.0 Fox of car models Polo was started in 1987 by Volkswagen, and finished in 1989. The weight of the car is 0.7 tn and a length of 3.7 meters, It is shaped as hatchback with three doors, and can be placed in a 5 men with a driver.

«Polo 1.0 Fox» have a front-wheel drive automobile with a 4-speed manual gearbox. This vehicle can be accelerated for 19.5 s to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 142 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «carburetor system», which generate a maximum power of 45 horsepower at 5600 rpm.

Normal fuel consumption is 7.1 l per 100 km. Tank capacity is 42 l of petrol, what lets to go roughly 592 km without refueling.

The forward wheels of this automobile have disks brakes and fixed to the underframe with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have drums brakes and attached to the underframe using suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs». Tires have the next dimensions - 145SR13.

Volkswagen Polo is not tested for Euro NCAP crash test. Active and passive safety features missing on this model car.