VOLKSWAGEN Polo · 1.9 SDI Athene · Hatchback · 2004 ‐ 2005

Type of autos Polo, modification of 1.9 SDI Athene started producing by Volkswagen in 2004 and terminated in 2005. This auto has 3 doors, the body chassis is shaped like a hatchback, weight 1.1 tons and length 3.9 meters, which allows a seat 5 men total.

«Polo 1.9 SDI Athene» have a front wheel drive vehicle with a 5-speed manual gear shift. 4-cylinders diesel motor with «direct injection system» can produce power 64 horsepower at 4000 rmp, allowing you to speed up the vehicle for 17 seconds to 100 km/h and obtain top speed of 160 km/h.

Fuel rate is 6.2 l in the urban mode of driving, on the track 3.9 l, and the average fuel consumption is 4.7 l per 100 km. Fuel tank volume is 45 liters of diesel, what provides to go roughly 958 kilometers unrefueled.

The front wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rear wheels have drums, 200 mm brakes and attached to the chassis by dint of suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs». Tires have the following size - 185/60R14.

In conformity with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Polo gained the lot number of stars - four, indicating that it is a reasonably safe car. Furthermore to passive safety systems (side, passenger, driver airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety systems such as EBD, ABS.