VOLKSWAGEN Polo · 1.4 TDI Athene · Hatchback · 2004 ‐ 2005

Production version 1.4 TDI Athene of automobile models Polo was started in 2004 by Volkswagen, and lasted until 2005. In this automobile can fit 5 men including the driver, it has the form of a hatchback with three doors, and length 3.9 meters, weight 1.1 tons.

«Polo 1.4 TDI Athene» is a front-wheel drive auto with a 5-speed manual gear shift. This auto can speed up for 13.6 s to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 170 km/h, thanks to a 3-cylinders diesel motor engine with a «unit injector system», which generate a max power of 75 hp at 4000 rpm.

Gas tank volume of this vehicle is 45 liters of diesel, so when medium fuel rate is 4.5 liters per 100 km (4 l on the track, 5.6 liters in the city), accordingly let you drive nearly 1000 kilometers unrefueled.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage using suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 232 mm brakes and attached to the underframe by dint of suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs». Tires have the following dimensions - 185/60R14.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Polo gained the lot number of stars - four, indicating that it is a well safe automobile. Furthermore to passive safety (driver, side, passenger airbags), it is also has dynamic safety features such as EBD, ABS.