VOLKSWAGEN Polo · 1.9 D · Hatchback · 1999 ‐ 2000

Production version 1.9 D of automobile models Polo was started in 1999 by Volkswagen, and finished in 2000. The weight of the car is 0.9 tn and a length of 3.7 meters, It is shaped as hatchback with 5 doors, and can be fit in 5 person including the driver.

«Polo 1.9 D» have a front-wheel drive auto with a 5-speed manual transmission. This auto can speed up for 15.6 s to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 160 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders diesel motor engine with a «indirect injection fuel system», which produce a max power of 64 horsepower at 4400 rpm.

Fuel rate is 7.9 l in the city mode of driving, on the track 4.4 l, and the medium fuel rate is 5.7 l per 100 kilometers. Gas tank capacity is 45 l of diesel, what lets to go about 790 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this model have disks, 239 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have drums, 200 mm brakes and attached to the underframe through suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs». Tires have the next size - 175/65TR13.

In accordance with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Polo received the great quantity of stars - four, indicating that it is a reasonably safe automobile. This car has passive safety features (driver, passenger airbags), and there is no dynamic safety.