VOLKSWAGEN Polo · 1.4 16V Athene · Hatchback · 2004 ‐ 2005

In 2004 Volkswagen launched manufacture of automobiles type Polo, modification of 1.4 16V Athene and terminated it in 2005. This five-door hatchback has a length of 3.9 meters, weight 1 tons and is designed to fit 5 person including the driver.

«Polo 1.4 16V Athene» car with a 5-speed manual gearbox is connected to the front wheels. The 4-cylinders petrol engine with «multipoint injection system» can produce power 75 hp at 5000 rmp, which allows you to accelerate the vehicle in 12.9 seconds to 100 km/h and obtain max speed of 172 km/h.

Fuel tank capacity of this vehicle is 45 liters of petrol, thus when mixed fuel consumption is 6.4 liters per 100 km (5.2 l on the highway, 8.8 l in the urban), accordingly let you drive roughly 704 kilometers without refueling.

The front wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and attached to the chassis by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have disks, 232 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe with help 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 reasonably safe car. In addition to active safety systems (EBD, ABS), it is also has passive safety systems (driver, side, passenger airbags).