VOLKSWAGEN Polo · 1.4 TDI · Hatchback · 2001 ‐ 2005

Volkswagen started production in 2001 of automobiles model Polo, modification 1.4 TDI and finished it in 2005. This automobile has five doors, the body is shaped like a hatchback, weight 1.1 tons and length 3.9 meters, that allows a seat 5 person total.

«Polo 1.4 TDI» is a front-wheel drive auto with a 5-speed manual transmission. This auto can speed up for 13.6 seconds to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 170 km/h, thanks to a 3-cylinders diesel engine with a «unit injector system», which generate a peak power of 75 horsepower at 4000 rpm.

Fuel rate is 5.6 l in the urban driving mode, on the track 4 liters, and the average fuel rate is 4.5 liters per 100 km. Gas tank volume is 45 l of diesel, what lets to go roughly 1000 kilometers unrefueled.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Back wheels have disks, 232 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage by dint of suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs». Tires have the next measure - 165/70R14.

In conformity with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Polo gained the great quantity of stars - four, which indicates that it is a well safe vehicle. Furthermore to dynamic safety (EBD, ABS), it is also equipped with passive systems of safety (driver, side, passenger airbags).