VOLKSWAGEN Polo · 1.8 Turbo GTI · Hatchback · 2006 ‐ 2009

Volkswagen started production in 2006 of automobiles type Polo, modification 1.8 Turbo GTI and finished it in 2009. In this automobile can fit 5 men including the driver, it has the body type of a hatchback with five doors, and length 3.9 meters, weight 1.1 tons.

«Polo 1.8 Turbo GTI» automobile with a 5-speed manual gear shift is connected to the front-wheels. This automobile can be accelerated for 8.2 seconds to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 216 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a max power of 150 horsepower at 5800 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 10.8 liters in the urban mode of driving, on the track 6.1 liters, and the medium fuel consumption is 7.8 l per 100 kilometers. Gas tank capacity is 45 l of petrol, what lets to drive about 577 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Back wheels have disks, 232 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis through suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs». Tires have the next measure - 205/45R16.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Polo got the lot quantity of stars - four, which means that it is a enough safe car. Furthermore to passive safety (passenger, driver, side airbags), it is also has active systems of safety such as Traction control, ESP, EBD, ABS.