VOLKSWAGEN Polo · 1.8 Turbo GTI Cup Edition · Hatchback · 2006 ‐ 2008

From 2006 Volkswagen started manufacture of autos type Polo, modification of 1.8 Turbo GTI Cup Edition and terminated it in 2008. The weight of the car is 1.2 tons and a length of 3.9 meters, It is formed as hatchback with 5 doors, and may be fit in 5 person including the driver.

«Polo 1.8 Turbo GTI Cup Edition» have a front-wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed manual gear shift. 4-cylinders petrol engine with «multipoint injection fuel system» can generate power 180 horsepower at 5800 rmp, allowing you to speed up the car in 7.5 s to 100 km/h and obtain top speed of 225 km/h.

Gas tank volume of this car is 45 l of petrol, therefore when medium fuel consumption is 7.9 liters per 100 km (6.1 l on the suburban, 10.9 l in the urban), what allow you to go about 570 km unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage through suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have disks, 232 mm brakes and attached to the underframe using suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs». Tires have the next size - 205/40R17.

In conformity with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Polo received the lot quantity of stars - four, indicating that it is a enough safe vehicle. Furthermore to active systems of safety (Traction control, EBD, ABS, Brake assistant, ESP), it is also equipped with passive safety features (passenger, side, driver airbags).