VOLKSWAGEN Polo · 1.4 TDI Optive · Hatchback · 2006 ‐ 2008

Volkswagen launched production in 2006 of autos type Polo, modification 1.4 TDI Optive and finished it in 2008. The weight of the car is 1.1 tn and a length of 3.9 meters, It is shaped as hatchback with 5 doors, and can be placed in a 5 person including the driver.

«Polo 1.4 TDI Optive» automobile with a 5-speed manual gear shift is connected to the front wheels. This car can speed up for 12.8 s to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 174 km/h, due to a 3-cylinders diesel motor engine with a «unit injector system», which produce a max output of 70 hp at 4000 rpm.

Gas tank volume of this auto is 45 l of diesel, so when average fuel rate is 4.4 l per 100 km (3.9 liters on the suburban, 5.5 liters in the urban), that allows to go roughly 1023 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage using suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have drums, 232 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage using suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs». Tires have the next dimensions - 185/60R14.

In accordance with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Polo got the great quantity of stars - four, indicating that it is a reasonably safe car. Furthermore to active systems of safety (EBD, ABS), it is also equipped with passive safety systems (side, driver, passenger airbags).