VOLKSWAGEN Touran · 1.6 · Minivan · 2003 ‐ 2006

Volkswagen launched production from 2003 of cars type Touran, modification 1.6 and terminated it in 2006. The weight of the car is 1.4 tons and a length of 4.4 m, It is shaped as minivan with five doors, and may be fit in 5 person with a driver.

«Touran 1.6» car with a 5-speed manual transmission is connected to the front-wheels. The 4-cylinders petrol motor with «direct injection fuel system» can produce output 102 hp at 5600 rmp, allowing you to accelerate the car for 12.9 seconds to 100 km/h and get peak speed of 179 km/h.

Fuel rate is 10.9 l in the urban mode of driving, on the suburban 6.2 l, and the intermediate fuel consumption is 7.9 l per 100 kilometers. Tank capacity is 60 l of petrol, what lets to go nearly 760 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 288 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage with help of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the following size - 195/65R15.

In accordance with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Touran gained the maximal number of stars - 5, indicating that it is a highly safe automobile. Furthermore to active systems of safety (Brake assistant, ESP, Traction control, ABS, EBD), it is also equipped with passive safety features (passenger, head/curtain, side, driver airbags).