VOLKSWAGEN Touran · 1.6 16V FSI Athene · Minivan · 2004

In 2004 Volkswagen started manufacture of automobiles type Touran, modification of 1.6 16V FSI Athene and terminated it in 2004. In this automobile can sit 5 person total, it has minivan body type with 5 doors, and length 4.4 meters, weight 1.4 tons.

«Touran 1.6 16V FSI Athene» have a front-wheel drive car with a 6-speed manual gear shift. The 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with «direct injection system» can produce output 115 horsepower at 5800 rmp, allowing you to accelerate the car for 11.9 seconds to 100 km/h and reach peak speed of 186 km/h.

Fuel rate is 9.5 liters in the city driving mode, on the track 6.2 liters, and the medium fuel consumption is 7.4 liters per 100 km. Gas tank capacity is 60 liters of petrol, what provides to go about 811 kilometers without refueling.

The front wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 288 mm brakes and attached to the underframe with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage by dint of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the next size - 195/65R15.

In conformity with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volkswagen Touran received the maximum quantity of stars - five, which means that it is a perfect safe automobile. Furthermore to dynamic systems of safety (Brake assistant, ESP, Traction control, EBD, ABS), it is also has passive safety systems (driver, head/curtain, side, passenger airbags).