The present management is the grant on car repairs VW Sharan and Ford Galaxy, issued since February, 1995 as a result of teamwork of companies "Volkswagen" and «Ford». The Technical aspect of the project and working out of the design documentation were carried out by company "Volkswagen", and building of new assembly factory in Palmele, located near to Lisbon in Portugal, adjustment of manufacture and assemblage maintenance were executed by company "Ford".

This five-door mini-ven can be used as office and road for a trip of group of seven persons. Its salon spacious, and back sitting if necessary act in film on one, forming a capacious cargo compartment.

Cars Sharan and Galaxy look almost equally, their basic external differences — facing of a radiator and logos.

Sharan is issued in three variants of execution — CL, GL and Carat. Cars of this release have a drive on forward wheels and are equipped by petrol engines of two updatings (2,0 l and 2,8) or a diesel engine, a five-step mechanical transmission or a four-stage automatic transmission of manufacture Volkswagen. The two-litre 4-cylinder engine was serially established on base updating CL. Updatings GL and Carat are equipped or the same engine, or equipped by already known 2,8-litre engine VR6. The all-wheel drive updating Sharan Synchro also equipped with engine VR6 with automatic distribution of traction effort to wheels of the forward and back bridge, according to arising road conditions Besides was issued.

The two-litre engine безнаддувный, is similar to the engine established on car Golf GTI which has been a little modified for the purpose of reception of a high twisting moment at a small amount of turns (170 Н·м at 2400 mines-1), with an electronic control system of injection of fuel and ignition Simos. It has officially been specified that with a mechanical transmission the car is dispersed to 100 km/h for 15,4 with and for 17,2 with — with an automatic transmission, however actually these indicators make approximately 13 and 14 with accordingly. The maximum speed makes 177 km/h with a mechanical transmission and 172 km/h — with an automatic transmission.

Engine VR6 — the checked up 6-cylinder engine capacity of 174 h.p. is equipped by an electronic control system and fuel injection «Bosh Motronic M 3.8.1.» From Golf. This updating with a mechanical transmission was dispersed for 11,8 with to 100 km/h and for 13,2 with — with an automatic transmission. According to the factory data, the maximum speed made 200 km/h — with a mechanical transmission and 195 km/h — with an automatic transmission.

Independent suspension bracket Sharan and Galaxy originates from suspension bracket VW Passat. Forward and back suspension brackets are established on stretchers which by means of special rubber support fasten to a body, thereby practically excepting transfer of noise to salon.

The forward suspension bracket consists of the bottom cross-section lever and an amortisation rack with длинноходной a spring and telescopic газонаполненными shock-absorbers. The stabilizer of cross-section stability reducing a lateral list of the car at passage of turns enters into a design of a forward suspension bracket.

The back suspension bracket consists of the diagonal lever, a screw spring, газонаполненных shock-absorbers and the stabilizer of cross-section stability.

The brake system consists of two hydraulic contours operating on a diagonal, with the hydraulic booster. All updatings Sharan are equipped by disk brakes from ATE, on all four wheels and antiblocking system (ABS) from Teves.

The steering with реечным the mechanism is serially equipped with the hydraulic booster, and the steering column бесступенчато is regulated is longitudinal and on height. Despite considerable length (4,64) at Sharan diameter of turn makes 11,7 m.

The car is equipped by anticreeping system which automatically becomes more active at ignition deenergizing. Switching-off of anticreeping system occurs at inserted into the ignition lock the coded key, thanks to the chip located in a head of a key.

Cars Sharan and Galaxy with working volume of the engine 2,0 and 2,8 l have following basic characteristics:

- Body type       mini-ven

- Quantity of doors       5

- Number of places       7

- Length, m       4,634

- Width, m       1,81

- Height, m       1,73

- The minimum volume

- Luggage compartment, l       256

- Volume of a fuel tank, l       70

- The equipped weight of the car, kg       1755/1650*

- Admissible full weight, kg       2470/2400*

* At car Galaxy.