OPEL Astra · 1.6i GL · Hatchback · 1996 ‐ 1998

Production modification 1.6i GL of car models Astra was started in 1996 by Opel, and finished in 1998. This three-door hatchback has a length of 4.1 meters, weight 1 tons and is destined to fit 5 passengers including the driver.

«Astra 1.6i GL» car with a 5-speed manual gear shift is connected to the front-wheels. This automobile can be accelerated for 14.5 s to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 168 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a max power of 75 hp at 5200 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 10 l in the urban mode of driving, on the highway 5.7 liters, and the intermediate fuel consumption is 7.3 l per 100 kilometers. Tank volume is 52 l of petrol, what provides to drive roughly 713 kilometers without refueling.

The forward wheels of this car have disks brakes and attached to the body chassis using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rear wheels have drums brakes and fixed to the body chassis through suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 175/70TR13.

Opel Astra is not certified for Euro NCAP crash test. This car has passive safety features (driver airbags), and there is no dynamic safety systems.