OPEL Astra · 1.8i-16V Njoy · Hatchback · 2002 ‐ 2004

From 2002 Opel started production of automobiles model Astra, modification of 1.8i-16V Njoy and terminated it in 2004. This car has 3 doors, the body chassis is in the form a hatchback, weight 1.1 tons and length 4.1 meters, that allows a seat 5 person in sum.

«Astra 1.8i-16V Njoy» is a front wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual gear shift. This car can be accelerated for 9.5 s to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 205 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a peak output of 125 horsepower at 5600 rpm.

Fuel rate is 11 liters in the city mode of driving, on the highway 6 l, and the normal fuel rate is 7.8 l per 100 kilometers. Gas tank capacity is 52 liters of petrol, what allow you to go roughly 667 kilometers without refueling.

The forward wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rear wheels have disks, 264 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage with help of suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the following size - 195/60R15.

In conformity with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Astra got the lot number of stars - four, which means that it is a reasonably safe auto. Furthermore to passive systems of safety (driver, side, passenger, head/curtain airbags), it is also has dynamic safety features such as ABS, Traction control.