OPEL Astra · 1.6i-16V Sport Edition · Hatchback · 2001 ‐ 2002

From 2001 Opel began manufacture of autos type Astra, modification of 1.6i-16V Sport Edition and closed it in 2002. This auto has five doors, the body is shaped like a hatchback, weight 1.1 tons and length 4.1 meters, which allows a seat 5 person total.

«Astra 1.6i-16V Sport Edition» have a front-wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual gear shift. This auto can speed up for 11.5 s to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 188 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a maximum output of 100 horsepower at 6000 rpm.

Gas tank volume of this automobile is 52 l of petrol, thus when intermediate fuel consumption is 7.1 l per 100 km (5.6 l on the track, 9.6 liters in the urban), accordingly allows drive approximately 733 kilometers without refueling.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage through suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Back wheels have disks, 240 mm brakes and attached to the chassis through suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 205/50R16.

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Astra received the many quantity of stars - 4, which means that it is a well safe auto. Furthermore to passive safety features (driver, passenger airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety features such as ABS.