OPEL Astra · 1.8i-16V Elegance · Hatchback · 2000 ‐ 2003

Opel started production in 2000 of cars type Astra, modification 1.8i-16V Elegance and finished it in 2003. This auto has five doors, the body is in the form a hatchback, weight 1.1 tons and length 4.1 meters, that can seat 5 person total.

«Astra 1.8i-16V Elegance» have a front-wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual gear shift. 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with «multipoint injection fuel system» can produce output 125 hp at 5600 rmp, which allows you to speed up the vehicle in 9.5 seconds to 100 km/h and achieve ceiling speed of 205 km/h.

Gas tank volume of this vehicle is 52 liters of petrol, thereby when medium fuel rate is 7.8 l per 100 km (6 liters on the highway, 11 liters in the city), that allows drive roughly 667 km unrefueled.

The front wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 264 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis using suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the following size - 195/60HR15.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Astra got the great quantity of stars - 4, which means that it is a enough safe auto. In addition to active safety (ABS, ESP, Traction control), it is also equipped with passive systems of safety (passenger, head/curtain, side, driver airbags).