OPEL Astra · 1.7 TD Club · Hatchback · 1999

In 1999 Opel launched manufacture of autos model Astra, modification of 1.7 TD Club and finished it in 1999. This car has 5 doors, the body is in the form a hatchback, weight 1.1 tons and length 4.1 meters, which allows a seat 5 person total.

«Astra 1.7 TD Club» have a front-wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed manual gear shift. The 4-cylinders diesel engine with «indirect injection system» can produce output 68 hp at 4500 rmp, allowing you to accelerate the vehicle for 17 seconds to 100 km/h and achieve max speed of 163 km/h.

Fuel tank capacity of this automobile is 52 liters of diesel, thus when normal fuel consumption is 5.9 l per 100 km (4.9 liters on the highway, 7.7 liters in the city), that allow you to go approximately 882 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Back wheels have drums brakes and fixed to the undercarriage with help of suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the next measure - 195/60HR15.

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Astra received the lot quantity of stars - four, which indicates that it is a reasonably safe vehicle. Furthermore to dynamic safety (ABS), it is also equipped with passive safety features (passenger, driver airbags).