OPEL Astra · 1.7 DTi Diamond · Hatchback · 1999 ‐ 2000

From 1999 Opel began production of automobiles type Astra, modification 1.7 DTi Diamond and closed it in 2000. This 5-door hatchback has a length of 4.1 meters, weight 1.2 tons and is destined to sit 5 passengers including the driver.

«Astra 1.7 DTi Diamond» car with a 5-speed manual gear shift is connected to the front-wheels. This automobile can speed up for 14.5 seconds to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 170 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders diesel engine with a «direct injection system», which produce a max power of 75 hp at 4400 rpm.

Fuel rate is 6.1 liters in the urban driving mode, on the track 4 l, and the intermediate fuel consumption is 4.8 liters per 100 km. Fuel tank capacity is 52 liters of diesel, what provides to drive nearly 1084 km unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 256 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, 240 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis through suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the next dimensions - 185/65R15.

In conformity with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Astra received the great quantity of stars - four, which means that it is a enough safe car. Furthermore to passive safety (passenger, driver airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety such as ABS.