OPEL Astra · 1.7 CDTi ecoFLEX Essentia · Hatchback · 2008 ‐ 2009

From 2008 Opel started production of cars model Astra, modification of 1.7 CDTi ecoFLEX Essentia and closed it in 2009. The weight of the car is 1.3 tons and a length of 4.2 m, It is shaped as hatchback with five doors, and may be placed in a 5 men including the driver.

«Astra 1.7 CDTi ecoFLEX Essentia» have a front-wheel drive auto with a 6-speed manual gearbox. This auto can be accelerated for 12 seconds to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 188 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders diesel motor engine with a «common rail system», which produce a max power of 110 hp at 3800 rpm.

Fuel tank capacity of this auto is 52 l of diesel, so when average fuel consumption is 4.5 l per 100 km (3.9 l on the suburban, 5.6 l in the urban), what allow you drive approximately 1156 km unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this auto have ventilated disks brakes and attached to the body chassis with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rear wheels have disks brakes and fixed to the body chassis through suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the next size - 195/65R15.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Astra got the higher quantity of stars - five, which means that it is a very safe vehicle. Furthermore to passive safety features (head/curtain, driver, passenger, side airbags), it is also has active safety systems such as ABS, EBD, Brake assistant.