OPEL Astra · 1.6 Selection · Hatchback · 2009 ‐ 2010

From 2009 Opel began manufacture of automobiles model Astra, modification of 1.6 Selection and terminated it in 2010. The weight of the car is 1.3 tn and a length of 4.4 m, It is shaped as hatchback with 5 doors, and can be placed in a 5 person including the driver.

«Astra 1.6 Selection» have a front wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual gear shift. The 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with «multipoint injection system» can produce output 115 hp at 6000 rmp, allowing you to accelerate the auto for 11.7 seconds to 100 km/h and achieve max speed of 188 km/h.

Fuel tank capacity of this automobile is 56 liters of petrol, thus when medium fuel rate is 6.3 liters per 100 km (5.1 l on the suburban, 8.3 liters in the urban), accordingly allows to go roughly 889 kilometers unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks brakes and fixed to the body chassis with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks brakes and attached to the chassis by dint of suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the following size - 205/60R16.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Astra got the maximum quantity of stars - five, which indicates that it is a perfect safe automobile. Furthermore to dynamic safety (ESP, Brake assistant, EBD, ABS, Traction control), it is also equipped with passive safety features (passenger, driver, side airbags).