OPEL Astra · 1.7 TDS Fresh Comfort · Sedan · 1996 ‐ 1997

Opel launched manufacture in 1996 of autos model Astra, modification of 1.7 TDS Fresh Comfort and finished it in 1997. The weight of the car is 1.1 tons and a length of 4.2 m, It is shaped as sedan with 4 doors, and may be placed in a 5 men including the driver.

«Astra 1.7 TDS Fresh Comfort» have a front wheel drive vehicle with a 5-speed manual transmission. This automobile can be accelerated for 13.5 s to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 173 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders diesel engine with a «indirect injection fuel system», which generate a peak power of 82 hp at 4400 rpm.

Fuel rate is 7.5 liters in the city driving mode, on the suburban 4.8 liters, and the mixed fuel consumption is 5.8 liters per 100 kilometers. Gas tank capacity is 52 liters of diesel, what lets to go about 897 kilometers unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this automobile have disks brakes and attached to the body chassis through suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Back wheels have drums brakes and fixed to the undercarriage using suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the following size - 175/65TR14.

Opel Astra is not certified for crash test Euro NCAP. This car does not have active safety features, and there is passive systems (driver airbags).