OPEL Astra · 1.6i-16V Elegance · Sedan · 2000 ‐ 2003

Opel began manufacture in 2000 of cars model Astra, modification of 1.6i-16V Elegance and closed it in 2003. The weight of the car is 1.1 tn and a length of 4.3 meters, It is formed as sedan with 4 doors, and may be placed in a 5 people including the driver.

«Astra 1.6i-16V Elegance» is a front wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed manual transmission. This auto can speed up for 11.5 s to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 188 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a peak power of 100 horsepower at 6000 rpm.

Fuel tank capacity of this car is 52 l of petrol, thus when average fuel consumption is 7.1 l per 100 km (5.6 l on the highway, 9.6 l in the urban), that let you to go nearly 733 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this model 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. Rear wheels have disks, 240 mm brakes and attached to the underframe using suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the following measure - 195/60HR15.

In accordance with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Astra got the many quantity of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a well safe automobile. Furthermore to passive safety (driver, side, head/curtain, passenger airbags), it is also has dynamic systems of safety such as ABS.