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

Opel began manufacture from 2000 of autos model Astra, modification of 1.6i-16V Elegance and terminated it in 2003. This vehicle has four doors, the body chassis is in the form a sedan, weight 1.1 tons and length 4.3 meters, which allows a seat 5 person total.

«Astra 1.6i-16V Elegance» is a front-wheel drive auto with a 4-speed automatic gear shift. 4-cylinders petrol engine with «multipoint injection fuel system» can produce output 100 horsepower at 6000 rmp, which allows you to accelerate the vehicle in 13 seconds to 100 km/h and reach peak speed of 178 km/h.

Fuel tank volume of this car is 52 liters of petrol, thus when medium fuel rate is 7.7 liters per 100 km (6 liters on the suburban, 10.6 liters in the urban), what allow you drive nearly 676 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and attached to the chassis through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 240 mm brakes and attached to the underframe by dint of suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the next measure - 195/60HR15.

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Astra received the lot quantity of stars - four, which means that it is a reasonably safe auto. In addition to dynamic systems of safety (ABS), it is also has passive safety (head/curtain, driver, side, passenger airbags).