OPEL Astra Stationwagon · 1.8 Essentia · 2006 ‐ 2007

Make of autos Astra Stationwagon, modification of 1.8 Essentia launched production by Opel from 2006 and terminated in 2007. This five-door wagon has a length of 4.5 meters, weight 1.2 tons and is assigned to fit 5 men including the driver.

«Astra Stationwagon 1.8 Essentia» vehicle with a 4-speed automatic gearbox is fitted to the front wheels. The 4-cylinders petrol motor with «multipoint injection fuel system» can produce output 140 hp at 6300 rmp, which allows you to speed up the vehicle in 11.7 seconds to 100 km/h and obtain top speed of 188 km/h.

Fuel rate is 10.5 l in the city mode of driving, on the highway 6.2 liters, and the medium fuel consumption is 7.8 liters per 100 km. Tank capacity is 52 l of petrol, what provides to go roughly 667 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks brakes and attached to the body chassis using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks brakes and fixed to the body chassis through suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the following size - 195/65R15.

In accordance with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Astra Stationwagon got the maximal quantity of stars - 5, which indicates that it is a very safe automobile. Furthermore to active safety systems (EBD, Brake assistant, ABS), it is also equipped with passive safety (head/curtain, passenger, side, driver airbags).