OPEL Astra Stationwagon · 1.8 Essentia · 2007 ‐ 2008

Opel started production from 2007 of cars type Astra Stationwagon, modification 1.8 Essentia and closed it in 2008. In this automobile can sit 5 person including the driver, it has the body type of a wagon with five doors, and length 4.5 meters, weight 1.2 tons.

«Astra Stationwagon 1.8 Essentia» is a front wheel drive automobile with a 4-speed automatic gear shift. This automobile can speed up for 11.7 seconds to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 188 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a max power of 140 horsepower at 6300 rpm.

Fuel rate is 10.5 liters in the urban mode of driving, on the suburban 6.2 l, and the mixed fuel consumption is 7.8 liters per 100 kilometers. Fuel tank capacity is 52 l of petrol, what provides to drive approximately 667 kilometers unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks brakes and fixed to the body chassis with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Back wheels have disks brakes and attached to the underframe by dint of suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the following size - 195/65R15.

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