OPEL Astra TwinTop · 1.8 Temptation · Convertible · 2007 ‐ 2009

Manufacturing version 1.8 Temptation of car models Astra TwinTop was started in 2007 by Opel, and lasted until 2009. This car has two doors, the body chassis is in the form a cabriolet, weight 1.4 tons and length 4.5 meters, that allows a seat 4 people total.

«Astra TwinTop 1.8 Temptation» is a front wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed manual gearbox. This vehicle can speed up for 11.4 seconds to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 209 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a max power of 140 horsepower at 6300 rpm.

Fuel tank capacity of this car is 52 l of petrol, thus when intermediate fuel rate is 7.7 liters per 100 km (6.2 liters on the highway, 10.3 l in the city), what allows to go about 676 km unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks brakes and fixed to the underframe with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Back wheels have disks brakes and fixed to the chassis using suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the following size - 225/45R17.

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Astra TwinTop got the higher quantity of stars - 5, indicating that it is a very safe automobile. Furthermore to active safety systems (ABS, EBD, Brake assistant), it is also has passive safety systems (driver, head/curtain, side, passenger airbags).