OPEL Corsa · 1.0-12V Essentia · Hatchback · 2003 ‐ 2006

Opel launched manufacture from 2003 of automobiles type Corsa, modification 1.0-12V Essentia and terminated it in 2006. The weight of the car is 0.9 tn and a length of 3.8 meters, It is shaped as hatchback with 5 doors, and may be placed in a 5 men with a driver.

«Corsa 1.0-12V Essentia» car with a 5-speed semi automatic gear shift is fitted to the front wheels. The 3-cylinders petrol engine with «multipoint injection fuel system» can generate output 60 horsepower at 5600 rmp, allowing you to accelerate the auto in 17.5 seconds to 100 km/h and get top speed of 155 km/h.

Fuel consumption is 6.7 l in the urban mode of driving, on the highway 4.3 liters, and the medium fuel consumption is 5.2 liters per 100 km. Gas tank volume is 44 l of petrol, what provides to drive approximately 847 kilometers without refueling.

The front wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 240 mm brakes and attached to the underframe using suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have drums, 200 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage using suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the next measure - 175/65R14.

In accordance with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Corsa gained the great quantity of stars - four, which means that it is a well safe automobile. In addition to dynamic safety features (ABS, Brake assistant, EBD), it is also equipped with passive safety (driver, passenger airbags).