OPEL Corsa · 1.2-16V Essentia · Hatchback · 2003 ‐ 2004

Opel launched manufacture in 2003 of cars type Corsa, modification of 1.2-16V Essentia and finished it in 2004. The weight of the car is 0.9 tn and a length of 3.8 meters, It is shaped as hatchback with five doors, and can be placed in a 5 people including the driver.

«Corsa 1.2-16V Essentia» is a front wheel drive car with a 5-speed semi automatic gear shift. 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with «multipoint injection fuel system» can produce output 75 hp at 5600 rmp, which allows you to accelerate the vehicle in 14 s to 100 km/h and achieve maximum speed of 170 km/h.

Fuel rate is 7.8 liters in the city driving mode, on the track 5 l, and the normal fuel consumption is 6 l per 100 km. Tank capacity is 44 liters of petrol, what provides to drive roughly 734 kilometers without refueling.

The front wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 240 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage using suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rear wheels have drums, 200 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis by dint of suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the following size - 175/65R14.

In accordance with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Corsa received the lot quantity of stars - 4, which means that it is a enough safe car. This automobile has passive safety (passenger, head/curtain, driver, side airbags), however there is no dynamic systems of safety.