OPEL Corsa · 1.4-16V Essentia · Hatchback · 2003 ‐ 2006

From 2003 Opel launched manufacture of automobiles type Corsa, modification 1.4-16V Essentia and finished it in 2006. This five-door hatchback has a length of 3.8 meters, weight 1 tons and is assigned to fit 5 men total.

«Corsa 1.4-16V Essentia» car with a 5-speed manual transmission is connected to the front-wheels. The 4-cylinders petrol motor with «multipoint injection fuel system» can generate power 90 horsepower at 5600 rmp, allowing you to accelerate the auto in 11.5 seconds to 100 km/h and get ceiling speed of 179 km/h.

Fuel rate is 7.9 l in the urban mode of driving, on the track 4.7 l, and the normal fuel consumption is 5.9 liters per 100 kilometers. Gas tank volume is 44 liters of petrol, what provides to go about 746 kilometers unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 260 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have drums, 200 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe using suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the following size - 175/65TR14.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Corsa received the lot quantity of stars - four, which means that it is a enough safe auto. Furthermore to dynamic safety systems (ABS, EBD, Brake assistant), it is also has passive safety features (driver, passenger airbags).