OPEL Corsa · 1.0-12V Essentia · Hatchback · 2006 ‐ 2009

Opel launched manufacture in 2006 of automobiles type Corsa, modification 1.0-12V Essentia and finished it in 2009. This automobile has five doors, the body chassis is shaped like a hatchback, weight 1 tons and length 4 meters, that can seat 5 person in sum.

«Corsa 1.0-12V Essentia» vehicle with a 5-speed manual gear shift is connected to the front wheels. This car can be accelerated for 18.2 seconds to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 150 km/h, owing to a 3-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a max output of 60 hp at 5600 rpm.

Fuel rate is 7.3 liters in the urban mode of driving, on the track 4.6 liters, and the mixed fuel consumption is 5.6 liters per 100 km. Gas tank capacity is 45 liters of petrol, what allow you to drive nearly 804 km without refueling.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks brakes and attached to the underframe with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have drums brakes and fixed to the body chassis using suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the following size - 185/70R14.

In accordance with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Corsa received the higher quantity of stars - 5, which indicates that it is a highly safe vehicle. In addition to passive safety (driver, passenger airbags), it is also equipped with active systems of safety such as Brake assistant, ABS, EBD.