OPEL Corsa · 1.3 CDTi Essentia · Hatchback · 2006 ‐ 2009

Opel started manufacture in 2006 of cars model Corsa, modification of 1.3 CDTi Essentia and terminated it in 2009. The weight of the car is 1.1 tn and a length of 4 meters, It is formed as hatchback with five doors, and can be fit in 5 person with a driver.

«Corsa 1.3 CDTi Essentia» is a front wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed manual gearbox. 4-cylinders diesel motor engine with «common rail fuel system» can generate power 75 hp at 4000 rmp, which allows you to accelerate the auto for 14.5 s to 100 km/h and get ceiling speed of 163 km/h.

Fuel consumption is 5.7 l in the urban driving mode, on the track 3.8 l, and the normal fuel rate is 4.5 l per 100 kilometers. Fuel tank volume is 45 liters of diesel, what lets to drive nearly 1000 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 stabilizer bar. Back wheels have drums brakes and fixed to the undercarriage using suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the following size - 185/70R14.

In conformity with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Corsa got the maximal quantity of stars - 5, which means that it is a perfect safe automobile. In addition to passive safety systems (driver, passenger airbags), it is also has active safety such as Brake assistant, EBD, ABS.