OPEL Meriva · 1.6 Essentia · Minivan · 2003 ‐ 2004

Opel began manufacture in 2003 of cars model Meriva, modification of 1.6 Essentia and finished it in 2004. The weight of the car is 1.3 tons and a length of 4 meters, It is shaped as minivan with 5 doors, and may be placed in a 5 people including the driver.

«Meriva 1.6 Essentia» vehicle with a 5-speed manual transmission is fitted to the front wheels. This auto can be accelerated for 14.5 s to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 170 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a max power of 87 horsepower at 5400 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this auto is 52 l of petrol, therefore when medium fuel rate is 7.8 l per 100 km (6.2 l on the highway, 10.5 liters in the urban), that allow you to go about 667 kilometers without refueling.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 260 mm brakes and attached to the underframe with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rear wheels have disks, 240 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis with help of suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the following size - 175/70R14.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Meriva got the great number of stars - four, indicating that it is a well safe car. In addition to dynamic safety systems (ABS, Brake assistant, EBD), it is also equipped with passive systems of safety (passenger, head/curtain, side, driver airbags).