OPEL Meriva · 1.8-16V Essentia · Minivan · 2003 ‐ 2005

From 2003 Opel launched production of cars type Meriva, modification 1.8-16V Essentia and terminated it in 2005. This 5-door minivan has a length of 4 meters, weight 1.3 tons and is designed to sit 5 passengers including the driver.

«Meriva 1.8-16V Essentia» is a front-wheel drive vehicle with a 5-speed semi automatic gear shift. This automobile can speed up for 12.3 s to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 190 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a maximum power of 125 horsepower at 6000 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this auto is 52 liters of petrol, thereby when normal fuel rate is 7.8 liters per 100 km (6.1 liters on the track, 10.7 liters in the city), what let you to go about 667 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe using suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rear wheels have disks, 264 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage through suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the following measure - 185/60R15.

In conformity with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Meriva got the great number of stars - four, which means that it is a well safe car. In addition to passive safety (driver, side, passenger airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety features such as EBD, ABS, Brake assistant, Traction control.