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

In 2003 Opel began production of autos model Meriva, modification of 1.8-16V Enjoy and terminated it in 2005. The weight of the car is 1.3 tn and a length of 4 meters, It is shaped as minivan with five doors, and may be placed in a 5 people including the driver.

«Meriva 1.8-16V Enjoy» have a front wheel drive car with a 5-speed semi automatic transmission. The 4-cylinders petrol motor with «multipoint injection fuel system» can generate power 125 hp at 6000 rmp, which allows you to speed up the automobile for 12.3 seconds to 100 km/h and achieve top speed of 190 km/h.

Fuel tank volume of this vehicle is 52 liters of petrol, so when normal fuel rate is 7.8 l per 100 km (6.1 liters on the highway, 10.7 l in the urban), that allows drive nearly 667 kilometers unrefueled.

The front wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and attached to the underframe by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 264 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage through suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the next measure - 185/60R15.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Meriva gained the lot number of stars - four, indicating that it is a reasonably safe car. Furthermore to passive safety (side, passenger, driver airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety features such as EBD, ABS, Brake assistant, Traction control.