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

In 2003 Opel began production of cars type Meriva, modification 1.8-16V Cosmo and finished it in 2005. In this automobile can fit 5 men including the driver, it has minivan body type with five doors, and length 4 meters, weight 1.3 tons.

«Meriva 1.8-16V Cosmo» is a front wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed manual gearbox. The 4-cylinders petrol engine with «multipoint injection system» can generate power 125 horsepower at 6000 rmp, allowing you to speed up the auto for 11.3 seconds to 100 km/h and reach peak speed of 190 km/h.

Fuel tank volume of this car is 52 liters of petrol, thereby when average fuel rate is 7.9 liters per 100 km (6.1 liters on the track, 10.9 liters in the city), that let you to go approximately 659 km unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rear wheels have disks, 264 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage through suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 185/60R15.

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