OPEL Meriva · 1.6-16V Edition · Minivan · 2009 ‐ 2010

Opel launched manufacture in 2009 of automobiles type Meriva, modification of 1.6-16V Edition and terminated it in 2010. The weight of the car is 1.3 tn and a length of 4.1 meters, It is shaped as minivan with five doors, and may be placed in a 5 person with a driver.

«Meriva 1.6-16V Edition» have a front-wheel drive auto with a 5-speed manual gear shift. This car can speed up for 13.3 seconds to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 181 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a maximum power of 100 hp at 6000 rpm.

Gas tank volume of this auto is 52 l of petrol, thereby when normal fuel consumption is 6.7 liters per 100 km (5.4 l on the track, 8.9 l in the urban), what allow you to go nearly 777 km without refueling.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and attached to the chassis by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have disks, 264 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage by dint of suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the next size - 185/60R15.

In accordance with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Meriva got the many number of stars - four, which indicates that it is a reasonably safe auto. In addition to active safety (Brake assistant, EBD, ABS), it is also equipped with passive safety (driver, passenger airbags).