OPEL Meriva · 1.8-16V Cosmo · Minivan · 2005 ‐ 2010

From 2005 Opel started production of automobiles model Meriva, modification 1.8-16V Cosmo and terminated it in 2010. This 5-door minivan has a length of 4.1 meters, weight 1.3 tons and is assigned to sit 5 person including the driver.

«Meriva 1.8-16V Cosmo» auto with a 5-speed semi automatic gear shift is connected to the front wheels. The 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with «multipoint injection system» can produce output 125 horsepower at 6000 rmp, allowing you to accelerate the vehicle for 12.3 seconds to 100 km/h and achieve maximum speed of 190 km/h.

Gas tank volume of this automobile is 52 liters of petrol, so when medium fuel rate is 7.3 l per 100 km (5.6 liters on the highway, 10.1 l in the city), what allows drive about 713 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks, 264 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis using suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the following size - 205/55R16.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Meriva received the many quantity of stars - four, which indicates that it is a enough safe car. Furthermore to active systems of safety (EBD, Brake assistant, Traction control, ABS), it is also equipped with passive systems of safety (passenger, side, driver airbags).