OPEL Signum · 3.2-V6 Cosmo · Hatchback · 2003 ‐ 2005

Opel launched manufacture in 2003 of automobiles model Signum, modification of 3.2-V6 Cosmo and terminated it in 2005. The weight of the car is 1.5 tons and a length of 4.6 meters, It is formed as hatchback with five doors, and may be fit in 5 men including the driver.

«Signum 3.2-V6 Cosmo» vehicle with a 5-speed manual gearbox is fitted to the front wheels. This car can speed up for 7.9 s to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 237 km/h, owing to a 6-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a peak output of 211 hp at 6200 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 14.3 l in the city driving mode, on the highway 7.6 liters, and the mixed fuel consumption is 10.1 l per 100 kilometers. Gas tank capacity is 60 l of petrol, what provides to drive nearly 595 kilometers without refueling.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks brakes and fixed to the underframe with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have ventilated disks brakes and attached to the underframe through suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the following measure - 215/50R17.

In conformity with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Signum received the great number of stars - four, which indicates that it is a reasonably safe car. In addition to passive safety (head/curtain, side, driver, passenger airbags), it is also equipped with active systems of safety such as Brake assistant, Traction control, EBD, ABS, ESP.