OPEL Signum · 3.0-V6 CDTI Elegance · Hatchback · 2003 ‐ 2005

Opel started manufacture in 2003 of cars model Signum, modification 3.0-V6 CDTI Elegance and closed it in 2005. The weight of the car is 1.6 tons and a length of 4.6 m, It is shaped as hatchback with 5 doors, and may be fit in 5 people with a driver.

«Signum 3.0-V6 CDTI Elegance» automobile with a 5-speed automatic transmission is fitted to the front wheels. This car can be accelerated for 9.9 seconds to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 218 km/h, owing to a 6-cylinders diesel motor engine with a «direct injection system», which generate a max power of 177 hp at 4000 rpm.

Fuel rate is 11.2 liters in the city mode of driving, on the suburban 6 l, and the average fuel consumption is 7.9 l per 100 km. Tank capacity is 60 l of diesel, what provides to drive roughly 760 kilometers unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks brakes and attached to the undercarriage with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks brakes and attached to the body chassis using suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the next measure - 215/55R16.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Signum received the great quantity of stars - 4, which means that it is a reasonably safe auto. In addition to passive safety systems (driver, head/curtain, passenger, side airbags), it is also has dynamic safety systems such as EBD, Brake assistant, Traction control, ABS, ESP.