OPEL Vectra · 2.2 DTi-16V Essentia · Sedan · 2003 ‐ 2004

From 2003 Opel launched production of automobiles model Vectra, modification 2.2 DTi-16V Essentia and terminated it in 2004. This 4-door sedan has a length of 4.6 meters, weight 1.4 tons and is designed to fit 5 passengers including the driver.

«Vectra 2.2 DTi-16V Essentia» have a front-wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual gear shift. 4-cylinders diesel engine with «direct injection system» can generate power 125 horsepower at 4000 rmp, allowing you to accelerate the car for 10.8 seconds to 100 km/h and obtain peak speed of 206 km/h.

Fuel rate is 8.2 l in the urban driving mode, on the track 4.7 l, and the average fuel rate is 6 liters per 100 kilometers. Gas tank volume is 61 l of diesel, what lets to drive about 1017 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 285 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 278 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage using suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 195/65HR15.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Vectra got the many quantity of stars - 4, indicating that it is a enough safe automobile. Furthermore to passive systems of safety (side, passenger, head/curtain, driver airbags), it is also has dynamic safety such as ABS, EBD, Traction control, Brake assistant.