OPEL Astra · 1.2i-16V Eco · Hatchback · 2001 ‐ 2002

Opel launched production from 2001 of autos type Astra, modification 1.2i-16V Eco and finished it in 2002. The weight of the car is 1 tons and a length of 4.1 meters, It is formed as hatchback with three doors, and can be placed in a 5 men with a driver.

«Astra 1.2i-16V Eco» vehicle with a 5-speed manual gear shift is fitted to the front wheels. This car can speed up for 16 s to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 165 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a maximum power of 65 horsepower at 5600 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 8 l in the city mode of driving, on the highway 5.2 l, and the intermediate fuel consumption is 6.2 l per 100 kilometers. Tank volume is 52 liters of petrol, what provides to drive nearly 839 km without refueling.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Back wheels have disks, 240 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis with help of suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the next size - 185/65R15.

In accordance with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Astra got the great quantity of stars - four, which means that it is a enough safe auto. This car does not have active safety systems, but there is passive systems (passenger, driver airbags).