OPEL Astra · 1.6i Pearl · Hatchback · 2000 ‐ 2001

Opel launched production from 2000 of autos model Astra, modification of 1.6i Pearl and terminated it in 2001. This car has three doors, the body is in the form a hatchback, weight 1.1 tons and length 4.1 meters, that allows a seat 5 people total.

«Astra 1.6i Pearl» is a front wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed manual transmission. This automobile can be accelerated for 13 seconds to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 180 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a maximum output of 85 horsepower at 5400 rpm.

Fuel tank capacity of this car is 52 liters of petrol, therefore when average fuel consumption is 7.1 liters per 100 km (5.6 liters on the highway, 9.6 l in the city), that allow you drive roughly 733 km unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and attached to the underframe with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks, 240 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis using suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the following size - 185/65R15.

In conformity with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Astra gained the many quantity of stars - four, indicating that it is a enough safe automobile. Furthermore to passive systems of safety (passenger, driver airbags), it is also has dynamic safety such as ABS.