OPEL Astra · 1.4 Edition · Hatchback · 2005 ‐ 2007

Manufacturing modification 1.4 Edition of automobile models Astra was started in 2005 by Opel, and finished in 2007. In this vehicle can sit 5 men including the driver, it has the form of a hatchback with 5 doors, and length 4.2 meters, weight 1.1 tons.

«Astra 1.4 Edition» vehicle with a 5-speed manual transmission is fitted to the front wheels. This automobile can speed up for 13.7 s to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 178 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a peak output of 90 hp at 5600 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 8.2 liters in the city mode of driving, on the suburban 5.2 l, and the medium fuel consumption is 6.3 l per 100 kilometers. Gas tank capacity is 52 liters of petrol, what provides to drive approximately 826 km unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks brakes and fixed to the chassis by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have drums brakes and attached to the underframe using suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the following measure - 205/55R16.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Astra gained the higher quantity of stars - five, indicating that it is a perfect safe vehicle. In addition to passive systems of safety (head/curtain, side, driver, passenger airbags), it is also has active systems of safety such as Brake assistant, EBD, ABS.