OPEL Astra · 1.9 CDTi Elegance · Hatchback · 2005 ‐ 2006

Opel began manufacture from 2005 of cars type Astra, modification 1.9 CDTi Elegance and finished it in 2006. This automobile has 5 doors, the body is in the form a hatchback, weight 1.3 tons and length 4.2 meters, which can seat 5 people total.

«Astra 1.9 CDTi Elegance» have a front wheel drive automobile with a 6-speed manual transmission. This auto can be accelerated for 12.3 seconds to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 181 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders diesel engine with a «common rail fuel system», which generate a maximum output of 100 horsepower at 3500 rpm.

Fuel tank capacity of this car is 52 l of diesel, therefore when intermediate fuel consumption is 5 liters per 100 km (4.2 liters on the suburban, 6.4 l in the urban), that let you to go roughly 1040 km unrefueled.

The front wheels of this auto have ventilated disks brakes and attached to the undercarriage with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rear wheels have disks brakes and attached to the body chassis by dint of suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the following measure - 205/55R16.

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