OPEL Astra Cabrio · 1.8i-16V · Convertible · 2001 ‐ 2006

From 2001 Opel started production of automobiles type Astra Cabrio, modification 1.8i-16V and terminated it in 2006. In this car can sit 4 people total, it has cabriolet form with two doors, and length 4.3 meters, weight 1.3 tons.

«Astra Cabrio 1.8i-16V» is a front wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed manual gear shift. The 4-cylinders petrol motor with «multipoint injection fuel system» can produce power 125 horsepower at 5600 rmp, allowing you to speed up the vehicle for 10.5 s to 100 km/h and reach top speed of 207 km/h.

Fuel rate is 10.8 l in the urban driving mode, on the highway 5.9 l, and the medium fuel consumption is 7.7 l per 100 km. Gas tank capacity is 52 l of petrol, what provides to drive about 676 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 264 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis with help of suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the following measure - 205/50VR16.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Astra Cabrio got the lot quantity of stars - four, which indicates that it is a well safe auto. In addition to passive safety (passenger, side, driver airbags), it is also has dynamic safety such as Traction control, ABS, ESP.