OPEL Astra GTC · 1.8 Edition · Coupe · 2005 ‐ 2007

From 2005 Opel launched production of autos type Astra GTC, modification of 1.8 Edition and terminated it in 2007. In this automobile can sit 5 people total, it has coupe form with three doors, and length 4.3 meters, weight 1.2 tons.

«Astra GTC 1.8 Edition» have a front-wheel drive auto with a 5-speed manual gear shift. This automobile can be accelerated for 10.1 seconds to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 210 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a maximum output of 140 hp at 6300 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this vehicle is 52 l of petrol, thus when intermediate fuel rate is 7.3 l per 100 km (5.8 l on the track, 9.9 l in the city), what allows to go about 713 km without refueling.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks brakes and fixed to the body chassis using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the next dimensions - 205/55R16.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Astra GTC got the maximum quantity of stars - 5, which indicates that it is a very safe auto. In addition to active safety (EBD, ABS, Brake assistant), it is also has passive safety features (head/curtain, side, driver, passenger airbags).