OPEL Astra Stationwagon · 1.6 Essentia · 2004 ‐ 2007

From 2004 Opel started manufacture of automobiles model Astra Stationwagon, modification of 1.6 Essentia and finished it in 2007. The weight of the car is 1.2 tons and a length of 4.5 m, It is shaped as wagon with five doors, and can be placed in a 5 people including the driver.

«Astra Stationwagon 1.6 Essentia» have a front wheel drive auto with a 5-speed semi automatic gearbox. This car can speed up for 13.7 seconds to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 185 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a max power of 105 hp at 6000 rpm.

Gas tank capacity of this vehicle is 52 liters of petrol, thus when average fuel consumption is 6.8 liters per 100 km (5.6 l on the highway, 8.8 liters in the urban), that allows drive about 765 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks brakes and attached to the underframe by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Back wheels have drums brakes and attached to the chassis with help of suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 195/65R15.

In conformity with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Astra Stationwagon gained the maximal quantity of stars - 5, indicating that it is a highly safe vehicle. Furthermore to active systems of safety (ABS, EBD, Brake assistant), it is also equipped with passive safety (driver, passenger, head/curtain, side airbags).