OPEL Corsa · 1.3 CDTi Essentia · Hatchback · 2003 ‐ 2006

Opel started manufacture from 2003 of automobiles type Corsa, modification 1.3 CDTi Essentia and finished it in 2006. This three-door hatchback has a length of 3.8 meters, weight 1 tons and is destined to fit 5 men total.

«Corsa 1.3 CDTi Essentia» is a front-wheel drive vehicle with a 5-speed manual transmission. 4-cylinders diesel motor with «common rail system» can produce output 70 horsepower at 4000 rmp, which allows you to accelerate the car for 14.5 seconds to 100 km/h and achieve max speed of 165 km/h.

Fuel consumption is 5.7 l in the urban driving mode, on the track 3.8 l, and the average fuel consumption is 4.5 liters per 100 kilometers. Gas tank volume is 44 l of diesel, what provides to drive nearly 978 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 260 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rear wheels have drums, 200 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis by dint of suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the next size - 175/65TR14.

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Corsa received the great number of stars - four, which means that it is a reasonably safe auto. In addition to dynamic safety (Brake assistant, EBD, ABS), it is also has passive safety (passenger, driver airbags).