OPEL Corsa · 1.3 CDTi Essentia · Hatchback · 2006 ‐ 2009

In 2006 Opel started production of autos type Corsa, modification 1.3 CDTi Essentia and finished it in 2009. In this vehicle can sit 5 men total, it has the form of a hatchback with 3 doors, and length 4 meters, weight 1.1 tons.

«Corsa 1.3 CDTi Essentia» vehicle with a 5-speed manual transmission is connected to the front wheels. This vehicle can be accelerated for 14.5 s to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 163 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders diesel motor engine with a «common rail system», which generate a maximum output of 75 hp at 4000 rpm.

Gas tank capacity of this car is 45 liters of diesel, so when intermediate fuel consumption is 4.5 l per 100 km (3.8 liters on the suburban, 5.7 liters in the urban), what let you to go roughly 1000 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks brakes and fixed to the underframe with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rear wheels have drums brakes and attached to the undercarriage through suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 185/70R14.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Corsa gained the maximum quantity of stars - 5, which means that it is a perfect safe vehicle. Furthermore to active safety (EBD, ABS, Brake assistant), it is also has passive safety features (driver, passenger airbags).