OPEL Meriva · 1.6-16V Maxx · Minivan · 2004 ‐ 2005

In 2004 Opel started manufacture of automobiles model Meriva, modification 1.6-16V Maxx and finished it in 2005. This five-door minivan has a length of 4 meters, weight 1.3 tons and is designed to sit 5 people total.

«Meriva 1.6-16V Maxx» have a front wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual transmission. 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with «multipoint injection fuel system» can generate output 100 hp at 6000 rmp, which allows you to speed up the auto for 13.3 s to 100 km/h and get peak speed of 178 km/h.

Gas tank volume of this vehicle is 52 l of petrol, so when normal fuel consumption is 7.3 l per 100 km (5.8 liters on the highway, 10 l in the urban), accordingly let you to go roughly 713 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and attached to the chassis through suspension «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 type «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the following size - 185/60R15.

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Meriva received the lot number of stars - four, which means that it is a well safe automobile. Furthermore to passive systems of safety (side, driver, head/curtain, passenger airbags), it is also has active systems of safety such as ABS, Brake assistant, EBD.