OPEL Meriva · 1.8-16V Essentia · Minivan · 2003 ‐ 2005

From 2003 Opel launched production of cars model Meriva, modification 1.8-16V Essentia and closed it in 2005. In this automobile can fit 5 men including the driver, it has minivan form with 5 doors, and length 4 meters, weight 1.3 tons.

«Meriva 1.8-16V Essentia» is a front-wheel drive vehicle with a 5-speed manual gearbox. The 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with «multipoint injection system» can generate power 125 hp at 6000 rmp, allowing you to speed up the car for 11.3 seconds to 100 km/h and reach peak speed of 190 km/h.

Fuel consumption is 10.9 liters in the urban driving mode, on the highway 6.1 liters, and the medium fuel consumption is 7.9 liters per 100 kilometers. Tank capacity is 52 liters of petrol, what lets to go approximately 659 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage through suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Rear wheels have disks, 264 mm brakes and attached to the chassis through suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the following measure - 185/60R15.

In conformity with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Meriva got the great quantity of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a reasonably safe car. In addition to passive systems of safety (side, driver, passenger airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety such as ABS, Traction control, Brake assistant, EBD.