OPEL Meriva · 1.7 DTI Cosmo · Minivan · 2003 ‐ 2005

From 2003 Opel started production of cars model Meriva, modification of 1.7 DTI Cosmo and finished it in 2005. In this car can sit 5 people including the driver, it has minivan body type with five doors, and length 4 meters, weight 1.3 tons.

«Meriva 1.7 DTI Cosmo» auto with a 5-speed manual gearbox is connected to the front wheels. 4-cylinders diesel motor engine with «common rail system» can generate power 75 hp at 4400 rmp, allowing you to speed up the vehicle in 17 seconds to 100 km/h and achieve max speed of 161 km/h.

Fuel tank volume of this car is 52 l of diesel, therefore when intermediate fuel rate is 5.4 liters per 100 km (4.5 liters on the track, 6.9 l in the urban), that allow you to go roughly 963 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and attached to the chassis using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Back wheels have disks, 264 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis with help of suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the next size - 185/60R15.

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Meriva got the many quantity of stars - four, which indicates that it is a reasonably safe vehicle. In addition to passive safety systems (passenger, head/curtain, side, driver airbags), it is also has dynamic safety such as EBD, ABS, Brake assistant.