OPEL Meriva · 1.6-16V Essentia · Minivan · 2005 ‐ 2009

Opel started manufacture from 2005 of automobiles model Meriva, modification 1.6-16V Essentia and finished it in 2009. In this vehicle can sit 5 person including the driver, it has the form of a minivan with five doors, and length 4.1 meters, weight 1.3 tons.

«Meriva 1.6-16V Essentia» auto with a 5-speed semi automatic gearbox is fitted to the front wheels. The 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with «multipoint injection system» can produce output 100 hp at 6000 rmp, which allows you to accelerate the automobile in 14.3 seconds to 100 km/h and achieve peak speed of 181 km/h.

Fuel rate is 8.9 l in the city mode of driving, on the suburban 5.4 liters, and the average fuel consumption is 6.7 l per 100 kilometers. Fuel tank volume is 52 liters of petrol, what lets to go roughly 777 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and attached to the chassis by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 264 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe using suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the following measure - 185/60R15.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Meriva gained the many number of stars - four, indicating that it is a enough safe automobile. In addition to active systems of safety (ABS, Brake assistant, EBD), it is also has passive systems of safety (passenger, side, driver airbags).