OPEL Meriva · 1.7 CDTI Cosmo · Minivan · 2005 ‐ 2010

Opel started manufacture in 2005 of autos type Meriva, modification 1.7 CDTI Cosmo and terminated it in 2010. This five-door minivan has a length of 4.1 meters, weight 1.3 tons and is destined to fit 5 men total.

«Meriva 1.7 CDTI Cosmo» is a front wheel drive auto with a 6-speed manual transmission. 4-cylinders diesel motor engine with «common rail fuel system» can produce output 100 horsepower at 4400 rmp, allowing you to accelerate the auto in 12.8 seconds to 100 km/h and achieve top speed of 180 km/h.

Fuel tank capacity of this auto is 52 liters of diesel, therefore when mixed fuel rate is 5.2 l per 100 km (4.4 liters on the track, 6.6 l in the urban), what allows drive nearly 1000 kilometers unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Back wheels have disks, 264 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis using suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the next size - 205/55R16.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Meriva gained the lot number of stars - 4, indicating that it is a reasonably safe car. In addition to active safety (Brake assistant, Traction control, ABS, EBD), it is also has passive safety features (passenger, driver, side airbags).