OPEL Signum · 2.2-16V DGi · Hatchback · 2003 ‐ 2004

In 2003 Opel began manufacture of cars model Signum, modification of 2.2-16V DGi and terminated it in 2004. This five-door hatchback has a length of 4.6 meters, weight 1.5 tons and is designed to fit 5 person including the driver.

«Signum 2.2-16V DGi» is a front-wheel drive auto with a 5-speed manual gear shift. This vehicle can be accelerated for 9.8 seconds to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 211 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «direct injection fuel system», which produce a max output of 155 horsepower at 5600 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 10.6 liters in the urban mode of driving, on the highway 6.6 l, and the mixed fuel consumption is 8.1 l per 100 kilometers. Fuel tank capacity is 60 liters of petrol, what provides to drive nearly 741 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks brakes and fixed to the underframe with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Back wheels have disks brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the next measure - 215/55R16.

In accordance with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Signum gained the many quantity of stars - four, which indicates that it is a enough safe vehicle. In addition to active safety systems (ABS, Traction control, EBD, ESP, Brake assistant), it is also equipped with passive systems of safety (head/curtain, side, driver, passenger airbags).