OPEL Signum · 1.9 CDTi Elegance · Hatchback · 2005 ‐ 2007

From 2005 Opel started manufacture of cars type Signum, modification of 1.9 CDTi Elegance and terminated it in 2007. This automobile has five doors, the body chassis is in the form a hatchback, weight 1.5 tons and length 4.7 meters, that can seat 5 men in sum.

«Signum 1.9 CDTi Elegance» have a front-wheel drive automobile with a 6-speed manual gear shift. The 4-cylinders diesel motor engine with «common rail system» can generate output 100 horsepower at 3500 rmp, which allows you to speed up the vehicle in 14 s to 100 km/h and reach top speed of 180 km/h.

Fuel consumption is 7.6 l in the urban driving mode, on the suburban 4.9 l, and the medium fuel rate is 5.9 l per 100 km. Gas tank capacity is 60 l of diesel, what allow you to drive approximately 1017 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 302 mm brakes and attached to the underframe through suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have disks, 292 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage using suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 215/55R16.

In accordance with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Signum got the great quantity of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a reasonably safe vehicle. In addition to passive safety systems (driver, passenger, side, head/curtain airbags), it is also has dynamic safety features such as Traction control, ESP, Brake assistant, ABS, EBD.