OPEL Vectra · 1.8-16V Essentia · Sedan · 2003 ‐ 2005

Type of autos Vectra, modification of 1.8-16V Essentia launched production by Opel in 2003 and finished in 2005. This car has 4 doors, the body chassis is shaped like a sedan, weight 1.3 tons and length 4.6 meters, which allows a seat 5 people in sum.

«Vectra 1.8-16V Essentia» automobile with a 5-speed manual gearbox is connected to the front wheels. This vehicle can be accelerated for 11.2 s to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 203 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a peak power of 122 horsepower at 6000 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 10.4 l in the city mode of driving, on the highway 5.5 liters, and the average fuel rate is 7.3 l per 100 kilometers. Fuel tank volume is 61 l of petrol, what lets to go roughly 836 km without refueling.

The forward wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 285 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Back wheels have disks, 278 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis with help of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the next size - 195/65VR15.

In accordance with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Vectra received the great quantity of stars - 4, which means that it is a reasonably safe automobile. Furthermore to passive safety features (head/curtain, driver, passenger, side airbags), it is also has dynamic systems of safety such as EBD, ABS, Brake assistant.