OPEL Vectra · 2.0 DTi-16V Essentia · Sedan · 2003 ‐ 2004

Opel began manufacture in 2003 of cars type Vectra, modification of 2.0 DTi-16V Essentia and terminated it in 2004. This vehicle has 4 doors, the body chassis is in the form a sedan, weight 1.4 tons and length 4.6 meters, that can seat 5 person total.

«Vectra 2.0 DTi-16V Essentia» have a front wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual gear shift. This auto can be accelerated for 13 s to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 192 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders diesel engine with a «direct injection system», which produce a peak output of 100 horsepower at 4000 rpm.

Gas tank volume of this auto is 61 l of diesel, thereby when intermediate fuel consumption is 5.6 liters per 100 km (4.5 l on the track, 7.6 l in the urban), what allow you to go nearly 1090 km unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 288 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis through suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rear wheels have disks, 286 mm brakes and attached to the chassis by dint of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the next size - 195/65TR15.

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