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

In 2003 Opel started manufacture of cars type Vectra Stationwagon, modification 1.8-16V Essentia and finished it in 2005. The weight of the car is 1.4 tn and a length of 4.8 meters, It is formed as wagon with five doors, and can be placed in a 5 men including the driver.

«Vectra Stationwagon 1.8-16V Essentia» auto with a 5-speed manual gear shift is fitted to the front wheels. This auto can be accelerated for 12.1 s to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 199 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a max output of 122 hp at 6000 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this car is 60 l of petrol, thus when average fuel consumption is 7.9 l per 100 km (6.1 liters on the suburban, 11 liters in the urban), that allow you drive roughly 760 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 285 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 278 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis using suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the following measure - 195/65VR15.

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