OPEL Zafira · 1.6 Essentia · Minivan · 2005 ‐ 2008

Make of cars Zafira, modification 1.6 Essentia launched manufacture by Opel in 2005 and closed in 2008. In this car can sit 7 men total, it has the body type of a minivan with 5 doors, and length 4.5 meters, weight 1.4 tons.

«Zafira 1.6 Essentia» is a front-wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual transmission. 4-cylinders petrol motor with «multipoint injection fuel system» can generate power 105 horsepower at 6000 rmp, which allows you to speed up the car for 14.3 s to 100 km/h and obtain max speed of 176 km/h.

Fuel consumption is 9.2 l in the city driving mode, on the highway 5.9 liters, and the average fuel consumption is 7.1 liters per 100 kilometers. Fuel tank capacity is 58 liters of petrol, what lets to drive about 817 km without refueling.

The forward wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and attached to the chassis through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 264 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis by dint of suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs». Tires have the next dimensions - 205/55R16.

In accordance with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Zafira received the maximal number of stars - 5, which means that it is a perfect safe automobile. In addition to dynamic safety systems (Brake assistant, EBD, ABS), it is also has passive systems of safety (head/curtain, passenger, driver, side airbags).