OPEL Zafira · 1.6 CNG Essentia · Minivan · 2007 ‐ 2008

Type of automobiles Zafira, modification 1.6 CNG Essentia started manufacturing by Opel from 2007 and terminated in 2008. This five-door minivan has a length of 4.5 meters, weight 1.4 tons and is designed to sit 7 passengers including the driver.

«Zafira 1.6 CNG Essentia» is a front-wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual transmission. This car can speed up for 17 seconds to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 165 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders gas motor engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a peak output of 94 hp at 6200 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 6.4 liters in the city mode of driving, on the suburban 4.3 l, and the normal fuel rate is 5.2 liters per 100 kilometers. Gas tank capacity is 58 l of gas, what allow you to drive roughly 1116 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Back wheels have disks, 264 mm brakes and attached to the chassis by dint of suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs». Tires have the following dimensions - 205/55R16.

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Zafira gained the higher number of stars - five, which indicates that it is a highly safe automobile. Furthermore to passive safety systems (head/curtain, driver, passenger, side airbags), it is also has active safety systems such as Brake assistant, EBD, ABS.