OPEL Zafira · 2.2 Essentia · Minivan · 2005 ‐ 2007

In 2005 Opel started manufacture of autos type Zafira, modification of 2.2 Essentia and closed it in 2007. In this automobile can fit 7 men total, it has minivan body type with 5 doors, and length 4.5 meters, weight 1.5 tons.

«Zafira 2.2 Essentia» is a front-wheel drive car with a 6-speed manual gear shift. This automobile can speed up for 10.6 seconds to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 200 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «direct injection system», which produce a maximum output of 150 hp at 5600 rpm.

Gas tank capacity of this automobile is 58 liters of petrol, thereby when medium fuel rate is 8.2 liters per 100 km (6.4 liters on the highway, 11.3 liters in the city), what allows drive approximately 708 km without refueling.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 308 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rear wheels have disks, 264 mm brakes and attached to the underframe through suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs». Tires have the following dimensions - 205/55R16.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Opel Zafira received the higher number of stars - 5, which means that it is a perfect safe auto. Furthermore to passive safety systems (side, passenger, driver, head/curtain airbags), it is also has active systems of safety such as EBD, Brake assistant, ABS.