For the Russian market, Opel Astra J cars are equipped with a line of gasoline engines with a displacement of 1.4 and 1.6 liters: 1.4 ECOTEC A14 XER (100 hp); 1,6 ECOTEC A16 XER (115 hp); 1,4 Turbo ECOTEC A14 NET (140 hp); 1,6 Turbo ECOTEC A16 LET (180 hp).
The car is produced with a five-door hatchback body, a three-door hatchback (GTC), sedan, station wagon.
The car is equipped with a five-speed manual or six-speed automatic (except for vehicles with A14 XER engines) gearbox.
In Russia, the car is offered in three basic trim levels: Essentia, Active (Enjoy) and Cosmo.
Pic. 1. Vehicle dimensions
Packages include the following sets of options:
- Essentia. Fabric upholstery and doors, remote central locking, driver's seat with height adjustment, 40:60 folding rear seat, ISOFIX mountings on the rear seats, power and heated side mirrors, power windows on the front doors, crankcase protection engine, electric power steering, steering column height and reach adjustment, three-spoke steering wheel, ABS and ESP systems, front and side airbags, side curtain airbags, immobilizer, anti-theft alarm, halogen headlights, manual headlight range control, steel wheels 6.5Jx16 wheels with trim caps, small 16" spare wheel, CD300 radio with MP33 reader (four speakers), a cosmetic mirror in the passenger's sun visor, light tinting of all windows;
- Active (Enjoy). The above for the Essentia package and additionally: air conditioning, interior rear-view mirror with auto-dimming function, audio control on the steering wheel, on-board computer, cruise control, fog lights, steel rims, structural 7.0x17, automatic headlight range control, car radio CD400 (7 speakers, CD player with MP3 function), illuminated vanity mirrors in both sun visors;
- Cosmo. Listed above for the Active package (Enjoy) and additionally: dual-zone climate control, rain sensor, electrochromic rear-view mirror, power folding exterior mirrors, automatic headlight control, heated front seats, three-spoke leather-trimmed steering wheel, electrically heated, front floor console with sliding armrest, power rear windows doors, two-tone horn, leatherette door trim, eyeglass case, light-alloy wheels 7.0x17, parking sensor, chrome trim for side door windows, door sills.
Additionally, for a fee, for some trim levels, you can order twenty option packages, which include various sets of comfort and safety systems provided for more expensive trim levels.
The body of the car Opel Astra J is load-bearing, all-metal, welded construction with hinged front fenders, doors, hood and tailgate. The windshield and tailgate glass are glued in. The driver's seat is adjustable in the longitudinal direction, inclination of the backrest, lumbar support (not on all configurations) and height, the front passenger seat in the longitudinal direction and in the backrest. The front and rear seats are equipped with height-adjustable head restraints. The rear seat backrest can be folded forward in parts in a ratio of 40:60.
The transmission is made according to the front-wheel drive scheme with front wheel drives equipped with constant velocity joints.
MacPherson type front suspension, independent, spring, with anti-roll bar, with hydraulic shock absorber struts.
The rear suspension is semi-independent, spring, with anti-roll bar, Watt mechanism, with hydraulic shock absorbers.
Brake mechanisms of forward wheels disk, ventilated, with a floating bracket; rear wheels - disc, non-ventilated with a floating bracket. The brake system is equipped with a vacuum booster.
The steering is safety, with a gear-rack type steering mechanism, with an electric booster. The steering column is adjustable for reach and tilt. The frontal airbag is located in the steering wheel hub.
All vehicles are equipped with retractable diagonal seat belts for the driver, front passenger and all passengers in the rear seat. Frontal airbags are provided for the driver and front passenger, in addition, side airbags and curtain airbags are provided for all passengers and the driver.
Overall dimensions of the car are shown in fig. 1. Technical characteristics of the car are given in table. 1. Elements of a car with a 1.6 ECOTEC A16 XER engine, located in the engine compartment, and the main units are shown in fig. 2–4. The arrangement of elements in the engine compartment of cars with other engines is almost identical.
Pic. 2. The engine compartment of a car with a 1.6-liter A16 XER engine (view from above): 1 - air filter; 2 – sensor of mass flow and temperature of incoming air; 3 - air supply sleeve; 4 – a belt of a drive of auxiliary units; 5 - throttle assembly; 6 – adsorber purge valve; 7 - pipelines of the air conditioning system; 8 - oil filler neck; 9 - vacuum brake booster; 10 - a reservoir of hydraulic brakes and clutch release; 11 - expansion tank of the engine cooling system; 12 - block of power fuse links (covered with a lid); 13 - mounting block of fuses and relays; 14 - filler neck of the windshield washer reservoir; 15 - battery (closed with a lid); 16 - electronic engine control unit; 17 - a hose of the engine cooling system; 18 - radiator of the engine cooling system; 19 - control oxygen concentration sensor; 20 - pointer (probe) oil level; 21 - hoses of the air conditioning system; 22 - water pump
Pic. 3. The engine compartment of a car with a 1.6-liter A16 XER engine and the main units of the car (bottom view, crankcase protection removed): 1, 12 - front wheel drives; 2, 11 - shock absorber struts of the front suspension; 3, 10 - engine mudguards; 4 - air conditioner compressor; 5 - engine; 6 - plug holes for draining oil from the engine; 7 - collector (exhaust gas converter integrated with exhaust manifold); 8 - front suspension support of the power unit; 9 - gearbox; 13, 23 - front wheel brakes; 14, 22 - steering rods; 15, 21 - front suspension arms; 16 – front suspension subframe; 17 - rear suspension support of the power unit; 18 - bellows; 19 – a reception pipe of system of release of the fulfilled gases; 20 - steering mechanism
Pic. 4. The main units of the car (bottom rear view): 1, 14 - rear wheel brakes; 2, 13 - rear suspension shock absorbers; 3, 12 – rear suspension springs; 4, 9 - rods of the Watt mechanism; 5 - exhaust pipe; 6 - cross member Watt mechanism; 7 – a niche for a spare wheel; 8 – main muffler; 10 – a ventilating tube of a fuel tank; 11 – a bulk pipe of a fuel tank; 15 – fuel tank; 16 - adsorber of the fuel vapor recovery system; 17 – thermal screen of the fuel tank; 18 - additional muffler; 19 - thermal screen of the additional muffler; 20 - thermal screen of the main muffler; 21 - rear suspension beam
Tab. 1. Car specifications
| Parameter | Vehicles with engines | |||
| A14 XER | A16 XER | A14 NET | A16 LET | |
| Total information | ||||
| Number of seats including driver's seat | 5 | |||
| Curb weight, kg (1) | 1373/1388 | 1393/1408 | 1433/1448 | –/1490 |
| Gross weight, kg (1) | 1870/1885 | 1890/1905 | 1830/1945 | –/1987 |
| Overall dimensions, mm | See fig. 1 | |||
| Wheel base, mm | Same | |||
| Wheel track, mm | >> | |||
| Ground clearance, mm | 160 | |||
| Minimum turning radius, m | 5,75 | |||
| Maximum speed, km/h (2) | 178/– | 188/182 | 205/201 | 221/210 |
| Vehicle acceleration time from standstill to speed of 100 km/h, s (2) | 14,2/– | 11,7/13,3 | 9,7/9,8 | 8,5/9,0 |
| Fuel consumption, l/100 km (2): | – | – | – | – |
| in the urban cycle | 7,2/– | 8,3/9,8 | 7,8/9,7 | 8,8/10,3 |
| in the countryside | 4,5/– | 5,1/5,6 | 4,8/5,5 | 5,6/5,9 |
| in a mixed cycle | 5,5/– | 6,3/7,1 | 5,9/7,0 | 6,8/7,5 |
| Octane number of gasoline | At least 95 | |||
| Engine | ||||
| The order of operation of the cylinders | 1–3–4–2 | |||
| Cylinder diameter, mm | 73,4 | 79 | 72,5 | 79 |
| Piston stroke, mm | 82,6 | 81,5 | 82,6 | 81,5 |
| Working volume, cm3 | 1398 | 1598 | 1364 | 1598 |
| Compression ratio | 10,5 | 10,8 | 9,5 | 8,8 |
| Maximum power, kW (hp) | 74 (100) /6000 min–1 | 85 (115) | 103 (140) | 132 (180) |
| Maximum torque, Nm | 130/4000 min–1 | 155/4000 min–1 | 200/1850–4900 min–1 | 230/2200–5400 min–1 |
| Transmission | ||||
| Clutch (3) | Single disc, dry, with diaphragm pressure spring and torsional vibration damper, permanently closed type | |||
| Clutch Release Drive (3) | Hydraulic | |||
| Transmission: | – | – | – | – |
| mechanical | Five-speed with synchronizers in all forward gears | |||
| automatic | – | Six-speed, hydromechanical, adaptive, planetary with torque converter lock-up | ||
| main gear | Single, cylindrical, helical | |||
| Differential | Conical, double satellite | |||
| Wheel drive | Open, shafts with constant velocity joints | |||
| Chassis | ||||
| Front suspension | Independent, spring, MacPherson type, with hydraulic shock absorber struts, triangular lower arms and torsion-type anti-roll bar | |||
| Rear suspension | Semi-independent, with Watt mechanism, with coil springs, hydraulic shock absorbers, torsion-type anti-roll bar | |||
| wheels | Stamped steel or light alloy wheels | |||
| Wheel size | 6.5Jx16 or 7.0Jx17; 4Tx16 or 4Tx17 for spare wheel | |||
| Tires | Radial, tubeless | |||
| Tire size | 205/60 R16, 215/60 R16, 215/50 R17, 225/45 R18, 235/40 R19, T115/70 R16, T125/70 R17 spare wheel (4) | |||
| Steering | ||||
| Steering | Safety, with electric booster, with adjustable steering column for reach and angle of inclination | |||
| Steering gear | Gear-rack | |||
| brakes | ||||
| Service brakes: | – | – | – | – |
| front | Disc, ventilated, floating caliper | |||
| rear | Disc, non-ventilated, floating caliper | |||
| Service brake drive | Hydraulic, double-circuit, separate, made according to a diagonal scheme, with a vacuum booster, anti-lock brake system (ABS), electronic brake force distribution (EBD) and emergency brake assist (EBA) | |||
| Parking brake | With a mechanical cable drive to the brake pads of the brake mechanisms of the rear wheels from the floor lever, with an indication of switching on (5) | |||
| electrical equipment | ||||
| wiring diagram | Single wire, negative pole connected to «weight» | |||
| Rated voltage, V | 12 | |||
| Accumulator battery | Starter, low-maintenance, capacity 60 Ah | |||
| Generator | AC, three-phase, with built-in rectifier and electronic voltage regulator | |||
| Starter | With mixed excitation, remote control with electromagnetic activation, freewheel and gearbox | |||
| Body | ||||
| Type | All-metal, load-bearing | |||
(1) For vehicles with air conditioning.
(2) For vehicles with automatic transmission.
(3) For vehicles with manual transmission.
(4) Depending on the vehicle configuration.
(5) On request, an electromechanical parking brake actuator can be installed.
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