Technical details 

Body : 3 and 5-door Hatchback sedan,

           2 and 4-door Saloon

 

Body structure : Computer-calculated, steel body with use of the "finite element method" with pre-programmed deformation form at front and rear. Extremely sturdy lateral window columns, roof frames, sills and chassis legs in the front and rear.

 

Corrosion protection : Partial use of zinc coated sheets. Hood, trunk lid, doors, side panels, wings and front panel are primed with special rust protection. Raw body phosphated and completely dip-primered. Welding seams and joints with special sealing compound. Stone chips exposed ranges at sills and front primered with stone-chip protection. Body electrostatically primered and painted. PVC underbody protection in the wheelhouses and laterally at the underbody. Voids such as sills and the underbody additionally with protective wax protected from corrosion.

 

Chassis :

Front wheel suspension: Maintenance-free independent suspension with McPherson shock struts and large support bearings. Direction-stabilizing guidance roll radius, separate shock absorber cartridges, guide bearings of the shock absorbers, piston rods and pistons PTFE-coated, stabilizer bar.

Rear wheel suspension: Twist-beam axle with mini block springs, progressive spring rate. Vertically fitted telescope shock absorbers, PTFE-coated piston rings of the shock absorbers, stabilizer bar.

 

Transmission: Fully synchronized 4-gear transmission, 5-gear as an option, 1.6i-engine with 5-gear Sport-gearbox, 1.5 diesel engine with 5-gear economical gearbox.

 

Steering: Low-friction steering rack with energy-absorbing tubing steering column with telescope spindle and tearing off carriage. 2-spoke security steering wheel

 

Brakes: Diagonal dual circuit brake system with brake booster. Brake pressure regulator. Hand brake handle between the front seats. Disc brakes in front, with 1.6i-engine ventilated discs. Drum brakes in the back (asbestos-free brake pads)

 

Lighting: Parking light, asymmetric low beams, high beam, 1 back-up light in right light unit. Instrument lights. Interior lighting with contact switches at the front doors.

 

Instruments: Instrument panel with speedometer, trip odometer, cooling thermometer, fuel gauge. Control lights for turn signal, charging current, engine oil pressure, high beam. Hazard warning flasher. Control light hand brake. 

 

Electrical system : 12-Volt with 55Ampere rotary current alternator. Absolutely maintenance-free Opel battery with 3 years warranty. 

 

Seats: Body-contoured full foam reclining seats in front with stepless adjustable backrests, open head restraints in front. Full foam seats in the back. Folding rear seat and backrest.

 

Heater and blower: Air mixture heating with three speed radial blower. Draft-free venting system. Adjustable fresh air ducts in the middle of the instrument panel, 2 fixed defroster ducts for side windows on the right and left.