Opel Expands ecoFLEX Offerings - Green Cars

Opel has long-drawn-out the offerings of ecoFLEX technologies all through its 2012 replica day portfolio in an attempt to decrease petroleum use and emissions.

Thanks to the long-drawn-out present of ecoFLEX technologies all through the passenger car range, the figure of fuel-saving ecoFLEX heavy grows " transfer on the marketplace " to a sum of in excess of 60, additional supposed doubling in volume.

Opel Astra
Model day 2012 brings a new 1.7 CDTI engine eager on the Astra family. The emphasize of the friction-optimized, common-rail turbo diesel is a new engine management scheme totally intended by Opel engineers. It ensures optimum performance, inferior use as healthy as fewer noise and vibration. The new 1.7 CDTI engine is obtainable in two output levels: 81 kW/110 hp and 96 kW/130 hp by means of maximum torque of 280 and 300 Nm respectively.

The five-door Astra ecoFLEX replica is obtainable by means of together 1.7 CDTI output versions and rapidly a sole mixture of inexpensive heavy and complicated performance. It has a petroleum use of now 3.7 liters diesel per 100 km (64 mpg US) and CO2 emissions of merely 99 g/km " thus creation it the cleanest, the majority inexpensive Astra. The Astra ecoFLEX replica skin a Start/Stop system, a high-performance battery, a heavy-duty hors d'oeuvre and low-rolling-resistance tires. In addition, it comprises a brake power recuperation system, an optimized gearbox, optimized thermal management, an lively aeroshutter in the radiator grille, a lowered chassis and LED daytime organization lights.

Both 1.7 CDTI engine versions are too obtainable in mixture by means of an ecoFLEX skill package. The wrap up comprises a Start/Stop system, a high-performance battery, a heavy-duty hors d'oeuvre and low-rolling-resistance tires. It reduces petroleum use in the 81 kW/110 hp and the 96 kW/130 hp variants to 4.3 liters diesel per 100 km (55 mpg US) and lowers CO2 emissions in the five-door Astra to 114 g/km (Astra Sports Tourer: 4.4 liters per 100 km and 118 g/km CO2).

The 1.3 CDTI ecoFLEX replica (70 kW/95 hp) and the 121 kW/165 hp 2.0 CDTI by means of ecoFLEX skill wrap up (previously 118 kW/160 hp), contain by now person's name obtainable by means of Start/Stop scheme for a figure of months.

Opel Agila
With replica day 2012 the Opel Agila 1.0 ecoFLEX skin an greater supposed before authority output of 50 kW/68 hp (previously 48 kW/65 hp) as healthy as lowered petroleum use and CO2 emissions. In the joint cycle, the Agila 1.0 ecoFLEX use is abridged by an standard of 0.3 liters per 100 km downward to 4.8 l/100 km (49 mpg US), CO2 emissions are downward to now 109 g/km. This was achieved by optimized engine friction, Dual Variable Valve Timing (VVT) and an higher alternator.

As of November, an Agila 1.0 ecoFLEX account by means of Start/Stop scheme and still inferior petroleum use and CO2 emissions determination be available.

Opel Corsa
Last day it was a new chassis and new steering, at the start of 2011 a new face, an long-drawn-out Color Line present and an particularly low-consumption ecoFLEX replica by means of now 94 g/km CO2 " the Corsa continuously moderator up by means of good-looking refinements, and replica day 2012 is no different.

In adding to the 1.3 CDTI ecoFLEX heavy (55 kW/75 hp and 70 kW/95 hp), the gasoline heavy 1.2 ecoFLEX (63 kW/85 hp) and 1.4 ecoFLEX (64 kW/87 hp and 74 kW/100 hp) are now too obtainable by means of the Start/Stop system. They approach by means of a high-performance battery, a heavy-duty hors d'oeuvre and low-rolling-resistance 185/65 R 15 tires.

A main benefit of the Start/Stop scheme is so as to in the joint cycle, use is abridged by an standard of 0.4 liters to 5.1 liters per 100 km (46 mpg US) for the 1.2 component and to 5.3 l/100 km (44 mpg US) for together 1.4 engines. In urban driving, it is still abridged by up to 0.8 liters per 100 km. This enables a decrease in CO2 emissions in the Corsa gasoline variants downward to 119 g/km.

Another emphasize in the Corsa ecoFLEX engine present is the newly urbanized 1.2 LPG ecoFLEX. It is bi-fuel and runs on gasoline or low-priced liquefied petroleum gas (currently approximately 0.72 euro per liter). In gasoline operation it reaches output of 63 kW/85 hp and in LPG operation 61 kW/83 hp. It meets the stringent Euro 5 emissions normal in together operating modes and is too environmentally compatible by means of low CO2 emissions (110 g/km in LPG operation, three-door model).

Opel Meriva
Similar to the Corsa, Opel too expands the present of heavy by means of Start/Stop and ecoFLEX-technology for the Meriva. It is now obtainable by means of the 1.3 CDTI (70 kW/95 hp) as ecoFLEX replica by means of Start/Stop, a high-performance battery, heavy-duty hors d'oeuvre and low-rolling-resistance tires. The resulting presentation principles are impressive: by means of the 1.3 CDTI ecoFLEX, use is abridged in urban operation as of before 5.6 to 4.8 L/100km (49 mpg US). Even in the joint series the fuel-saving skill foliage its mark, by means of an standard of 0.4 liters of diesel fewer per 100 km. And by means of CO2 emissions of now 109 g/km, the Meriva 1.3 CDTI ecoFLEX by means of Start/Stop is in the center of the the majority excellent in its class.

Opel Insignia
The flagship Insignia replica determination advantage as of a new 1.4 turbo ecoFLEX gasoline engine counting a six-speed physical transmission, start/stop technology, aerodynamic underbody panelling, low rolling confrontation tyres and authority steering. It reduces petroleum use to 5.7 L/100km (41mpg US) by means of CO2 emissions of 134g/km, representing 25 per cent reductions.