Retrospective: changing course at Opel Vectra

New base version and electronic suspension control for the new model year. Opel is surely coming out of the crisis at an accelerated pace - the presentation of the new Astra can rightly be described as a success, helping to quickly and efficiently restore the image of the company from Rüsselsheim. Opel, however, apparently feels that the Vectra is not making the necessary contribution to this healing process and has identified several measures to make its mid-range model more attractive to customers next year magazin de piese Opel.

Retrospective: changing course at Opel Vectra

The most important of them is undoubtedly the expansion of the model range with a new basic version. The 100bhp 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol model, known well from the Zafira and Meriva, will try to respond to the competition's price attacks by offering a full-fledged mid-range car at a bargain price.

The second measure is related to the expansion of the Vectra's equipment with the electronic suspension control system IDS plus, which in 2005 will become part of the standard equipment of the versions with six-cylinder engines and will be offered as an option on cars with gasoline 2.0 turbo and diesel 1.9 CDTi.

The electronically controlled suspension will have to solve the eternal dilemma between ride comfort and road stability, offering both - a pleasant softness as a base setting and a sporty firmness that is activated with just the push of a button on the dashboard. However, the change in the suspension setting is far from everything, because the selection of the sports mode also leads to faster responses of the motor to the commands of the gas pedal, as well as to a more direct operation of the steering system, and the Vectra becomes remarkable with your active behavior on the car road. The advantages that the new system offers in terms of safety are also particularly important - thanks to the adaptive behavior of the suspension elements to the condition of the road surface and driving style, the braking distance is shortened by 5% compared to that of a Vectra with a conventional chassis , and in combination with IDS plus the stabilization program ESP is activated later and intervenes more precisely.

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The most important of them is undoubtedly the expansion of the model range with a new basic version

The second measure is related to the expansion of the Vectra's equipment with the electronic suspension control system IDS plus, which in 2005 will become part of the standard equipment of the versions with six-cylinder engines and will be offered as an option on cars with gasoline 2