Opel Zafira tourer test: Third generation of Opel-van


The new Opel Zafira tourer has a reputation to defend: the a dynamic practitioner. Chassis pro Michael harder cares that driving werksseitig generation all smooth running three. We were on the ice tempt us with him.
A warm long underwear hurt anything in the area of Arvidsjaur, the frozen Tester Mecca in northern Sweden. Constant sub-zero temperatures, sometimes like to under 20 degrees, savvy ice maker and little unwanted onlookers. Also the Opel force tests here and are the last chassis touches the new Opel Zafira tourer. Just as great-study Zafira tourer in Geneva, the eponymous production version is to park in the autumn at the dealer. Until then, a few test kilometers are at explains chassis developer Michael harder. But they have come a long way as two prototypes of 4.60-metre fact Opel Zafira tourer.
He is called now to higher - not only because of M?????????. Larger and higher quality than in the past, he conjures up notions such as premium and wellness. It is thus also a gap in the future, the known Opel Zafira tourer as a budget version must fill. Number three is based on a mix of suspension, takes the front axle with the exception of electrical steering of the insignia and the twist beam rear axle rear including watt linkage of the Astra. The whole is more rigid and space-saving compared with multifunction handlebar designs and allows among other things also the integrated bicycle rack in the rear apron (Flex fix).
Is over how much space it also with the comparatively boring appearance and the previous Flex7 seating concept, where the rear seats of the Opel Zafira tourer although disappear into the ground, the Central Bank can be installed only. Here it has optimized significantly, so Technology Board Rita Forst. An adjustable recognizable at the and sliding bucket seats of the second row.
Move? Not at the doors of the Fund, it is conventional portals, the opposite doors are merivaexklusiv. Sliding doors are the Opel speak design as well as weight and cost Zafira tourer in question - not against it. Zafira customers can select from a filled option range - the message signs detection to autonomous cruise control back to the radar-controlled system with control on the steering wheel.
Our two prototypes of the Opel Zafira tourer must still with pre-production appearance, show but already a suitable position along with a lush region of adjustment. In addition are an airy spaciousness and the outstanding far forward windshield, the cleverly designed A and B pillars defuse the dilemma of Ubersichtlichkeit something.
Instruments and operation are in principle Astra and co. new: a slightly low-button infotainment and a start stop system, where a special position of the Drehzahlmesser noble indicates sleep. Clever.
On new engines and transmissions, one waits only once in vain. Contemporary direct-injection turbocharged gasoline engines and a new generation of diesel run already in the attempt, but first come types such as the supercharged 1, 4-litre petrol engine or the two litre diesel behind the grill of the Opel Zafira tourer. Both cylinder type in the only rudimentarily insulated pre-production Zafira robust, however vigorously push on the van. The suspension comfort of the Opel Zafira tourer boasts more than just adequate. One of the subjects may although significant vertical movements on long shafts, but on the topic it is already off, explains Michael harder.
Even in the sports position of Adaptive undercarriage, the Opel Zafira tourer is so not to hard dog. Opel emphasizes just a smooth driving experience, the van will never annoy drivers and passengers. An objective also designed linear steering and the ESP vote, which it leichtmachen, to keep the seven even under difficult conditions on the course. Thus, relaxed tours in Opel's wellness van despite no harsh reactions.
The first Opel Zafira gives off right: an easy to use seven-seat system at approximately 4.30 M external length using proven technology hardware brings him to the compact Van segment very forward.
The competition gets harder as a result, the second Opel Zafira is growing at just under 4.50 meters, could continue but not entirely on the success of number one - although the only slightly modified seat concept offers still advantages over removable variants. It is relatively inflexible and Zafira tourer followed therefore the Opel appearing in the autumn of individual seats in the rear. You allow a higher variability. Is about ten inches longer and high-quality, the new, so Zafira for the time being is continued B as a budget version.