It is a family car with lots of features in it to choose among others. Its interior is spacious and roomy with plenty of useful equipments. It has good engines range that is effective and progressive. Vauxhall Meriva offers smooth and absolutely quiet driving experience. Its interior is also very quiet and comfortable. Well compact it is and easy to drive in town with narrow streets. Its cabin is very versatile one.
Enough space for all passengers at the front and at the rear as well. Its door opening style is a unique one. Rear hinged door offers a very good access to the rear seats. By folding rear seats backward, you can use the cabin as a flat plat form for goods’ carriage. Practicality is also good with a lot of handy spaces in the cabin and at back there is a good boot. It has 400-litres storage capacity that is also extendable.
There are plenty of options for clients in Vauxhall Meriva engines range but there is one diesel engine and one petrol engine that is noteworthy. No doubt all other engines are also of good progress, but these two are the best among their categories.
There is a 1.4-Litre petrol engine that is capable of 138bhp and 148lb/ft torque. It is the fastest one in all petrol engines that Vauxhall Meriva has. It takes 9.8 seconds to reach from 0-62m/h along with top speed of 125m/h. Fuel average of this petrol engine is 45m/g and Co2 emissions are 150g/km. It is fitted with six-speed manual gearbox and front-wheel drive as standard.
There is a 1.6-Litre TDCi diesel engine that is capable of 134bhp and 236lb/ft torque. It is the best one in the whole engine range of Meriva. It takes 9.6 seconds to reach from0-62m/h. Its top speed is 123m/h. Fuel consumption is economical also with 65m/g. It’s Co2 emissions are just 116g/km. It is coupled with six-speed manual gearbox and front-wheel drive as standard.
There are ABS, CD player, electric mirrors, folding rear seats, heated mirrors, front electric windows, remote locking, cruise control, traction control, stability control system, ISOFIX children seat anchor points, steering wheel rake and reach adjustment, Sat Nav, standard airbags and height adjustable driver’s seat along with front passenger’s seat.
It offers nice and comfortable driving experience. Its refined suspensions are equally good. The Meriva is good due to its light weighted steering that offers good handling and precise control. Long wheel base gives a balanced ride which is more stable than before. It offers smooth and calm ride on motorways and good on twisting countryside roads.
Latest Meriva is a safe vehicle declared by Euro NCAP by giving it five stars score in its crash test.
There is plenty of safety kits fitted in latest Meriva. Standard safety equipment along with brake-away foot pedals, a collapsible steering column, ISOFIX children seats and many more are found best in condition during tests.