Opel Zafira Life

Generations: what changed from 1 generation to the restyling

If you need the restyling’s 2184 cm³ engine and 180 hp, 2.2 AT is the only listed choice from 2025-09-01. If you need lower mixed Diesel use or a lighter kerb, stay in 1 generation.

1 generation (2019-01-01–2025-08-31) is a Minivan with Diesel and Electro versions. Diesel displacements in the shown list are 1499 cm³ and 1997 cm³. Gearboxes are Manual 6, Automatic 6, Automatic 8, and Automatic 1 on the Electro cars. Ground clearance, where measured, is 175 mm. The Diesel tank, where measured, is 69 l.

1 generation, restyling (from 2025-09-01) keeps Minivan and FWD and adds a single shown engine: 2.2 AT, 180 hp (132 kW), 2184 cm³, Diesel, 4 cylinders, Inline, Automatic 8. Displacement is 187 cm³ larger than the 1997 cm³ 2.0 AT diesels of 1 generation. Peak power is 3 hp above the strongest 1 generation 2.0 AT (177 hp). 0–100 km/h is 10.6 s — the same as the slower of the two 177 hp 2.0 AT cars and 0.2 s slower than the 10.4 s 2.0 AT 177 hp. Top speed is 185 km/h, matching the faster 177 hp 2.0 AT and the 2.0 AT 122 hp. The tank is 70 l versus 69 l. Mixed consumption is 7.3 l/100 km versus 5.8 l/100 km on the 10.4 s 2.0 AT 177 hp (+1.5 l/100 km). Kerb weight is 2129 kg versus 1802 kg on that 177 hp car (+327 kg). Gross weight is 2901 kg versus 2745 kg (+156 kg). Payload (gross minus kerb) is 772 kg versus 943 kg on the 1802 kg 2.0 AT 177 hp. Torque, boost, compression, bore × stroke, eco class, ground clearance, wheel sizes, suspension, and brakes on 2.2 AT are not measured.

If you need the restyling’s 2184 cm³ engine and 180 hp, 2.2 AT is the only listed choice from 2025-09-01. If you need lower mixed Diesel use or a lighter kerb, stay in 1 generation.

Engine specs: every listed version (names as in the database)

Engine location on all Diesel versions with a measured value is Front, transverse. Valves per cylinder, where measured, are 4. Fuel system is not measured on every version.

Specific output (hp per litre of displacement): 1.5 MT 102 hp = 68.0 hp/l; 1.5 MT 120 hp = 80.1 hp/l; 2.0 AT 122 hp = 61.1 hp/l; 2.0 AT 145 hp = 72.6 hp/l; 2.0 AT / 2.0 MT 150 hp = 75.1 hp/l; 2.0 AT 177 hp = 88.6 hp/l; 2.2 AT 180 hp = 82.4 hp/l. The 177 hp 2.0 AT is the densest Diesel in the list; the restyling 2.2 AT makes 3 hp more from 187 cm³ extra and is 6.2 hp/l less dense.

Performance and fuel: 0–100, top speed, consumption

Fastest 0–100 km/h in the catalogue is 2.0 AT 177 hp at 10.4 s (185 km/h, mixed 5.8 l/100 km). Next are 2.0 MT 145 hp at 180 km/h (10.6 s, mixed 6.8), 2.0 AT 177 hp at 170 km/h (10.6 s, mixed 7.8), 2.0 MT 145 hp at 170 km/h (10.6 s, mixed 7.7), and restyling 2.2 AT (10.6 s, mixed 7.3). Slowest is 1.5 MT 102 hp at 17.1 s and 145 km/h.

Highest top speed is 185 km/h on 2.0 AT 122 hp, 2.0 AT 177 hp (10.4 s), and 2.2 AT. Lowest Diesel top speed is 1.5 MT 102 hp at 145 km/h. Both Electro versions are limited to 130 km/h: AT 50 kWh does 0–100 in 12.1 s, AT 75 kWh in 13.3 s (1.2 s slower at the same 136 hp, 100 kW, and 260 Nm).

Lowest mixed Diesel use is 1.5 MT 120 hp at 4.9 l/100 km (city 5.3, highway 4.7). 1.5 MT 102 hp is 5.0 mixed (city 5.4, highway 4.8) — 18 hp less for +0.1 l/100 km mixed. 2.0 AT 122 hp is 5.7 mixed. 2.0 MT 150 hp is 5.8 mixed; 2.0 AT 177 hp (10.4 s) is also 5.8 mixed. 2.0 AT 150 hp (Automatic 6) is 6.4 mixed (city 7.3, highway 5.8). Highest mixed Diesel in 1 generation is 2.0 AT 177 hp at 170 km/h: 7.8 l/100 km (city and highway not measured), 2.0 l/100 km more than the other 177 hp 2.0 AT. Restyling 2.2 AT city use is 9.5 l/100 km — 3.0 l/100 km above 2.0 AT 177 hp (10.4 s) city 6.5.

CO2, where measured: AT 50 kWh and AT 75 kWh = 0; 1.5 MT 120 hp = 130; 1.5 MT 102 hp = 133; 2.0 AT 122 hp = 151; 2.0 AT 177 hp (10.4 s) = 153; 2.0 MT 150 hp = 154; 2.0 MT 145 hp (180 km/h) = 178; 2.0 AT 145 hp = 182; restyling 2.2 AT = 186; 2.0 MT 145 hp (170 km/h) = 202; 2.0 AT 177 hp (170 km/h) = 204. CO2 on 2.0 AT 150 hp is not measured. City and highway consumption are not measured on 2.0 AT 145 hp, both 145 hp 2.0 MT cars, 2.0 AT 177 hp (170 km/h), and both Electro versions. Mixed consumption on AT 50 kWh and AT 75 kWh is not measured.

Euro class: Euro 6 on both 1.5 MT cars, 2.0 MT 150 hp, 2.0 AT 122 hp, both Electro versions, and both 177 hp 2.0 AT cars. Euro 5 on 2.0 AT 150 hp, 2.0 AT 145 hp, and both 145 hp 2.0 MT cars. Eco class on restyling 2.2 AT is not measured.

Dimensions and weight: kg per hp, payload, wheels

Kerb / gross (payload = gross − kerb):

• 2.0 MT 145 hp, 180 km/h: 1734 / 2810 kg (1076 kg payload) — lightest kerb, 12.0 kg/hp
• 1.5 MT 120 hp: 1735 / 2730 kg (995 kg), 14.5 kg/hp
• 1.5 MT 102 hp: 1735 / 2750 kg (1015 kg), 17.0 kg/hp — same kerb as the 120 hp 1.5 MT, 20 kg more gross
• 2.0 AT 177 hp, 185 km/h: 1802 / 2745 kg (943 kg), 10.2 kg/hp — lowest kg/hp in the list
• 2.0 MT 150 hp: 1834 / 2785 kg (951 kg), 12.2 kg/hp
• 2.0 AT 145 hp: 1838 / 2830 kg (992 kg), 12.7 kg/hp
• 2.0 MT 145 hp, 170 km/h: 1838 / 2820 kg (982 kg), 12.7 kg/hp
• 2.0 AT 177 hp, 170 km/h: 1842 / 2860 kg (1018 kg), 10.4 kg/hp
• 2.0 AT 122 hp: 1845 / 2810 kg (965 kg), 15.1 kg/hp
• AT 50 kWh and AT 75 kWh: 1969 / 3015 kg (1046 kg), 14.5 kg/hp — heaviest gross in the catalogue
• Restyling 2.2 AT: 2129 / 2901 kg (772 kg), 11.8 kg/hp
• 2.0 AT 150 hp: 2246 / 2772 kg (526 kg), 15.0 kg/hp — heaviest kerb and smallest payload of every shown version

Ground clearance is 175 mm on every version that lists it. It is not measured on 2.0 MT 150 hp and on restyling 2.2 AT.

Wheel sizes, where listed, are the same set: 215/65 R16, 215/60 R17, 225/55 R17 (1.5 MT both outputs, 2.0 MT 150 hp, 2.0 AT 122 hp, AT 50 kWh, AT 75 kWh, both 177 hp 2.0 AT cars). Wheels are not measured on 2.0 AT 150 hp, 2.0 AT 145 hp, both 145 hp 2.0 MT cars, and 2.2 AT.

Front brakes, where measured, are Ventilated disc. Rear brakes are Disc on most 1 generation versions and Disc ventilated on 2.0 AT 150 hp, 2.0 AT 145 hp, and both 145 hp 2.0 MT cars. Suspension, where measured, is Independent, spring front and rear. On 2.2 AT, suspension and brakes are not measured.

Tank: 69 l on every 1 generation Diesel with a figure; 70 l on 2.2 AT; not measured on AT 50 kWh and AT 75 kWh.

Which version to choose

Need the least Diesel in mixed use. 1.5 MT 120 hp: 4.9 l/100 km mixed, 300 Nm, 14.3 s, 160 km/h, Euro 6, 1735 kg. Versus 1.5 MT 102 hp you gain 18 hp and 30 Nm, cut 0–100 by 2.8 s (17.1 → 14.3), and raise top speed by 15 km/h (145 → 160) at −0.1 l/100 km mixed and the same 1735 kg kerb. The 102 hp car’s compression is 10.5 versus 16.0; bore × stroke is 75 × 84.8 versus 75 × 88.3. Choose 102 hp only if 145 km/h and 17.1 s are enough.

Need the strongest 1 generation Diesel with an Automatic. 2.0 AT 177 hp, 185 km/h: 400 Nm, 10.4 s, mixed 5.8, CO2 153, Euro 6, 1802 kg, 10.2 kg/hp. The other 2.0 AT 177 hp (170 km/h) has the same 400 Nm and 8 gears but 10.6 s, mixed 7.8 (+2.0), CO2 204 (+51), kerb 1842 kg (+40 kg). Same name, 7 km/h less top speed, worse economy — pick the 185 km/h row unless you specifically need its 2860 kg gross / 1018 kg payload.

Need a 2.0 Automatic but not 177 hp. Ranked by 0–100: 2.0 AT 145 hp at 11.0 s (179 km/h, mixed 6.9, city/highway not measured, Euro 5, 1838 kg); 2.0 AT 150 hp at 12.7 s (183 km/h, mixed 6.4, Automatic 6 not 8, Euro 5, 2246 kg, 526 kg payload); 2.0 AT 122 hp at 15.5 s (185 km/h, mixed 5.7, Automatic 8, Euro 6, 1845 kg). The 122 hp car is the slowest 2.0 Automatic and the most economical of those three. The 150 hp Automatic 6 is 412 kg heavier than the 145 hp Automatic 8 and 0.7 s slower despite +5 hp; payload is 466 kg smaller (526 vs 992). The 145 hp 2.0 AT is the quicker mid Automatic if Euro 5 is acceptable.

Need a Manual 2.0. 2.0 MT 150 hp: 12.0 s, 183 km/h, mixed 5.8, Euro 6, 1834 kg; ground clearance not measured. 2.0 MT 145 hp, 180 km/h: 10.6 s (−1.4 s), 180 km/h (−3), mixed 6.8 (+1.0), Euro 5, 1734 kg (−100 kg) — quickest Manual and lightest kerb, but Euro 5 and +1.0 mixed. 2.0 MT 145 hp, 170 km/h: also 10.6 s, 170 km/h, mixed 7.7, Euro 5, 1838 kg. Versus the 180 km/h 145 hp Manual you lose 10 km/h and gain 104 kg and +0.9 mixed for the same 10.6 s. Prefer 2.0 MT 150 hp for Euro 6 and 5.8 mixed; prefer the 180 km/h 145 hp 2.0 MT for 10.6 s and 1734 kg.

Automatic versus Manual on the same 150 hp / 370 Nm engine. 2.0 MT 150 hp is 0.7 s quicker to 100 than 2.0 AT 150 hp (12.0 vs 12.7), same 183 km/h, mixed 5.8 vs 6.4 (−0.6), kerb 1834 vs 2246 (−412 kg). The Automatic 6 is the heavier, thirstier way to get 150 hp and 370 Nm.

Electro. AT 50 kWh and AT 75 kWh share 136 hp, 100 kW, 260 Nm, Automatic 1, FWD, 130 km/h, CO2 0, Euro 6, 1969 / 3015 kg, 175 mm, the same three wheel sizes. The 50 kWh car is 1.2 s quicker to 100 (12.1 vs 13.3). Consumption and tank are not measured on either. There is no measured range figure in this dataset, so the 75 kWh name is the only listed difference besides the 1.2 s. Versus 1.5 MT 120 hp, AT 50 kWh is 2.2 s quicker (12.1 vs 14.3) but 30 km/h slower at the top (130 vs 160) and 234 kg heavier.

Restyling 2025-09-01 onward. 2.2 AT is the only shown post-restyle engine: 180 hp, 10.6 s, 185 km/h, mixed 7.3, 2129 kg. Versus 2.0 AT 177 hp (10.4 s) you get +3 hp, +187 cm³, +1 l tank, the same 185 km/h, +0.2 s to 100, +1.5 mixed, +327 kg kerb, and −171 kg payload (772 vs 943). Torque and boost are not measured, so you cannot compare newton-metres with the 400 Nm 177 hp cars.

Problems and reliability. Failure rates, motor problems, and service intervals are not measured in this dataset. What is measured: Euro 5 versus Euro 6 as listed above; compression 10.5 on 1.5 MT 102 hp versus 16.0 on 1.5 MT 120 hp versus 16.7 on most 1997 cm³ diesels versus 17.6 on 2.0 AT 122 hp; peak power rpm 3500 on both 1.5s, 3750 on 122 / 145 / 177 hp 2.0s, 4000 on both 150 hp 2.0s, not measured on Electro and on 2.2 AT.

Short map. Lightest / quickest Manual: 2.0 MT 145 hp, 180 km/h. Best mixed Diesel: 1.5 MT 120 hp. Best kg/hp and strongest 1 generation Automatic: 2.0 AT 177 hp, 185 km/h. Lightest payload trap: 2.0 AT 150 hp at 526 kg. Only Electro pair: AT 50 kWh (12.1 s) or AT 75 kWh (13.3 s), both 130 km/h. Only restyling engine: 2.2 AT 180 hp. Seat count (7-seater / 9-seater), XL / L3 length, and prices are not measured here — do not infer them from these rows.