Opel astra
The Astra will be replaced in two years by PSA technology, but gets again new engines.
Rüsselsheim round revised two years before the model change Opel The Astra again thoroughly. With more equipment options, modified suspension and new engines, the compact bridge the waiting time until it is 2021 on the platform of the Peugeot 308 changes. For the next two years, the former hopefuls will be made fit again.
The most important innovation concerns the engine range in which three-cylinder replace the previously used four-cylinder – also the new engines come from the former parent company General Motors from the US, engines of the new parent company PSA there is earliest in the successor. He should be yours OpelModels that are on the move with more modern drives than the French corporate siblings.
Because especially in the emissions Opel has pent-up demand: The three gasoline and two diesel with 1.2 to 1.5 liters and a power range of 77 kW / 105 hp to 107 kW / 145 hp lower the fuel consumption of five-door and station wagon in combination with aerodynamic optimizations of up to 19 percent. All engines meet the criteria of the Euro 6d emission standard.
Matching the new three-cylinders, there are new gearboxes. In the smaller engines, the six gears are switched by hand, the strongest diesel (90 kW / 122 hp) is optionally available with an eight-speed automatic. Unusual: The only automatic option in the gasoline is a continuously variable transmission for the 1.4-liter engine with 107 kW / 145 hp.
The suspension should turn out to be more comfortable in the future, for which, among other things, should provide new shock absorbers. Also retuned is the optional sports suspension. Opel has added to the electronics. So there is a new smaller front camera, which provides the assistance systems with information and now also recognizes pedestrians on the road.
The rear camera has also been replaced by a newer model, which should also offer a better resolution. In addition, if desired, a digital speedometer can be used instead of the analogue clock. There are also new extras such as a heated windshield and a new e-call system. The Astra can be ordered in a few weeks. Prices, the manufacturer does not yet, the current model starts in comparable motorization at just under 21,000 euros.