13 May 2009

New Astra revealed

This is the first picture of the new Opel Astra, due to debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September.

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Opel says it will have the same design cues as the Insignia, inside and out of the car.

A FlexRide system will offer drivers three unique damper settings – standard, sport and tour.

Power will come from an all-new, 140hp turbocharged 1.4-litre petrol unit, along with three further petrol engines, which range from 100-180hp, and four diesel engines ranging from 95-160hp.

It will launch in Ireland on early 2010.

Opel is in trouble, though. GM wants to hive the brand off, and the company needs German government capital. It is currently in a sell-off situation with Fiat-Chrysler bidding against Austrian Magma in association with a tottering Russian carmaker.

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