A community portal about The Opel Astra with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: The Opel Astra is a small family car produced by Opel, a subsidiary of General Motors. It is branded as an Opel in continental Europe...
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A community portal about The Opel Astra with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: The Opel Astra is a small family car produced by Opel, a subsidiary of General Motors. It is branded as an Opel in continental Europe, Japan, the Republic of Ireland, the Middle East, North Africa, South Africa, and India ; Vauxhall in the United Kingdom, Holden in Australasia, and Chevrolet in Latin America. In Russia, it is sold as both an Opel and a Chevrolet.
First the Insignia, then the new Astra, and now the Ampera: the new Opel models and prototypes are making a habit of collecting awards, amassing 40 international honors in the last 12 months. Read Full Story
You may think that we’re horsing around with the controversial subject of the AVUS Audi RS6 Avant, but honestly, we’re not. Now, what you seen in these photos is not an official model from the German automaker but a cool initiative from an Opel dealer in the Netherlands that decided to create a blacked out version of the Astra OPC Nurburgring Edition. Aside from the black matte finish, the modified Astra OPC also features a carbon-fiber-like finish for the hood and rooftop and dark alloy... Read Full Story
The new Opel Astra is now available at Opel dealerships in Germany, Spain and Benelux. Prices for the compact five-door model start at 15,900 euros in Germany for the entry-level gasoline engine 1.4 (64 kW/87 hp). Opel already has received more than 45,000 orders for the newest Opel model. Read Full Story
New spy shots of the 2010 Opel Astra have surfaced on the web, and there is a high chance the car displayed is the real deal. The design looks pretty much like the many illustrations and spy shots we've seen in the past two years. The Astra will be produced in both hatch and sedan trims. The Astra is a pivotal model for GM and is one of the top selling cars globally. It would have been our next Saturn Astra, but with Saturn's future look pretty bleak, there is a lot of uncertainty regarding... Read Full Story
It seems that China has turn some friendly of heaven for Buick as the kind is getting some of the superlative products that Common Motors has to proffer. After the Garden Avenue and Royal which are essentially rebadged variants of the Holden Statesman/Caprice and Opel Insignia separately, it looks like that Buick ’s Chinese scope desire also advantage from the adding of the next production Opel Astra, the foremost photos of which you can stop interruption outside here.
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Russelsheim. Opel unveils the Astra OPC “Nirburgring Edition”, a limited special edition version of the successful three-door model. The “Nirburgring Edition” emphasizes the connection between the racetrack steeped in tradition and the Opel brand. The Nirburgring, and in particular the legendary Nordschleife, are rightfully known as Opel territory, as this is where Opel production cars are extensively tested during their development stage. Manuel Reuter first highlighted the OPC models... Read Full Story
After being teased with many spy photos, GM has finally released some photos showing off the whole exterior of 2010 Opel/Vauxhall Astra. The Astra is expected to make its debute at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor show which will be held in September. The 2010 Astra's exterior styling carries on Opel's new design language first introduced on the Opel Insignia, including details such as the razor like headlamps, sloping roofline and the concave wing-like groove that makes its away across the side... Read Full Story
You may think that we're horsing around with the controversial subject of the AVUS Audi RS6 Avant , but honestly, we're not. Now, what you seen in these photos is not an official model from the German automaker but a cool initiative from an Opel dealer in the Netherlands that decided to create a blacked out version of the Astra OPC Nurburgring Edition. Aside from the black matte finish, the modified Astra OPC also features a carbon-fiber-like finish for the hood and rooftop and dark... Read Full Story
While these aren't the first photos of the all-new Astra, they are certainly the best we've seen up until now, revealing Opel's (Vauxhall in the UK) new subcompact hatch in all its glory ahead of its scheduled world premiere at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. Clearly influenced by the Insignia, the sixth generation Astra hatch is based on GM's new Delta platform that also underpins the Chevy Volt and Cruze models and it comes with a new set of engines including 1.4-liter and 1.6... Read Full Story
According to the official statement made by representatives of the German automobile company Opel, Astra premiere of the updated model will take place only next year at the international motor show in Frankfurt. But now automakers provided the first images of its new machines. The sixth generation has inherited some of the characteristics Astra design models from Opel Insignia , as well as its technical innovations such as adaptive lighting system head, constantly adjusting the light beam... Read Full Story
