MILAN – he lifts the veil on one of the most eagerly awaited of the next Frankfurt Motor Show, the Opel Astra. Now in its eleventh episode of a saga that began in lontano1936, year of birth of the first Kadett that kicked off the adventure Opel in what today is called the C-segment, is preparing to celebrate the 80th birthday with a completely new model , developed from a clean sheet and unusual architecture, designed to improve safety and efficiency.
designer and engineers came from Rüsselsheim in Milan for this first contact with the new Astra have spoken, rather than revolution, evolution also inspired by the suggestions and criticisms of the trade press and customers. Among the most significant changes, in line with the prevailing trends, we find the reduction in weight (from 120 to 200 kg, depending on the version), improved visibility especially front, reducing the number of tools that are now grouped in islands more consistent and more attention to ergonomics.
From the aesthetic point of view, the emphatic slogan of the house (“The sculptural artistry meets German precision”) is reflected in a new phase of evolution stylistic Opel. The proportions say that we are always faced with un’Astra, but the lines have become more strained, more sculpted side panels, the most important road presence, sportsmanship accentuated by the curvature of the roof and the concave shape of the back.
The front is characterized by some details unpublished as the continuity between the headlights and grille, the LED daytime running lights and the two symmetrical ribs that connect the front A-pillar. Later, the new vanes in synthetic material similar to glass fumée – besides having a precise aerodynamic function – interrupt the continuity between the pillar and the roof, which seems almost suspended on the vehicle body.
Inside, the dashboard, the center of which stands The display of the mobile information system, is characterized on the performance distinctly horizontal and three groups of commands that, from top to bottom, respectively run entertainment, climate control and the dynamics of the car. The dashboard also emphasizes the difference between the top level and the basic versions: polished and 8-inch screen for the first, opaque materials and 7 “display for the rest of the range.
Consistent with recent trends of automobile production, Astra 11 (K or Astra, as dictated by history alphabet Opel) than the previous model has become shorter – 4.9 cm – but more spacious: about the new architecture and advanced ergonomic seats and technology that made it possible to give more than 35 mm in the legs of the rear passengers, which also enjoy an accessibility facilitated by new and clever shape of the doors.
As for engines, the new Astra proudly presents – expected after the Frankfurt Motor Show with an Italian list of 22,000 euro – the brand new 4-cylinder 1.4 turbo Ecotec direct-injection petrol engine with Start / Stop, manual 6-speed transmission and a power of 125 hp or 150 that joins the 3-cylinder 1.0 105 hp of the same family, available with manual gearbox or robotized Easytronic, both 5-speed. In the field of diesel are the 1.6 Cdti 95, 110 and 136 hp that when they are combined with mechanical transmission always remain below the threshold of 100 g / km of CO2.
In a technological landscape including, option or as standard, many of the most modern and advanced devices – sign recognition, lane maintenance, automatic braking in the event of imminent collision, automatic parking, blind spot monitoring and rear side – stands a first for the compact class: the IntelliLux Led. It is high beam matrix of LEDs developed by Opel: out of town, the 16 LEDs (8 per side) are constantly turned on, and working with the Opel Eye camera allows detecting a vehicle in the car or comes into effect opposite, to obscure only LEDs that could dazzle the other driver, always maintaining an excellent level of visibility.
The new Astra brings to the baptism European the OnStar system, for years Available in USA for all models General Motors. Just press a button to connect in real time to a multilingual call center can provide real-time precious: mechanical and medical assistance with automatic location of the car, diagnosis of the health of the car, sending the display of the route to a desired location, opening and closing doors, transforming the car into a WiFi hot spot to which to connect up to 7 different devices. After debuting with Astra, the system will become standard on all top of the range Opel, and will be an option on other versions from 500 Euros, with a free the first year and then brought to 99 euro / year.
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