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New Opel Astra Sedan: Full Size Family Sedan with Elegantly Flowing Roofline

03 ottobre 2007

New Opel Astra Sedan: Full Size Family Sedan with Elegantly Flowing Roofline


The new sedan boasts the Astra’s progressive, proportionally balanced design and dynamic lines. With the latest upgrade of the Astra family of cars earlier this year, designers further honed the distinctive brand face that was first presented in this model line, while ensuring the car is still clearly recognizable as a member of the Astra family.

Elements such as the sharply drawn “eyebrows” above the fog lamps serve as a blueprint for future Opel models, while the dynamic V-shaped front is also eye-catching. The headlamp housings in stylish chrome look also convey an additional sense of quality.

Well-balanced proportions are the basis for the harmonious body lines of the Astra sedan. It is based on the station wagon’s long wheelbase, providing a generous 2703 millimeters (90 mm more than hatchback) between the axles and helping to create ample leg room for rear passengers. The new roof line flows elegantly into the tailgate, which turns slightly upward at the end to form an integrated spoiler for optimized aerodynamics. The Astra sedan achieves a drag coefficient of cD= 0.3, resulting in a drag area (cDx A) of 0.68 m².

At 4.59 meters long, 1.75 meters wide and 1.46 meters high, the Astra sedan is a fully grown family sedan with a trunk to match. It offers a luggage compartment volume of 490 liters (VDA standard), which expands to a maximum of 870 liters (measured to the upper edge of the fronts seats with the rear Seat backs folded down). Maximum load width is 907 millimeters, with the luggage compartment offering a maximum width of 1170 mm and a maximum length of 995 mm, which can be expanded to 1721 mm.

The new-edition Astra’s interior boasts surfaces with an even more high-quality look and feel. Distinctive design elements in the cockpit include the prominent center console, additional chrome rings for the air conditioning and radio controls, as well as new trim for the doors and instrument panel, which also boasts three-dimensional instruments. The top Cosmo variant features décor trim and inlays made from luxurious piano lacquer surfaces on the center console and steering wheel as standard



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