"Svend" (svend)
06/05/2015 at 16:37 • Filed to: None
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"Svend" (svend)
06/05/2015 at 16:37 • Filed to: None | 1
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I quite like it. Some say it’s not too different from the current Astra but I think it is notably different.
Italian publication CarPassion.it has managed to leak a full set of official images of the 2016 Opel Astra. The leaked images reveal the 2016 Astra’s 5-door hatchback version. The all-new model dumps the old one’s half-decade-old look for a bold-new aggressive aggressive avatar. The front boasts sharper headlamps with integrated !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , a larger upper grille with new chrome strip, a lower grille, more angular fog lamp housing with new, larger fog lamps and a restyled hood.
The rear-end gets a major redesign with new, sleeker inverted-L-shaped LED tail lamps that extend more inwards on the curvier hatch.
The interior is also completely new. The centre console is no more button-frenzy; it features a larger touchscreen infotainment system. A 6-speed manual transmission is revealed by the pictures. Engine Info
The new Astra will benefit greatly from GME’s all-new engine and transmission families - areas in which, company engineers admit, GME has lagged behind rivals.
Three new engine families (which include 13 individual petrol and diesel units) will be on stream by the time the new Astra arrives.
One of the most interesting options for the Astra will be a new 1.0-litre, three-cylinder turbo petrol engine. Good for 114bhp and 124lb ft of torque from well below 2000rpm, the engine is already offered in both the Adam and the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .
The 1.4-litre turbo option Autocar has already driven provides 143mph and 175lb ft, and is estimated to return up to 55mpg with CO2 emissions of around 128g/km.
Just as important to the Astra is a new six-speed manual gearbox. In 2013, when GM announced the new 1.6-litre diesel engine, the company admitted that its real weak point was manual gearboxes, partly because the basic design principle dated from the 1970s. The new transmission is said to weigh just 37kg and puts an emphasis on smooth shifts and a short lever action, both issues with today’s gearboxes.
Cé hé sin
> Svend
06/05/2015 at 16:41 |
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It’s a different car? I wouldn’t have noticed.
AM
> Svend
06/05/2015 at 16:41 |
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I’ll wait until the 3 door hatch is revealed before I make my judgement. As it stands now, the current model is winning.
norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
> Svend
06/05/2015 at 16:46 |
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I’d buy one.
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Svend
> Cé hé sin
06/05/2015 at 16:47 |
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I think it looks familiar but still very much different from the current car.
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Svend
> AM
06/05/2015 at 16:50 |
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The 3 door or as pictured the 3 door VXR? :)
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Svend
> norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
06/05/2015 at 16:51 |
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I like it. Its to go head to head with the Focus (like the current one).
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Cé hé sin
> Svend
06/05/2015 at 16:56 |
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....takes out magnifying glass, sees that they’re about as different as the current and previous Passat.
EDIT: found more creases in the bonnet!
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norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
> Svend
06/05/2015 at 16:56 |
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I wish they’d sell it here in the states but likely not gonna happen.
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Svend
> Cé hé sin
06/05/2015 at 17:00 |
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Lol.
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Svend
> norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
06/05/2015 at 17:11 |
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Ford and GM are messed up.
If you do get it, it probably happen years down the line if at all. :(
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AM
> Svend
06/05/2015 at 17:15 |
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I’m only interested in the VXR :)
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norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
> Svend
06/05/2015 at 17:19 |
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It’ll likely be a Buick that’s not very sporty instead of a normal Chevy hatch. -_-
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Svend
> AM
06/05/2015 at 17:22 |
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Nice. :)
desertdog5051
> Svend
06/05/2015 at 17:23 |
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Not a bad looking car.
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Svend
> norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
06/05/2015 at 17:26 |
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Ye’, it’ll be a Buick. Still no three door.
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Svend
> desertdog5051
06/05/2015 at 17:27 |
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Once the performance bits and bobs get added later down the line it’ll look the mutts-nuts.
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desertdog5051
> Svend
06/05/2015 at 17:30 |
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No mention of power. What does it have?
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Svend
> desertdog5051
06/05/2015 at 17:42 |
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The new Astra will benefit greatly from GME’s all-new engine and transmission families - areas in which, company engineers admit, GME has lagged behind rivals.
Three new engine families (which include 13 individual petrol and diesel units) will be on stream by the time the new Astra arrives.
One of the most interesting options for the Astra will be a new 1.0-litre, three-cylinder turbo petrol engine. Good for 114bhp and 124lb ft of torque from well below 2000rpm, the engine is already offered in both the Adam and the new Corsa .
The 1.4-litre turbo option Autocar has already driven provides 143mph and 175lb ft, and is estimated to return up to 55mpg with CO2 emissions of around 128g/km.
Just as important to the Astra is a new six-speed manual gearbox. In 2013, when GM announced the new 1.6-litre diesel engine, the company admitted that its real weak point was manual gearboxes, partly because the basic design principle dated from the 1970s. The new transmission is said to weigh just 37kg and puts an emphasis on smooth shifts and a short lever action, both issues with today’s gearboxes.
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desertdog5051
> Svend
06/05/2015 at 17:55 |
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Good old GM. “We’re right behind you when it comes to new things”. Sometimes a little too far behind.