Opel have gone ahead and developed a Astra sedan taking inspiration
from the Astra hatchback. GMSA is still pondering whether to bring the Astra
sedan to South Africa.
The Opel Astra sedan is 239mm longer than its five-door
Astra hatchback sibling with a total boot space of 460 litres. This capacity is
increased to 1010 litres when the seats are folded down.
In Europe, petrol engines vary from a 1.4 litre naturally
aspirated engine offering 74kW and a 132kW 1.6 turbo engine. It’s expected that
in 2013 a direct injection 1.6 turbopetrol engine will be added to the range.
Diesel heads have the choice of three 1.7 litre engines ranging between 70kW
and 96kW.
The Astra sedan also makes use of the hatch’s Advanced Forward
Lighting System with variable light distribution, FlexRide chassis system and
various infotainment offerings. One can only wonder if the Opel Astra sedan
will ever see a South African sunrise and if it would do well in an already
competitive sedan market.
Source: IOL Motoring
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