Paris Auto Show 2010: Opel Astra Sports Tourer

New generation Opel Astra has mad demand in Europe. And it considering that while Astra is on sale only in the form of a 5-door hatchback. And after all on sale there will be a new versatile person under name Astra Sports Tourer, quantity wishing to buy this car will increase by 25 %, after all such percent had earlier on Astra in a body the versatile person. And, believe, 25 % are a minimum. Most likely, interested persons will be even more. Probably, for today in general it is the most beautiful versatile person in a class C.

To make the car more beautiful, designers had to offer a practicality. In comparison with the previous generation of the versatile person, the volume of a luggage compartment has decreased for 40 l and now makes at the combined rear seats of 1550 l. But also it is an excellent indicator. After all, we will put, at Volkswagen Golf Variant the luggage compartment volume is equal 1495 l, at Hyundai i30 CW – 1395 l, and at Ford Focus Wagon – 1545 l.

Therefore bigger value has that fact that the length of a luggage compartment has increased. Besides, on all interior the every possible capacities which total volume makes 75 l are scattered. According to engineers, the versatile person has received the strengthened suspender with other absorbers which are calculated on the big loadings. And at desire it will be possible to buy the car with electronically monitored absorbers which should improve roadability and smoothness of a course. It is interesting that the new versatile person has the same wheelbase on length, as well as at a hatchback.

Under cowl Astra Sports Tourer will put the same motors, as well as on 5-doors hatchback. Unless there will be no weak petrol unit in volume of 1,4 l. Yes it also isn't necessary. The role of the most modest unit will be assigned to the motor in volume of 1,3 l. The diesel motor. Its capacity of 95 h.p., and a cursor will go with system stop start - all it promises us excellent profitability Besides, there will be also a petrol version in volume of 1,4 l with a turbo-supercharging (120 h.p. or 140 h.p.) and the motor in volume of 1,6 l (too a turbo-supercharging and already 180 h.p.).