OPEL ASTRA (F) - 1991-1998 - Overview
The Opel Astra F debuted in October 1991. With the Kadett E's successor, Opel adopted the Astra nameplate, which was already used by Vauxhall for the Kadett D and E. It was offered as a three- or five-door hatchback, a saloon (sedan), and an estate (wagon) known as the Caravan and available with five doors only, bringing Opel's run of three-door wagons to an end at long last. A cabriolet was also offered, designed and built by Bertone in Italy. While the Astra F finished production in Germany in 1998, Polish-built Astras remained on offer in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as Turkey, with the name Astra Classic from 1998 to 2002.
The Opel Astra F debuted in October 1991. With the Kadett E's successor, Opel adopted the Astra nameplate, which was already used by Vauxhall for the Kadett D and E. It was offered as a three- or five-door hatchback, a saloon (sedan), and an estate (wagon) known as the Caravan and available with five doors only, bringing Opel's run of three-door wagons to an end at long last. A cabriolet was also offered, designed and built by Bertone in Italy. While the Astra F finished production in Germany in 1998, Polish-built Astras remained on offer in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as Turkey, with the name Astra Classic from 1998 to 2002.
The Opel Astra F consisted of two main revisions and was revised in 1995, with the launch of Opel's new Ecotec engine. For a short period, a submodel which consisted of parts from both revisions was produced. The submodel used all the new Ecotec running gear, but many parts from the previous revision were used in order to use up leftover parts. Other main changes included mildly altered exterior styling, and availability of new specification models.
Aside from the South Africa-only Opel Astra 200t S, the lead model was the GSi – a 2.0 L I4 16V petrol injected model with 151 hp (110 kW), available as a three-door only. It also featured sports bodykit and widened front seats in the interior. However, this was substituted in 1995 and was renamed as SPORT, although only a limited number were produced and the bodykit was removed also and it could be selected with the lower-powered, but more modern "Ecotec" version, the X20XEV (136 hp, 100 kW) parallel with the C20XE. In Europe from 1994 all Astra models were offered with the 2.0 L 16V Ecotec X20XEV parallel with the 2.0 L 8V (C20NE) engine, but the three-door and station wagon models could be selected with the 151 hp (110 kW) C20XE engine. Some of Astra models had an 1.6 L engine with 83 hp.
After the Astra F was replaced by the new generation Astra G in 1998, the so-called "REDTOP" C20XE engine was also taken out of production.
Also called: Chevrolet Astra; Holden Astra; Opel Optima; Vauxhall Astra
Production: 1991-1998 (Opel Astra); 1998-2002 (Opel Astra Classic I)
Assembly: Bochum, Germany; Antwerp, Belgium; Gliwice, Poland; Port Elizabeth, South Africa; Zaporizhia, Ukraine; Szentgotthard, Hungary; Ellesmere Port, England; Sinjhuang City, Taiwan, Gurgoan, India
OPEL ASTRA (G) - 1998-2004 - Overview
Also called: Chevrolet Astra; Holden Astra; Opel Optima; Vauxhall Astra
Production: 1991-1998 (Opel Astra); 1998-2002 (Opel Astra Classic I)
Assembly: Bochum, Germany; Antwerp, Belgium; Gliwice, Poland; Port Elizabeth, South Africa; Zaporizhia, Ukraine; Szentgotthard, Hungary; Ellesmere Port, England; Sinjhuang City, Taiwan, Gurgoan, India
The Astra G was launched in Europe in 1998. It was available as a 3 and 5-door liftback, 4-door saloon, 5-door station wagon and two special versions from 2000: the Astra Coupe and the Astra Cabrio, both of them designed and built by Bertone. The Astra G saw the introduction of a natural gas powered engine. Its chassis was tuned by Lotus and formed the base of a seven-seater compact MPV, the Opel Zafira. Approximately 90,000 coupes were produced, of which 7000 were cabriolets.
The manufacturing of Astra Sedan continued at Opel's Gliwice plant in Poland after the debut of the next-generation Astra H, with the older model being branded as Astra Classic in a similar fashion to its predecessor, catering to the lower end of the market. This car was offered in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as Turkey with the name Astra Classic II from 2004 to the end 2009. Apart from European markets, these models were sold in Australia and New Zealand as Holden Astra Classic, until they were replaced by the Holden Viva in 2006.
The Astra G was built as Chevrolet Astra in Brazil. It was facelifted in 2003, and was sold in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, and other Latin American markets until 2011. The GM Brazilian 2.0 8V I4 engine which equips the Astra has the "flexpower" technology, that allows the car to run on both petrol/alcohol fuels, providing 128/140 hp (G/A) at 5200 rpm.A taxi version of the Brazilian sourced model, powered with gasoline 2.0 engine was sold in Chili as the Chevy Urban.
In 2004, GM's Russian joint venture GM-Avto VAZ launched the four-door version of the Astra G as the Chevrolet Viva. It was sold through Chevrolet dealers in Russia, while Opel dealers were selling the newer Opel Astra H. Sales were poor from the start due to high pricing: the only version launched was equipped with a 1.8L engine with an above-average trim level, placing the Viva's price above the Toyota Corolla. A project costing $340 million was selling less than a thousand cars annually (801 cars in 2007); rumours of shutting down Chevy Viva production circulated as early as summer of 2005. GM-AvtoVAZ shut down small-scale production of the Viva in March 2008.
Also called: Chevrolet Astra; Chevrolet Viva: Holden Astra; Vauxhall Astra
Production: 1998-2004 (Opel Astra); 2004-2009 (Opel Astra Classic II); 1998-2011 (Chevrolet Astra)
Assembly: Bochum, Germany; Antwerp, Belgium; Gliwice, Poland; Port Elizabeth, South Africa; Zaporizhia, Ukraine; Ellesmere Port, England; Sao Caetano do Sul, Brazil; Tolyatti, Russia; 6th of October City, Egypt; Grugliasco, Italy; Rayong, Thailand
Also called: Chevrolet Astra; Chevrolet Vectra; Holden Astra; Saturn Astra; Vauxhall Astra
Production: 2004-2009 (Opel Astra); 2009-2013 (Opel Astra Classic III); 2005-2011 (Chevrolet Vectra); 2008-2009 (Saturn Astra)
Assembly: Bochum, Germany; Antwerp, Belgium; Gliwice, Poland; Zaporizhia, Ukraine; Ellesmere Port, England; Sao Caetano do Sul, Brazil; 6th of October City, Egypt; Kaliningrad, Russia; St. Petersburg, Russia
Also called: Buick Excelle XT; Vauxhall Astra
Production: 2009 -
Assembly: Russelsheim, Germany; Gliwice, Poland; Ellesmere Port, England; St. Petersburg, Russia
Also called: Chevrolet Astra; Chevrolet Viva: Holden Astra; Vauxhall Astra
Production: 1998-2004 (Opel Astra); 2004-2009 (Opel Astra Classic II); 1998-2011 (Chevrolet Astra)
Assembly: Bochum, Germany; Antwerp, Belgium; Gliwice, Poland; Port Elizabeth, South Africa; Zaporizhia, Ukraine; Ellesmere Port, England; Sao Caetano do Sul, Brazil; Tolyatti, Russia; 6th of October City, Egypt; Grugliasco, Italy; Rayong, Thailand
OPEL ASTRA (H) - 2004-2009 - Overview
The Astra H was launched in March 2004 as a five-door hatchback, whilst a five-door estate launched late 2004 and a sporty three-door hatchback, designated the GTC (Gran Tourismo Compact) for European markets, Sport Hatch in the UK and the Coupé in Australia, launched in 2005. The GTC has the option of a windscreen called "panoramic windscreen" (unique for a production car at the time of its launch) which extends into the roof area.
Based on the then-new Delta platform, its size was increased compared to the previous version.
The aging Vectra B was replaced in Brazil with a sedan version of the Astra H, named Chevrolet Vectra, until it was replaced by the Chevrolet Cruze in 2011. The model was matched with the others models offered in Brazil. This version was offered as an Opel in some Eurasian markets in 2006, following a debut at the international auto show in Istambul, Turkey, including Ireland in 2008. This was manufactured in Gliwice, Poland. Also in 2006, the Astravan, a 3-door van variant of the estate, was launched. In September 2007, a version of the 5-door Astra was launched in Brazil, marketed as Chevrolet Vectra GT to differentiate from the already existing Astra, which was replaced by the Chevrolet Cruze hatchback in 2011.
GM Russia launched SKD assembly of Astra on a temporary production site near Saint Petersburg in February 2008, with a potential capacity of 25,000 vehicles annually.
The Chevrolet Astra was withdrawn from Mexico in 2008 as a result of withdrawal of Opel products from the brand, replaced by the Chevrolet Cruze sedan for the 2010 model year.
A first for any major European car is the availability of digital radio on some versions of the new Astra, while for the Astra product class first are electronically controlled chasiss (IDS+) and AFL (Adaptive Forward Lighting).
Based on the then-new Delta platform, its size was increased compared to the previous version.
The aging Vectra B was replaced in Brazil with a sedan version of the Astra H, named Chevrolet Vectra, until it was replaced by the Chevrolet Cruze in 2011. The model was matched with the others models offered in Brazil. This version was offered as an Opel in some Eurasian markets in 2006, following a debut at the international auto show in Istambul, Turkey, including Ireland in 2008. This was manufactured in Gliwice, Poland. Also in 2006, the Astravan, a 3-door van variant of the estate, was launched. In September 2007, a version of the 5-door Astra was launched in Brazil, marketed as Chevrolet Vectra GT to differentiate from the already existing Astra, which was replaced by the Chevrolet Cruze hatchback in 2011.
GM Russia launched SKD assembly of Astra on a temporary production site near Saint Petersburg in February 2008, with a potential capacity of 25,000 vehicles annually.
The Chevrolet Astra was withdrawn from Mexico in 2008 as a result of withdrawal of Opel products from the brand, replaced by the Chevrolet Cruze sedan for the 2010 model year.
A first for any major European car is the availability of digital radio on some versions of the new Astra, while for the Astra product class first are electronically controlled chasiss (IDS+) and AFL (Adaptive Forward Lighting).
Also called: Chevrolet Astra; Chevrolet Vectra; Holden Astra; Saturn Astra; Vauxhall Astra
Production: 2004-2009 (Opel Astra); 2009-2013 (Opel Astra Classic III); 2005-2011 (Chevrolet Vectra); 2008-2009 (Saturn Astra)
Assembly: Bochum, Germany; Antwerp, Belgium; Gliwice, Poland; Zaporizhia, Ukraine; Ellesmere Port, England; Sao Caetano do Sul, Brazil; 6th of October City, Egypt; Kaliningrad, Russia; St. Petersburg, Russia
OPEL ASTRA (J) - 2009 - Overview
The Astra J is based on the General Motors Delta II platform and debuted at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show in Frankfurt. The car has taken most of its styling from the new Opel Insignia, with many of the higher options fitted as standard. Full production came on line at Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port Plant at the end of September 2009. Deliveries began in December 2009.
The Astra was developed at Opel's European Design Center in Rüsselsheim, continues the evolution of Opel's design language, ‘sculptural artistry meets German precision’ first introduced on the Insignia and won the Red Dot Design Award 2010.The Astra features a torsion beam rear suspension with Watt's link. Infotainment and car navigation system are supplied by Bosch.
The Opel Astra came third in the European Car of the Year award in 2010.
The Estate version of the Astra - dubbed the 'Sports Tourer' by Opel, debuted at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, and went on sale shortly afterwards, with a starting of £16,575 for the ES version, then Exclusiv, SRI and SE versions, with the SE costing from £20,345. This is cheaper than the previous estate, but has more standard equipment.
Shanghai GM launched the Chinese specification of the Opel Astra hatchback, which is badged as the Buick Excelle XT. This car went on sale in January 2010. Three engines have been announced: Ecotec D-VVT 1.6L, 1.8L and 1.6T.
In September 2012, a notch-back sedan version of the Astra joined the range. This was named Buick Excelle GT in China, Buick Verano in North America and Opel Astra Limousine elsewhere.
The Astra Limousine was first presented at the 2012 Moscow International Automobile Salon.
A 3-door version dubbed Astra GTC was introduced in July 2011. Externally, it retains very few design elements of the old 5 door model. It has a sportier appearance, with a much more 'sculpted' chassis. It features a HiPerStrut front suspension from the Opel Insignia OPC and Buick LaCrosse which helps alleviate torque steering. A Watt's linkage is present in the rear suspension, to minimize lateral movement of the axle. The wheelbase is enhanced to accommodate wider low-profile tyres. Similarly to the Astra H GTC, a 'panoramic windscreen' option is available. The Astra GTC was awarded a 5 star rating for its performance under Euro NCAP safety tests.
A sedan version of Astra J appeared 2011 in China as Buick Excelle GT, and in 2012 as Buick Verano in North America and as Astra in other places.
This is not sold in the UK, although it is available in RHD in Ireland as the Astra Saloon.
The OPC trim of the Astra GTC was available since 2012. The car will feature a turbocharged 2,0L direct injection engine with a power of 206 kW (280 PS; 276 hp) and torque of 400 N·m (300 lb·ft), HiPerStrut front suspension, a mechanical limited slip differential, an electronically controlled FlexRide active suspension, and Recaro-style sport seats, OPC badge on gear knob, steering wheel, and on instrument dials and different and distinctive front and rear bumper, rear standard spoiler as well as optional OPC spoiler compared to GTC version. It comes with 19 inch alloy rims as standard and optional 20 inch alloy rims which are lighter than those 19 inch. 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) time is 6 seconds and top speed is limited to 250 km/h (155 mph).
The Astra was developed at Opel's European Design Center in Rüsselsheim, continues the evolution of Opel's design language, ‘sculptural artistry meets German precision’ first introduced on the Insignia and won the Red Dot Design Award 2010.The Astra features a torsion beam rear suspension with Watt's link. Infotainment and car navigation system are supplied by Bosch.
The Opel Astra came third in the European Car of the Year award in 2010.
The Estate version of the Astra - dubbed the 'Sports Tourer' by Opel, debuted at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, and went on sale shortly afterwards, with a starting of £16,575 for the ES version, then Exclusiv, SRI and SE versions, with the SE costing from £20,345. This is cheaper than the previous estate, but has more standard equipment.
Shanghai GM launched the Chinese specification of the Opel Astra hatchback, which is badged as the Buick Excelle XT. This car went on sale in January 2010. Three engines have been announced: Ecotec D-VVT 1.6L, 1.8L and 1.6T.
In September 2012, a notch-back sedan version of the Astra joined the range. This was named Buick Excelle GT in China, Buick Verano in North America and Opel Astra Limousine elsewhere.
The Astra Limousine was first presented at the 2012 Moscow International Automobile Salon.
A 3-door version dubbed Astra GTC was introduced in July 2011. Externally, it retains very few design elements of the old 5 door model. It has a sportier appearance, with a much more 'sculpted' chassis. It features a HiPerStrut front suspension from the Opel Insignia OPC and Buick LaCrosse which helps alleviate torque steering. A Watt's linkage is present in the rear suspension, to minimize lateral movement of the axle. The wheelbase is enhanced to accommodate wider low-profile tyres. Similarly to the Astra H GTC, a 'panoramic windscreen' option is available. The Astra GTC was awarded a 5 star rating for its performance under Euro NCAP safety tests.
A sedan version of Astra J appeared 2011 in China as Buick Excelle GT, and in 2012 as Buick Verano in North America and as Astra in other places.
This is not sold in the UK, although it is available in RHD in Ireland as the Astra Saloon.
The OPC trim of the Astra GTC was available since 2012. The car will feature a turbocharged 2,0L direct injection engine with a power of 206 kW (280 PS; 276 hp) and torque of 400 N·m (300 lb·ft), HiPerStrut front suspension, a mechanical limited slip differential, an electronically controlled FlexRide active suspension, and Recaro-style sport seats, OPC badge on gear knob, steering wheel, and on instrument dials and different and distinctive front and rear bumper, rear standard spoiler as well as optional OPC spoiler compared to GTC version. It comes with 19 inch alloy rims as standard and optional 20 inch alloy rims which are lighter than those 19 inch. 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) time is 6 seconds and top speed is limited to 250 km/h (155 mph).
Also called: Buick Excelle XT; Vauxhall Astra
Production: 2009 -
Assembly: Russelsheim, Germany; Gliwice, Poland; Ellesmere Port, England; St. Petersburg, Russia
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