The Opel Astra reinvents itself as a station wagon, will now carry the elegant lifestyle instead of angular Pragmatics of everyday life. To do this, he gives up the old name - and a few virtues. The test is the 160 PS strong two-litre turbo diesel.
At this point, you have the right to found a conviction of the Opel terminology. However we agree one here not in the - become quite barren - Greinen in, that the station wagon is now gets sports tourer and no longer caravan. We involved us in, that he called Astra, while he could mean but Omega.And this is so: grown in the generation J 18 centimeters, extends the von Opel as a compact car Opel positioned Astra sports tourer on hard manageable 4.698 mm. Thus, he undercuts the Omega A caravan from 1987 - with his bulky Hinterradantrieb longitudinal engine layout and a loading capacity of 540 to 1,850 liters for many still the epitome of the large Opel station wagons - to only 32 millimeters, less than the width of a matchbox.
With the Opel Astra sports tourer, a quite lot car is so in the parking lot. But what the sports tourer with the increase in length compared to its predecessor, which makes it edgy Astra H caravan, not impressed. He wasted the centimeters in the stem. The space available in the Opel Astra sports tourer is modest for a large car. Pilot and co. have as much space as in the 685 euros cheaper sedan. Just so with the broad, flat A-pillar reduces the feeling of space. Otherwise, it fits with the ergonomics in the cockpit. From the pleasant deeply integrated seating position, the rider must however deal with the complicated operation. The mass of small buttons while panamerahaft-important looks in the Opel Astra sports tourer; to make getting the right, too much concentration calls but even after hearing aid.
In the rear passengers in the Opel are accommodated not less cramped Astra sports tourer as the almost cut predecessor. Also, short Fund doors with small opening angles make the entry on the too low positioned rear seat. On it there is no adults now otherwise as in the sedan no longer head room, but the knee area remains modest, the height adjustment range of head restraints too low.
The Opel Astra sports tourer 40 liter luggage compartment sacrifices his elegance. But the well cut luggage compartment can be easily loaded on the low edge of the trunk. Also clever details such as the spring vorgespannte rear seat back rest facilitate the handling of bulky items. Of the trunk from unlocked, she throws himself on the bench. More Klapperei must not be mostly because the loading area of Opel even then almost level is Astra sports tourer, if the seat cushions are not set up.
Opel also is hobby carriers with stable Lashing rings to the hand, optionally there is a separation network, side rail sliding breakpoints or something that is called the price list of the Opel Astra sports tourer "Pocket-like page network". What you imagine including has remains in the dark since Opel this extra making the test car. Sport is missing in the release little else, the comfortable ergonomic seats count as well to the standard equipment of the Opel Astra sports tourer such as air conditioning, CD radio and the high-handed to tap load rollover. Only still with the excellent adaptive bi-xenon light (1,250 euros).
Urgent at least as the adaptive shock adjustment. Because almost all tools at Opel Dingens hot Flex, it is varied for 980 euro shock hardness, Gaspedal-, and power steering characteristic in three modes Flex ride in the Opel Astra sports tourer. The high in the normal mode comfort remains free of a pressure on the "tour" button schunkeln, is still a bit smoother. "Sport", however, is one of the things that you once tried in life (this large seat balls for around the Office), only to see that life is not smart, just because you have it uncomfortable.
With its secure, agile handling, the tourer necessary has already a sports show.
The high-back message steering leads him precisely to bends. In Wolfsburg may consider beneficial the multi link rear axle for the world - or at least the compact class. In the Opel Astra sports tourer rear shows the compound crank ensemble enriched to a Watt linkage often mentioned that it is above all for a good vote.
Much good there was so far not to report on the engines of the Astra. Of outstanding qualities, the is away textile-feel, not especially economical with 6.9 L / 100 km test consumption two-liter turbodiesel of the Opel Astra sports tourer. But no loader lethargy and stammigem passage he is heading for action, bypassing the jumps between the light and precise switching stages of long translated six-speed transmission. That the whole thing, but never feels after the force of 160 HP and 350 nm, is located on the weight of the Opel Astra sports tourer. With 1.599 kg, he weighs only 16 pounds of less than the larger Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCi tournament and 90 more than a VW Golf Variant 2.0 TDI.
The 20 PS more Opel Astra sports tourer beneath the ausstattungsbereinigt in the price to over 1,500 euros. Or an advantage of the best Opel Astra, the sports tourer - a great car, which is would have expected even wider.
With 4.698 mm external length, the Opel Astra sports tourer dominated his predecessor to 183 mm. To find out what he starts with the growth, auto motor und sport in two cars has measured the distance from the front end of the body to the Huftpunkt. The position of the measuring doll Twiggi sets: in the lowest position, the driver's seat is positioned so that Twiggis foot on the accelerator pedal is located. Between their metal hip bones and the bow, 2,315 mm, at the Astra H are the Opel Astra sports tourer Caravan 2,130 - just 185 mm of less.
The entire length growth is so in the front building, none of this is of benefit to the passenger or the luggage compartment of the Opel Astra sports tourer. Not only in the luggage compartment (minus 40 litres), but also in the wheelbase of the new combined offers even less than the old. At the Astra H, Opel more than the new Opel Astra sports tourer caravan stretched the wheelbase compared to the sedan to 89 to 2,703 mm - 18.
