31 Facts About Opel Astra

1.

The Holden Opel Astra was discontinued in Australia and New Zealand in 2009, and was replaced by the locally assembled Holden Cruze.

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In 2015, Opel reintroduced the Astra GTC and Astra VXR to Australia and New Zealand in 2015, again bearing the Holden badge.

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Opel Astra became available in Australasia badged as a Holden, first in New Zealand in 1995, and then Australia in 1996.

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The Holden Opel Astra name had previously been used on rebadged Nissan Pulsar models from 1984 to 1989.

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The name had to be changed since PT Opel Astra was Toyota's long operating local partner in Indonesia.

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6.

In India the Opel Astra was assembled for the local market in a joint venture with the Birla Companies, beginning in 1996.

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7.

The Opel Astra G saw the introduction of a natural gas-powered engine.

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8.

Opel Astra did poorly during several seasons of DTM as only Manuel Reuter placed significantly in the championship once, taking second in the inaugural season in 2000 before withdrawing at the end of 2005, but the car was used to win the 24h Nurburgring in 2003.

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The automaker GM was now sponsoring the category, providing the fairing of the Opel Astra, making room for other manufacturers to enter the category with a low investment.

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10.

Opel 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 for European markets, Sport Hatch in the UK and the Coupe in Australia, launched in 2005.

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Ageing Vectra B was replaced in Brazil with a sedan version of the Opel Astra H, named Chevrolet Vectra, until it was replaced by the Chevrolet Cruze in 2009.

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12.

In September 2007, a version of the 5-door Opel Astra was launched in Brazil, marketed as Chevrolet Vectra GT to differentiate from the already existing Opel Astra, which was replaced by the Chevrolet Cruze hatchback in 2011.

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13.

Opel Astra was revised in January 2007, with the introduction of different colors of the posterior lighthouses and a new front.

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14.

Inside the Opel Astra Blitz appears on the steering wheel with an OPC dashboard.

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15.

Saturn Opel Astra was marketed in North America both the USand Canada after debuting at the 2007 Chicago Auto Show.

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16.

In Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crash tests the Opel Astra earned a Good overall score in frontal impacts, while in side impacts it received a Marginal overall rating.

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17.

Opel Astra J is based on the General Motors' Delta II platform, debuted at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany and went on sale in November 2009 as a 2010 model while the 2009 model year was entirely skipped.

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18.

Opel Astra came third in the European Car of the Year award in 2010.

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19.

Station wagon 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 price of £16,575 for the ES version, then Exclusiv, SRI and SE versions, with the SE costing from £20,345.

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20.

Saloon version of the Opel Astra was first presented at the 2012 Moscow International Automobile Salon.

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21.

Production for the saloon version continued until 2018 after the Opel Astra K was released to supply several markets where saloons are popular, including Turkey.

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22.

The Opel Astra GTC was awarded a 5 star rating for its performance under Euro NCAP safety tests.

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23.

In February 2014, Opel Astra introduced its all-new engine - GM Medium Diesel engine, the so-called "whisper diesel" 1.

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24.

The updated Opel Astra received some assistance systems such as the Eye front camera with enhanced traffic-sign assistant, lane-departure warning, following-distance indication and forward-collision alert ; available are a rear-view camera, advanced park assist and side-blind-spot alert.

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25.

Sixth generation Opel Astra was unveiled on 13 July 2021 and it went on sale on 12 November 2021.

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26.

An Opel Astra won the Andros Trophy for three consecutive years starting in 2000.

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27.

Opel Astra has been used in the shape of silhouette racing cars as well.

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28.

In Brazil, Chevrolet Opel Astra as launched at 1994 as 1995 model only in 5-door hatchback and station wagon body styles.

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29.

The Chevrolet Opel Astra only returned in 1998, in second generation and built locally.

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30.

In 2003 the Opel Astra range received an exterior facelift, with a 5-door hatchback completing the range.

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31.

Chevrolet Vectra is a rebadged version of the Opel Astra H, sold in Brazil and Argentina between 2006 and 2011.

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