2016 Opel Astra spy photo / Automedia
Could lose up to 100 kg
Our spies have sent us another batch of images with a
next-gen Opel Astra testing on public roads.
The compact five-door hatchback is showing us its headlights
which from a previous spy
photo set appeared to benefit from full LED technology. Opel is still
keeping a full-body camouflage on their Astra K prototypes, but even so it's
easy to notice the sleeker design enhanced by a prominent character line at the
door handle level. Chances are the Monza
concept's styling will rub off onto the new Astra so expect a sharper design.
It appears to have roughly the same size as the outgoing
model, but underneath the skin it's an entirely different car as the new Astra
will make the switch to the D2XX platform and word on the street says it will
lose as much as 100 kg (220 lbs). There's been a debate about the rear
suspension, with some saying it will be upgraded to an independent
configuration but lately we've been hearing it will use a revised Watts arrangement.
Opel has allegedly decided to drop the sexy three-door GTC
coupe model which means the next
generation Astra will be offered only in hatchback, sedan and estate versions.
2017 will be the year when a new OPC version will be out with around 280 bhp
(209 kW) from a 1.6-liter 4-cylinder turbo.
The Frankfurt Motor Show in September will probably be the
venue where Opel will finally show us the new Astra hatchback. We remind you that it won't
be produced at all in Germany as the model will be built in Gliwice, Poland
and Ellesmere Port, UK.
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